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from: JANNE JOHANSSON
date: 2016-09-15 08:57:00
subject: I`m porting classic AMIGA

On 15/09/16 12:53, Your Name : Harry Potter wrote:
> In article ,
> Harry Potter  wrote:
>> On Wednesday, September 14, 2016 at 3:35:22 PM UTC-4, Harald Hirnlos
>> wrote:
>> >
>> > I'm currently porting "Eye of the Beholder 1-3" to the C64. The
>> games will
>> > be released just before XMAS.
>>
>> I'd like to see some C64 games ported to the Amiga, e.g. Mayhem in
>> Monsterland, Speed Rumbler, Magic madness, etc.  :)
>
> Ported games are usually hopeless and not worth the effort - you may as
> well just use one of the C64 emulators for the Amiga and run the
> original game. They don't use the target computer properly. What you
> really want is those games *re-written* (and done properly) to the
> Amiga, utilising the better graphics, sound, etc. that are available.
>

Agreed, thought this is probably just a troll tread anyhow.

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