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Amiga Games Released in 2024 Index

104 points by doener 2y ago

a1o 2y ago
> Crysis (Prototype) I was not expecting that. Looks interesting in the itch page! Also I really liked the Untangle one. I think I played something like that a billion years ago.
- yzydserd 2y ago
  Looks like a port of Untangle from Simon Tatham’s Puzzles [0], itself inspired by Planarity [1] [0] https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/puzzles/js/untangle.html https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/puzzles/js/unta... [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planarity https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planarity
  - yzydserd 2y ago
    Source code: https://github.com/grzegorz-kraszewski/untangle https://github.com/grzegorz-kraszewski/untangle
- danielscrubs 2y ago
  How is this possible?! I saw the screenshots and it looks great! What am I missing?
  - vardump 2y ago
    Assuming you mean Crysis. That it's not 3D, but full motion video.
  - pryelluw 2y ago
    Yeah, agree. It’s a video but still impressive. One day someone will find a way to code the actual game.
movedx 2y ago
OK I’ll bite: should I be trying out these old game systems? I keep seeing retro game systems getting new releases and more and it’s very cool. Are there emulators for all of these systems?
- Jedd 2y ago
  Are you asking if there's some kind of universal amiga emulator available on the internet?
  - vardump 2y ago
    I see what you did there.
- codetrotter 2y ago
  > Are there emulators for all of these systems? RetroArch is a great place to start. It supports a ton of different “emulator cores” and acts as a frontend for emulators for different systems. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/RetroArch https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/RetroArch Install it and give it a go.
- indigodaddy 2y ago
  Check out PiMiga especially if you have a Pi 400 turns it into a super cool retro setup.. https://youtu.be/PYR9MtSkjE0?si=18uOhM0Qww_NNaTW https://youtu.be/PYR9MtSkjE0?si=18uOhM0Qww_NNaTW
- glimshe 2y ago
  Amigas are superbly emulated. But in general, yes... Not only soft emulators but highly accurate FPGA emulations.
  - dizhn 2y ago
    Their emulation is very good but usually works but the games require various combinations of joystick, keyboard and mouse. Kind of harder to set up on handhelds than console systems.
bovermyer 2y ago
I'm starting to get a feeling that making games for "outdated" systems is worthwhile. I don't think we tapped out the potential of most of these.
- glimshe 2y ago
  They will also keep working for way longer (in emulators) than current games that depend on steam APIs, DRM, online services, GPU driver versions etc.
  - yason 2y ago
    Yes, old and new games for outdated systems will easily outlast modern games. I can still play a game from 1985 on an emulator today but how many contemporary games can I play in 2065 ?
- vascocosta 2y ago
  I've recently developed a very simple game for the ZX Spectrum in a week and within 2 weeks it was downloaded almost 200 times on itch.io. Despite being an extremely low effort attempt I got some feedback and even a review on Youtube. Now I can't help but wonder what sort of feedback I'll get if I put in a decent effort. I'm pretty sure it's going to be worth it, since at least for me it was already a very pleasant surprise to have people enjoying my simple game.
TJSomething 2y ago
I was suddenly reminded of Magicore Anomala [0], which was announced in early 2023 but I haven't seen anything about since. It doesn't seem to be on the development list. [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SB20aFHc08 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SB20aFHc08
- dansalvato 2y ago
  I'm thrilled to see someone bring up Magicore! I don't do much publicity because it's been a quiet 2 years working on the game engine, without much flashy content to show for it. But we're ramping up to begin production of the final game assets, so I anticipate having a lot more to share this coming year. Here is a small demo I threw together for AmiWest 2024, from last October: https://youtu.be/xIYrhKHEPEA https://youtu.be/xIYrhKHEPEA I also have a personal blog which is largely a development blog for Magicore (https://dansalva.to/blog https://dansalva.to/blog). My next post will be about a recent feature where I use Amiga's hardware acceleration to draw rays of light that can be obstructed by passing objects. Proof of concept video here: https://youtu.be/rFWFTuWx82M https://youtu.be/rFWFTuWx82M
azinman2 2y ago
Is there really enough of a market to warrant all this development, particularly for the commercial releases? How much could they really make?
- mikae1 2y ago
  Market? What an extremely HN comment :-D I see some games can be bought, but I doubt it's big biz. People do lots of things for shits and giggles and out of pure passion.
  - azinman2 2y ago
    Well we are on HN. Odd to me for being downvoted for a question rooted in curiosity. I’m just trying to understand the motivation. If it’s free then I can understand it’s a hobby. When it’s being charged for, and there are some “studios” pumping out commercial games, then to me it warrants trying to understand more about the game creators. Especially when they’re amiga games.
    - neffo 2y ago
      Not a studio, this is development like it's the 90s. Though development is easier now with modern tools, but just like the 1990s it's something one person can write.
- 7thaccount 2y ago
  I buy retro games. The creators typically make them as a hobby and a lot of the ones I play are basically text adventures with a simple parser and a few dozen locations with a unique pixel art image for each location. So it costs them nothing but time to make and my purchase helps buy them coffee. With very rare exceptions, these are usually not built with any kind of "studio" or large budget, so profitability is irrelevant. They often just release for free.
  - anthk 2y ago
    The Z Machine and Glulx parsers are not that simple. Ditto with PAWS and clones.
wernsey 2y ago
Neat. Somebody ported the old mobile Doom RPG to Amiga https://www.lemonamiga.com/games/details.php?id=5049 https://www.lemonamiga.com/games/details.php?id=5049
rasz 2y ago
Some real gems in there: Dr. Dangerous: Secrets of the Temple of Xol'Tan https://hoogames2017.itch.io/dr-dangerous https://hoogames2017.itch.io/dr-dangerous Beautiful and runs on naked Amiga 500. Dungeonette https://www.lemonamiga.com/games/details.php?id=5069 https://www.lemonamiga.com/games/details.php?id=5069 Stock Amiga 1200. Roguecraft https://thalamusdigital.itch.io/roguecraft https://thalamusdigital.itch.io/roguecraft Any Amiga with 2MB of ram.

