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17.05.2025 - Video: Echo Fighter WIP v0.006 - Amiga Game Development - A500 - Early test footage #6
More early test footage of a Shoot'em'up game that is in the making for Amiga OCS/ECS. New in this release: - A500 optimisations. - Added scaling "Wave" and "Get Ready" text to the start of the level. - Added some inertia to the ship movement. - Enemy patterns can now repeat until all enemies in the wave are destroyed before the next wave is started. - Levels can now be defined through data. - Synchronised palette changes so there shouldn't be any nasty screen tearing anymore when the background colours flash.
More early test footage of a Shoot'em'up game that is in the making for Amiga OCS/ECS. New in this release: - A500 optimisations. - Added scaling "Wave" and "Get Ready" text to the start of the level. - Added some inertia to the ship movement. - Enemy patterns can now repeat until all enemies in the wave are destroyed before the next wave is started. - Levels can now be defined through data. - Synchronised palette changes so there shouldn't be any nasty screen tearing anymore when the background colours flash.
11.05.2025 - DIRECT RGB2HDMI Audio WITHOUT Audio Injectors! Meet the New Addition! - video by 'RobSmithDev'
Rob recently purchased an Amiga 600, and wanted to add RGB2HDMI support to it. Whilst looking for updates to the software he stumbled on a beta of a version that allows for audio to be added directly via the Pi! Interested to see how well this works, he decided to try it for himself.
Rob recently purchased an Amiga 600, and wanted to add RGB2HDMI support to it. Whilst looking for updates to the software he stumbled on a beta of a version that allows for audio to be added directly via the Pi! Interested to see how well this works, he decided to try it for himself.
11.05.2025 - Video: Wings of Fear V2
This video shows some footage of an overhauled version of 'Wings of Fear', a Shoot'em'up for Amiga which was recently in the making. What has changed: - Smaller planes but with shadow and more colours. - Background is now more correct from the perspective of the planes. - increased colours from 32 to 64 (not on the boss level, that is still unchanged.. ). - more moving clouds and vehicles on the ground. Jeep, tank and train.
This video shows some footage of an overhauled version of 'Wings of Fear', a Shoot'em'up for Amiga which was recently in the making. What has changed: - Smaller planes but with shadow and more colours. - Background is now more correct from the perspective of the planes. - increased colours from 32 to 64 (not on the boss level, that is still unchanged.. ). - more moving clouds and vehicles on the ground. Jeep, tank and train.
10.05.2025 - Video: Gyruss Amiga port - very early footage
Early footage of WIP Amiga game port of Gyruss, the famous shoot 'em up arcade video game designed by Yoshiki Okamoto,which was released by Konami in 1983. There are still lots of glitches but overall the game is running. The game is pretty complex to port as the arcade machine uses 2 processors and no source is available.
Early footage of WIP Amiga game port of Gyruss, the famous shoot 'em up arcade video game designed by Yoshiki Okamoto,which was released by Konami in 1983. There are still lots of glitches but overall the game is running. The game is pretty complex to port as the arcade machine uses 2 processors and no source is available.
04.05.2025 - C64 game 'ROGUEish' released
ROGUEish is a rogue-like RPG for the C64 computer (either via emulation or on real Hardware). The objective is to see how high up you can climb the tower before you are killed. It was inspired by "Rogue 64" (a c64 game), "RogueCraft" (an Amiga game) and to some extent, Marvel Avengers Alliance (an online game that is now dead). You can get the preview as digital download for little money (name your own price) to support the developer. To try before you buy, you can download a free 2-level demo before you purchase the full version.
ROGUEish is a rogue-like RPG for the C64 computer (either via emulation or on real Hardware). The objective is to see how high up you can climb the tower before you are killed. It was inspired by "Rogue 64" (a c64 game), "RogueCraft" (an Amiga game) and to some extent, Marvel Avengers Alliance (an online game that is now dead). You can get the preview as digital download for little money (name your own price) to support the developer. To try before you buy, you can download a free 2-level demo before you purchase the full version.
04.05.2025 - Amiga game 'Doll Maker' - demo for download
The Doll Maker is a new adventure game, currently in development by Remanence Studio. The game requires at least 1 mb of chip ram and a harddrive. Kickstart 1.3 and up supported. You play 'Emo', that answers a strange beacon, originating from a wast and now uninhabited land. You must find the origin of the beacon and discover the dark secrets behind it.
The Doll Maker is a new adventure game, currently in development by Remanence Studio. The game requires at least 1 mb of chip ram and a harddrive. Kickstart 1.3 and up supported. You play 'Emo', that answers a strange beacon, originating from a wast and now uninhabited land. You must find the origin of the beacon and discover the dark secrets behind it.
04.05.2025 - Gameplay of New Amiga Games from April 2025 - video by 'Retro Gaming Dino'
Presentation of new games for the Commodore Amiga released in April 2025, with lots of information about the games and download links in the video description.
