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General Discussion - Introductions / Re: other than Amstrad CPCs wh...
Last post by dodogildo - Today at 10:07If I had only one choice, I would say MSX.
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General Discussion - Introductions / Re: other than Amstrad CPCs wh...
Last post by Anthony Flack - Today at 09:46I'm a game designer by trade and I've built up quite a collection of mostly 80s and 90s stuff although a lot of it is packed away. I'll go through phases. I've been too busy with making games recently to be playing much of anything. It's too much really, but I'll go through phases... everything can be emulated now of course but I've accumulated things over the course of several decades.
When I used to live in Japan I collected everything that was going cheap at the flea markets at that time, got loads of NES/SNES/N64/PC Engine/Mega Drive/Saturn/Dreamcast stuff, as well as Gameboy, DS, Game Gear, Wonderswan. It was a regular weekend thing to go to the flea markets and bring home a few games. When I got back to NZ I got hooked on collecting for the Master System for a while, but that's done now. It doesn't take long to collect for the Master System; the library is not huge.
Computer-wise, I have an Amiga, a C64, 48k Spectrum, an MSX2 which currently needs fixing (must get back to that sometime), and several CPCs. I don't collect original software for any of them, got to draw the line somewhere. Although I did pick up a full set of Amsoft tapes recently only because they came up at auction and nobody else wanted them (Sad! And to think how thrilled I would have been as a kid)
I also have 3 arcade cabinets out in the garage, all from the late 70s which I restored from shells. They've got Raspberry Pis in them running MAME right now - although I do have a few arcade boards I stopped myself before I got too far into that.
Oh, I got a Vectrex not long ago because I always wanted to see what that was like. And more recently I decided to go all the way back to my roots and started collecting LCD and VFD tabletop games. I have a lot of Game & Watches, there is something that fascinates me about their design, and electronics of that era generally.
I haven't kept up with the modern stuff so much, even though it's kind of my job. I went from Xbox 360 to PS3 to Wii U to Switch and that's as far as that goes. My house isn't full of this stuff, I have one room out the back which is set up for games and music and most of them are packed away most of the time. My 6128 has been permanently set up since I got it though.
I feel like I need to have this stuff around to remind me of why I wanted to be a game designer in the first place.
When I used to live in Japan I collected everything that was going cheap at the flea markets at that time, got loads of NES/SNES/N64/PC Engine/Mega Drive/Saturn/Dreamcast stuff, as well as Gameboy, DS, Game Gear, Wonderswan. It was a regular weekend thing to go to the flea markets and bring home a few games. When I got back to NZ I got hooked on collecting for the Master System for a while, but that's done now. It doesn't take long to collect for the Master System; the library is not huge.
Computer-wise, I have an Amiga, a C64, 48k Spectrum, an MSX2 which currently needs fixing (must get back to that sometime), and several CPCs. I don't collect original software for any of them, got to draw the line somewhere. Although I did pick up a full set of Amsoft tapes recently only because they came up at auction and nobody else wanted them (Sad! And to think how thrilled I would have been as a kid)
I also have 3 arcade cabinets out in the garage, all from the late 70s which I restored from shells. They've got Raspberry Pis in them running MAME right now - although I do have a few arcade boards I stopped myself before I got too far into that.
Oh, I got a Vectrex not long ago because I always wanted to see what that was like. And more recently I decided to go all the way back to my roots and started collecting LCD and VFD tabletop games. I have a lot of Game & Watches, there is something that fascinates me about their design, and electronics of that era generally.
I haven't kept up with the modern stuff so much, even though it's kind of my job. I went from Xbox 360 to PS3 to Wii U to Switch and that's as far as that goes. My house isn't full of this stuff, I have one room out the back which is set up for games and music and most of them are packed away most of the time. My 6128 has been permanently set up since I got it though.
I feel like I need to have this stuff around to remind me of why I wanted to be a game designer in the first place.
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General Discussion - Introductions / Re: other than Amstrad CPCs wh...
Last post by scorp6128+ - Today at 08:08My family had an ancient Pong video game from the 70s.
Then in 1987 I got the Schneider CPC 6128, by far my biggest influence.
In the 90s, I bought a pc-engine, followed by a super-nintendo.
All of this shaped me for years.
In the early 2000s until 2023, retro systems were completely gone for me as I pursued my career and started a family.
At the end of 2023, I had more time again and discovered a console that can emulate numerous systems, including the CPC and the GX4000.
So I gradually got back into the CPC world and today I love being active with my reacquired CPC Computers.
I also look at other systems via emulator, starting with the Atari 2600, Atari 800, ZX Spectrum, C64, Atari ST, Amiga, practically all Nintendo and Sega Home Systems, PlayStation I, NeoGeo and the classic arcade machines.
I may have forgotten 1-2 systems as well.
Today, I find it exciting to discover and compare different ports of classic games on different systems.
That's fun for me and wasn't so easy in the past.
Then in 1987 I got the Schneider CPC 6128, by far my biggest influence.
In the 90s, I bought a pc-engine, followed by a super-nintendo.
All of this shaped me for years.
In the early 2000s until 2023, retro systems were completely gone for me as I pursued my career and started a family.
At the end of 2023, I had more time again and discovered a console that can emulate numerous systems, including the CPC and the GX4000.
