Amiga in the movies: Robot Ninja (1989)
An Amiga 500 was spotted in 1989 splatter-comic movie "Robot Ninja" - both on screen, and behind the scenes.
A techno music album created with OctaMED SoundStudio (and Camouflage)
"Breathless" is an album of electro/techno music created on an Amiga computer over the latter half
of the 1990s. All tracks were composed with OctaMED SoundStudio, using Amiga samples and MIDI sound devices.
California Games – From Top 2 Bottom
California Games was simply outstanding, making it all the more astonishing how the sequel, California Games II, managed to mess everything up.
There isn't a single likable aspect in the sequel, which perfectly exemplifies how the developer completely missed what made the original so great.
Analogue Pocket Aluminium has arrived
First of all, very sorry for the long gap between posts.
Before I dive into my latest purchase, the amazing Analogue Pocket handheld, I should cover what has been happening lately to take me away from blogging and computers in general.
10-Watt Audio System Inside My A1222 Plus
Last entry I covered audio players on the A1222 Plus, so it only seems fitting that I make a quick detour back to the hardware side to cover how I outfitted my A1222 Plus with an internal 10-Watt amplifier and speakers.
An Amiga plus a lot of good will equals... Crysis!
Can an Amiga computer run milestone first person shooter "Crysis"?
Well. "Yes it can." But you need some - just a little! - suspension of disbelief. Here's a prototype created by author lifeschool, that uses a slightly different approach to bringing the amazing graphics engine of "Crysis" to the Amiga. System requirements are comparably moderate:
- PAL Amiga
- Kickstart 3.0 or higher
- 1MB Chip and 4MB fast memory
- 500MB free disk space
68030 or better CPU is recommended, though.
Grind - multiplayer!
Spectacular Amiga 500 OCS 7Mhz first person shooter "Grind" is boldly going serial-link multiplayer.
"Grind" has come a long way from the early "Dread" demos. It's becoming a super polished game, with tons of atmosphere, thanks to the fine tuned visuals, and sounds, and of course the stunningly fast Doom-like 3D graphics engine. And it's got what way too few Amiga games, and especially first-person-shooter games have: it's multiplayer!
Audio Players on the A1222 Plus
OK, enough about setting up the A1222 Plus, let's get into running applications. The first thing I did was download AmigaAmp3, my favorite music player, and load up some of my favorite songs in mp3 format. AmigaAmp3 on the A1222 Plus can play music file fine but it uses a lot of CPU time and, with default settings, causes the GUI response to be very slow and almost unusable. My first thought was what can I change in the settings to improve the performance.
AmigaOS 4 Monthly Roundup – June 2024
AmigaOS 4 News – June 2024 Hello, Thank you for visiting the Old School Game Blog and for being interested in checking out this month’s AmigaOS 4 Monthly Roundup. Both May and June proved to be a bit hectic for me, so I have not been as active as I normally am. Still, a new […]
Retro meeting, CZ and 1080p video on AmigaOS 4 with A1222
I didn't expect to have any time to write a blog post in June (same as May and April), but as it turned out I did, so here I am!
Using a Logitech K400 Plus Keyboard with the A1222 Plus
Using a PC oriented keyboard, and especially, one with a touchpad, can present challenges when used on an Amiga. In this blog, I'll outline the challenges, and present my solutions to make this keyboard very usable with the A1222 Plus. Many of these tips apply to other keyboards with other models of computers running AmigaOS4.
A1222Plus up and running. What now?
Partitioning the SSD Drive
So, the hardware is installed, and I've successfully booted from the Emergency USB recovery stick. What now? Partitioning the SSD drive of course. Now this may sound like a simple task and, in general, it is. The most difficult part is deciding how many partitions, what they will be used for, and how big each one should be.
Games galore #41: Rick Dangerous remake, Hop to the Top, Cube, Connect, CyberPunks 2 release, Space Cavern Blaster
2023 was a great year for Amiga gaming, a lot of games to review, and the stream of new releases doesn't stop. In this issue: Rick Dangerous, a bunny, a long overdue release announcement, puzzles, and multi-platforms.
AmigaOne A1222 Plus Arrived Today
Back of the box the A1222+ is packaged in shows a nice picture of the motherboard and list the specifications.
Building an ReAmiga 4000CR Part 2
OK Next part..
Time to get Chipmem working. and this is one of the bigger changes Commodore did on the CR. they added chipmem onboard.
so add:
U212, U213 (16V8) (those are NOT compatible from the GALs from the Rev2 A4000)
U260, U261, U262, U263 (memory)
Now Chipmem will work.