Presentation of new games for the Commodore Amiga released in April 2025, with lots of information about the games and download links in the video description.
03.05.2025 - Amiga game 'BDTZ - Better Dead Than Zed' released
'BDTZ' is a zombie survival shooter game. Over 60 levels of adrenaline-filled tension. 30 days to survive the apocalypse. New intro, improved graphics, introduced female zombie figure, new sound effects, 4 different game locations each with its own set of graphics, gangs of thugs ready to kill you, minefields, military bases, an Easter egg, new mission objectives...all this is Better Dead Than Zed. Are you a survivor? You can get the preview as digital download for a fair price to support the developer.
'BDTZ' is a zombie survival shooter game. Over 60 levels of adrenaline-filled tension. 30 days to survive the apocalypse. New intro, improved graphics, introduced female zombie figure, new sound effects, 4 different game locations each with its own set of graphics, gangs of thugs ready to kill you, minefields, military bases, an Easter egg, new mission objectives...all this is Better Dead Than Zed. Are you a survivor? You can get the preview as digital download for a fair price to support the developer.
03.05.2025 - Video: Echo Fighter WIP v0.004 - Amiga Game Development - A500 - Early test footage #5
More early test footage of a Shoot'em'up game that is in the making for Amiga OCS/ECS. New in this release: some line drawing using the blitter chip for a new frontend. The line drawing required a lot of optimizing and the spinning logo might need some more optimizing in the final version to get it running consistent on an A500.
More early test footage of a Shoot'em'up game that is in the making for Amiga OCS/ECS. New in this release: some line drawing using the blitter chip for a new frontend. The line drawing required a lot of optimizing and the spinning logo might need some more optimizing in the final version to get it running consistent on an A500.
27.04.2025 - Amiga game 'BurgerTime500' released
'BurgerTime500' is a transcode of the Burger Time arcade version for 68000/020 Amiga machines, featuring original music! You can get the game as digital download for little money to support the developer.
'BurgerTime500' is a transcode of the Burger Time arcade version for 68000/020 Amiga machines, featuring original music! You can get the game as digital download for little money to support the developer.
27.04.2025 - Lets Code an AMIGA Easter Game - video by 'RobSmithDev'
Rob stumbled across a random video on YouTube that created a horror game that makes it impossible to take a photo of or pause so he thought to make an Easter game where he can try to use this technique. In this video we explore this effect with a few prototypes and then build a Pacman-type game using this effect as a trick to make the game more interesting.
Rob stumbled across a random video on YouTube that created a horror game that makes it impossible to take a photo of or pause so he thought to make an Easter game where he can try to use this technique. In this video we explore this effect with a few prototypes and then build a Pacman-type game using this effect as a trick to make the game more interesting.
20.04.2025 - Amiga game 'Noisy Rabbit' released
'Noisy Rabbit' is an arcade game with a Pacman feel for any Amiga with 1MB RAM, where your aim is to collect the large and small eggs. Aside from that, spiders and carrots are the only other things you need to be concerned with. game was entered into the "Game" category at the Revision 2025 Party and you can get it as digital download for little money (name your own price) to support the developer.
'Noisy Rabbit' is an arcade game with a Pacman feel for any Amiga with 1MB RAM, where your aim is to collect the large and small eggs. Aside from that, spiders and carrots are the only other things you need to be concerned with. game was entered into the "Game" category at the Revision 2025 Party and you can get it as digital download for little money (name your own price) to support the developer.
19.04.2025 - Amiga game 'Wings of Fear' - demo version for download
This is the first playable demo of the Amiga Shoot'em'up game called Wings of Fear, where you control a Sopwith Camel double decker on a secret mission to find a hidden german base during WW1. Hopefully there will be a complete game in the "near" future. Time and response will tell! You can get the game in current state as digital download for little money (name your own price) to support the developer.
This is the first playable demo of the Amiga Shoot'em'up game called Wings of Fear, where you control a Sopwith Camel double decker on a secret mission to find a hidden german base during WW1. Hopefully there will be a complete game in the "near" future. Time and response will tell! You can get the game in current state as digital download for little money (name your own price) to support the developer.
18.04.2025 - Video: 'Burger Time' - WIP Amiga port - footage #3
More footage of WIP arcade code based Amiga version of 'Burger Time', now now running with sound.
More footage of WIP arcade code based Amiga version of 'Burger Time', now now running with sound.
16.04.2025 - Video: Wardner (V0.3A) - Amiga [AGA] (WIP 16th April 2025)
This video shows the current state of play for bringing Toaplan's Wardner to the humble Amiga platform. Here we are with most of the elements of level 1 finally implemented for this build.
This video shows the current state of play for bringing Toaplan's Wardner to the humble Amiga platform. Here we are with most of the elements of level 1 finally implemented for this build.
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