So I gradually got back into the CPC world and today I love being active with my reacquired CPC Computers.
I also look at other systems via emulator, starting with the Atari 2600, Atari 800, ZX Spectrum, C64, Atari ST, Amiga, practically all Nintendo and Sega Home Systems, PlayStation I, NeoGeo and the classic arcade machines.
I may have forgotten 1-2 systems as well.
Today, I find it exciting to discover and compare different ports of classic games on different systems.
That's fun for me and wasn't so easy in the past.
#4
My male, 33yo cousin was taken to the hospital yesterday due to a heat stroke.
He has a strong complexion, but is working in a warehouse with no air-conditioned, spending all morning there, sometimes carrying heavy weights, and at a temperature of around 27ºC-28ºC (bit colder than my house, but still).
Says he "forgot to drink water all morning". Big mistake. Also, going in and out an office with strong air-conditioned, like at 23ºC, could have been key.
In my case (45yo), I've also been feeling pretty dizzy when spending 5-10 minutes inside an urban bus due to the crazy air-conditioner there, totally out of control, and the contrast with the 35ºC-40ºC outside. Hope my home system doesn't feel this way.
He has a strong complexion, but is working in a warehouse with no air-conditioned, spending all morning there, sometimes carrying heavy weights, and at a temperature of around 27ºC-28ºC (bit colder than my house, but still).
Says he "forgot to drink water all morning". Big mistake. Also, going in and out an office with strong air-conditioned, like at 23ºC, could have been key.
In my case (45yo), I've also been feeling pretty dizzy when spending 5-10 minutes inside an urban bus due to the crazy air-conditioner there, totally out of control, and the contrast with the 35ºC-40ºC outside. Hope my home system doesn't feel this way.
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General Discussion - Introductions / Re: other than Amstrad CPCs wh...
Last post by dthrone - Yesterday at 23:45I've not moved on since the 90s in terms of buying stuff so no modern consoles or PC gaming etc. other than handhelds. Got to admit my favourite / most played systems are SNES and N64. I do use a 2DS XL but mostly for SNES emulation!
Development though I stick to Plus/GX because the timescales are realistic for a one-man 'full production', it is seriously underutilised, and has the magic and wonder of being my first computer.
Development though I stick to Plus/GX because the timescales are realistic for a one-man 'full production', it is seriously underutilised, and has the magic and wonder of being my first computer.
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General Discussion - Introductions / Re: other than Amstrad CPCs wh...
Last post by Prodatron - Yesterday at 22:40Quote from: salvogendut on Yesterday at 14:59What other computers are you guys collecting or playing with , other than Amstrad CPCs?Like many others here, I have a typical computer collection from the 70s and 80s, but that's probably boring and not the point here, since you asked what you are "playing" with.
In addition to the Amstrad CPC, I continue to develop software for the following Z80 computers from the 1980s and early 1990s:
- MSX
- Amstrad PCW
- Enterprise 64/128
- Amstrad NC100/200
and some "modern" Z80 clones and compatible computers called ZX Spectrum Next and Isetta TTL.
This is, of course, due to my Z80 multitasking operating system, SymbOS, which was originally developed for the Amstrad CPC but later ported to these other computers and has now established its own platform-independent Z80 ecosystem for applications and games.
I'm not a big retro gamer and don't use any non-Z80 systems, with the exception of the Atari 8-bit computers, which are my favorite 6502 machines. I love that scene, and I meet people every year.
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General Discussion - Introductions / Re: other than Amstrad CPCs wh...
Last post by norecess464 - Yesterday at 21:49Quote from: ZorrO on Yesterday at 20:48norecess464 -Did I say that?
I wonder what games you consider better on CPC than on Amiga?
Oh yes I said that loll
Amiga versions are usually far superior (and feeling different, too) to those on the Amstrad for the same game, clearly there's really no debate about that.
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General Discussion - Introductions / Re: other than Amstrad CPCs wh...
Last post by arnoldemu - Yesterday at 21:25Mostly CPC, Plus and BBC Master.
Other 8-bit computers and consoles I keep an interest through vids on youtube.
Other 8-bit computers and consoles I keep an interest through vids on youtube.
#9
The problem is fixed.
Thanks again for alerting me
Thanks again for alerting me
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General Discussion - Introductions / Re: other than Amstrad CPCs wh...
Last post by ZorrO - Yesterday at 20:48@salvogendut -
6128, A1230 and PSX filled mine 90s. I can read about others but I don't want to waste my time, space and money on them.
The average time to start a game on CPC + FDD is 14 seconds. And on Amiga with FDD it's over 2 minutes, which is closer to C64 with a tape recorder than to CPC with FDD. The truth is that 16/32bit without HDD is like 8bit without FDD, a snail and no comfort.
@norecess464 -
I wonder what games you consider better on CPC than on Amiga?
I can only think of one: Prince of Persia.
6128, A1230 and PSX filled mine 90s. I can read about others but I don't want to waste my time, space and money on them.
The average time to start a game on CPC + FDD is 14 seconds. And on Amiga with FDD it's over 2 minutes, which is closer to C64 with a tape recorder than to CPC with FDD. The truth is that 16/32bit without HDD is like 8bit without FDD, a snail and no comfort.
@norecess464 -
I wonder what games you consider better on CPC than on Amiga?
I can only think of one: Prince of Persia.