104 points by doener 2y ago

a1o 2y ago

> Crysis (Prototype) I was not expecting that. Looks interesting in the itch page! Also I really liked the Untangle one. I think I played something like that a billion years ago.

yzydserd 2y ago
Looks like a port of Untangle from Simon Tatham’s Puzzles [0], itself inspired by Planarity [1] [0] https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/puzzles/js/untangle.html https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/puzzles/js/unta... [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planarity https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planarity
- yzydserd 2y ago
  Source code: https://github.com/grzegorz-kraszewski/untangle https://github.com/grzegorz-kraszewski/untangle
danielscrubs 2y ago
How is this possible?! I saw the screenshots and it looks great! What am I missing?
- vardump 2y ago
  Assuming you mean Crysis. That it's not 3D, but full motion video.
- pryelluw 2y ago
  Yeah, agree. It’s a video but still impressive. One day someone will find a way to code the actual game.

movedx 2y ago

OK I’ll bite: should I be trying out these old game systems? I keep seeing retro game systems getting new releases and more and it’s very cool. Are there emulators for all of these systems?

Jedd 2y ago
Are you asking if there's some kind of universal amiga emulator available on the internet?
- vardump 2y ago
  I see what you did there.
codetrotter 2y ago
> Are there emulators for all of these systems? RetroArch is a great place to start. It supports a ton of different “emulator cores” and acts as a frontend for emulators for different systems. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/RetroArch https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/RetroArch Install it and give it a go.
indigodaddy 2y ago
Check out PiMiga especially if you have a Pi 400 turns it into a super cool retro setup.. https://youtu.be/PYR9MtSkjE0?si=18uOhM0Qww_NNaTW https://youtu.be/PYR9MtSkjE0?si=18uOhM0Qww_NNaTW
glimshe 2y ago
Amigas are superbly emulated. But in general, yes... Not only soft emulators but highly accurate FPGA emulations.
- dizhn 2y ago
  Their emulation is very good but usually works but the games require various combinations of joystick, keyboard and mouse. Kind of harder to set up on handhelds than console systems.

