It was just going to decay in my loft. The guy who bought it is a collector of retro things.
Although he's just rung me and said it's not working. The first thing he did was open it up and pull out the accelerator.
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| Author: | DavPaz [ Fri Jan 12, 2018 14:34 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Amiga! |
It was just going to decay in my loft. The guy who bought it is a collector of retro things. Although he's just rung me and said it's not working. The first thing he did was open it up and pull out the accelerator.
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| Author: | Satsuma [ Fri Jan 12, 2018 21:26 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Amiga! |
RuySan wrote: DavPaz wrote: I've just sold my amiga. I have mixed feelings. Read my blog to ease the pain: http://amigamemoirs.blogspot.com/ Will do. Ta. |
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| Author: | romanista [ Wed Apr 25, 2018 14:05 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Amiga! |
 celebrated 27(8?) years of amiga power by uploading most scans/ adding to the amiga magazine rack scans http://wosland.podgamer.com/28-years-later/#more-15201
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| Author: | Kern [ Wed Apr 25, 2018 18:42 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Amiga! |
Excellent stuff. The AP Archives are saved, finally! |
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| Author: | MrD [ Thu Apr 26, 2018 1:16 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Amiga! |
I never understood why AMR doesn't archive every single page, every single advert, and every single Special Reserve catalogue index. Why have the capacity for completion and perfection in your grasp and deliberately ignore it? |
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| Author: | Kern [ Thu Apr 26, 2018 8:44 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Amiga! |
MrD wrote: I never understood why AMR doesn't archive every single page, every single advert, and every single Special Reserve catalogue index. Why have the capacity for completion and perfection in your grasp and deliberately ignore it? Back when they were published, we would have skipped through the adverts to get to the content. These days, the adverts are one of the main things I want to see, as an illustration of life and prices in an era long since past. |
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| Author: | devilman [ Thu Apr 26, 2018 9:18 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Amiga! |
Kern wrote: MrD wrote: I never understood why AMR doesn't archive every single page, every single advert, and every single Special Reserve catalogue index. Why have the capacity for completion and perfection in your grasp and deliberately ignore it? Back when they were published, we would have skipped through the adverts to get to the content. These days, the adverts are one of the main things I want to see, as an illustration of life and prices in an era long since past.  I had a few speccy games delivered yesterday, and although it was nice to own stuff like Death Chase and Pyjamarama again, this little ad inside one of the games caught my eye the most - Attachment: IMG_20180426_091452090.jpg Affordable recruitment - just stick a little bit of paper inside your game. 
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| Author: | Sir Taxalot [ Fri Apr 27, 2018 2:08 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Amiga! |
No email, no website, just an address and a telephone with the 01 prefix. For some reason, I always enjoy seeing an old sign or note that still has 01 as the dialling code for London. |
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| Author: | Sir Taxalot [ Fri Apr 27, 2018 3:46 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Amiga! |
I recently watched a 30 minute video of someone tinkering with their A500 (albeit accelerated, but it would apparently still work without) to send and receive emails. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tztA6g7 ... e=youtu.be |
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| Author: | Satsuma [ Sun Jan 20, 2019 17:19 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Amiga! |
Did I have an aneurysm or was there a secret release of the Bitmap Brothers Amiga game GODS currently floating around on the Xbox store? Remember GODS? I thought it was decent back in days of yore. Better than Magic Fucking Pockets that’s for sure. Turns out, I was completely lucid! Here’s the trailer! It has NEW graphics and OLD graphics. Frankly I’d rather have The Hulk tug me off aggressively than play this. And the price? £16.49. Go. Fuck. Yourselves. |
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| Author: | TheVision [ Sun Jan 20, 2019 17:49 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Amiga! |
How has anyone looked at the new graphics on the main character and thought that they've done a better job than the original? |
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| Author: | Hearthly [ Sun Jan 20, 2019 17:53 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Amiga! |
I never rated the original game back in the day, very much style over substance. Was clunky as fuck and very frustrating to play. |
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| Author: | Mr Dave [ Sun Jan 20, 2019 19:24 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Amiga! |
Gods was awful, terrbly slow shite. The remake looks super-budget game tripe. |
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| Author: | Sir Taxalot [ Sun Jan 20, 2019 22:51 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Amiga! |
Was Gods one of the games that viewers could play on Saturday morning TV shows by calling in and mashing their touch tone (surry, pulse diallers) phone keys? I remember Magic Pockets was one, but there were others too. And it looked like an incredibly frustrating, crap way to play - even in the 90s, when crap was more acceptable/tolerable. |
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| Author: | devilman [ Sun Jan 20, 2019 22:54 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Amiga! |
Sir Taxalot wrote: Was Gods one of the games that viewers could play on Saturday morning TV shows by calling in and mashing their touch tone (surry, pulse diallers) phone keys? I remember Magic Pockets was one, but there were others too. And it looked like an incredibly frustrating, crap way to play - even in the 90s, when crap was more acceptable/tolerable. Weird Dreams was another of those. |
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| Author: | Sir Taxalot [ Sun Jan 20, 2019 23:16 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Amiga! |
I remember when there were some phone-ins where the caller would yell "up, left no..left, LEFT, I mean right, argh" and I assumed there was some unlucky sap holding the joystick and trying not to stuff it up. But then, with the touch-tone version, I assumed in my naive young innocence that there was some sort of technological interface used to control it.... but was there? Either way, it was still a bit janky... |
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| Author: | GazChap [ Mon Jan 21, 2019 10:32 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Amiga! |
No, from what I remember there was basically a guy behind the "screen" on the TV holding a joystick plugged in to the computer that was running the game, listening to the instructions being given. |
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| Author: | romanista [ Tue Jan 22, 2019 13:02 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Amiga! |
yeah! we were a bit afraid, but luckily there will be a sensidays 2019.... in fulda (germany) 28/29 july .. so grab that cheap flight and enter the european union guys.... |
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| Author: | Dimrill [ Tue Sep 08, 2020 12:34 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Amiga! |
Cam Winstanley's wrut aboot Dune 2 for ROM: https://readonlymemory.vg/the-making-of-dune-ii/ |
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| Author: | Findus Fop [ Tue Sep 08, 2020 16:11 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Amiga! |
Never seen that site before. Bloody love its art direction. |
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| Author: | Dimrill [ Tue Sep 08, 2020 16:19 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Amiga! |
Findus Fop wrote: Never seen that site before. Bloody love its art direction. Their books are supreme. |
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| Author: | romanista [ Tue Sep 08, 2020 18:29 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Amiga! |
Dimrill wrote: Good timing with herzog zwei getting a nice release on the switch and c and c remastered |
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| Author: | DavPaz [ Sun Nov 15, 2020 12:10 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Amiga! |
https://zxrenew.co.uk/*Pre-Order*-Arcad ... p230126529 9 pin Amiga compatible joystick made with genuine sanwa arcade parts. Bit spendy for me, but some of you might be interested |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Sun Nov 15, 2020 13:37 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Amiga! |
romanista wrote: Dimrill wrote: Good timing with herzog zwei getting a nice release on the switch and c and c remastered There's an Android remake in early access. |
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| Author: | Dr Zoidberg [ Sun Nov 15, 2020 14:42 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Amiga! |
Anyone want to buy an A600hd before I eBay it? |
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| Author: | GazChap [ Sun Nov 15, 2020 16:17 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Amiga! |
PM me some more details, Dr Zoidberg
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