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This is about classic Amigas with or without a PPC, so please be realistic.

Sort of surprised nobody has mentioned it but there is FPSE...
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I'm not sure, but don't you need a gfx card to run that... :confused:

Sure, but then again, you need a graphics card to do many interesting things on an Amiga that aren't really feasible on planar screens.

Emulating highcolour screens on AGA is extremely difficult. I've seen it done, of course, the SavageAGA EVD for ShapeShifter was capable of 15-bit RGB emulation via HAM, but it was pretty slow in all but the lowest resolutions.

Installing a graphics card actually made more difference to the everyday use and performance of my A1200 than the PPC card did.

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A1200 Blizzard060/PPC 60Mhz/240Mhz

If that's your configuration, and you don't already have one, you really ought should consider getting an RTG solution for it...
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I think you didn't understand what i mean by "please be realistic" or perhaps you are just kidding? :D

What's unrealistic about it? RTG? Amigas have been able to use 3rd party display cards, one way or another, since the A2000 days. Since OS3.1, RTG compatibility has been considered a feature that any well-behaved OS friendly application should be capable of supporting.

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I'm interested in any descent game machine that a classic Amiga is able to emulate at a reasonable speed.

Well, the PS1 was considered decent in it's day. Not every game is going to run at full speed but FPSE runs respectably on classic PPC+RTG for many titles.
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