bovermyer 2y ago

I'm starting to get a feeling that making games for "outdated" systems is worthwhile. I don't think we tapped out the potential of most of these.

glimshe 2y ago
They will also keep working for way longer (in emulators) than current games that depend on steam APIs, DRM, online services, GPU driver versions etc.
- yason 2y ago
  Yes, old and new games for outdated systems will easily outlast modern games. I can still play a game from 1985 on an emulator today but how many contemporary games can I play in 2065 ?
vascocosta 2y ago
I've recently developed a very simple game for the ZX Spectrum in a week and within 2 weeks it was downloaded almost 200 times on itch.io. Despite being an extremely low effort attempt I got some feedback and even a review on Youtube. Now I can't help but wonder what sort of feedback I'll get if I put in a decent effort. I'm pretty sure it's going to be worth it, since at least for me it was already a very pleasant surprise to have people enjoying my simple game.

TJSomething 2y ago

I was suddenly reminded of Magicore Anomala [0], which was announced in early 2023 but I haven't seen anything about since. It doesn't seem to be on the development list. [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SB20aFHc08 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SB20aFHc08

dansalvato 2y ago
I'm thrilled to see someone bring up Magicore! I don't do much publicity because it's been a quiet 2 years working on the game engine, without much flashy content to show for it. But we're ramping up to begin production of the final game assets, so I anticipate having a lot more to share this coming year. Here is a small demo I threw together for AmiWest 2024, from last October: https://youtu.be/xIYrhKHEPEA https://youtu.be/xIYrhKHEPEA I also have a personal blog which is largely a development blog for Magicore (https://dansalva.to/blog https://dansalva.to/blog). My next post will be about a recent feature where I use Amiga's hardware acceleration to draw rays of light that can be obstructed by passing objects. Proof of concept video here: https://youtu.be/rFWFTuWx82M https://youtu.be/rFWFTuWx82M

azinman2 2y ago

Is there really enough of a market to warrant all this development, particularly for the commercial releases? How much could they really make?

mikae1 2y ago
Market? What an extremely HN comment :-D I see some games can be bought, but I doubt it's big biz. People do lots of things for shits and giggles and out of pure passion.
- azinman2 2y ago
  Well we are on HN. Odd to me for being downvoted for a question rooted in curiosity. I’m just trying to understand the motivation. If it’s free then I can understand it’s a hobby. When it’s being charged for, and there are some “studios” pumping out commercial games, then to me it warrants trying to understand more about the game creators. Especially when they’re amiga games.
  - neffo 2y ago
    Not a studio, this is development like it's the 90s. Though development is easier now with modern tools, but just like the 1990s it's something one person can write.
7thaccount 2y ago
I buy retro games. The creators typically make them as a hobby and a lot of the ones I play are basically text adventures with a simple parser and a few dozen locations with a unique pixel art image for each location. So it costs them nothing but time to make and my purchase helps buy them coffee. With very rare exceptions, these are usually not built with any kind of "studio" or large budget, so profitability is irrelevant. They often just release for free.
- anthk 2y ago
  The Z Machine and Glulx parsers are not that simple. Ditto with PAWS and clones.

wernsey 2y ago

Neat. Somebody ported the old mobile Doom RPG to Amiga https://www.lemonamiga.com/games/details.php?id=5049 https://www.lemonamiga.com/games/details.php?id=5049

rasz 2y ago

Some real gems in there: Dr. Dangerous: Secrets of the Temple of Xol'Tan https://hoogames2017.itch.io/dr-dangerous https://hoogames2017.itch.io/dr-dangerous Beautiful and runs on naked Amiga 500. Dungeonette https://www.lemonamiga.com/games/details.php?id=5069 https://www.lemonamiga.com/games/details.php?id=5069 Stock Amiga 1200. Roguecraft https://thalamusdigital.itch.io/roguecraft https://thalamusdigital.itch.io/roguecraft Any Amiga with 2MB of ram.