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Commodore Amiga discussion /games thread

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#45 7 years ago
Quoted from GamesGuy5280:

Does anyone remember the Video Toaster from NewTek?!?! A remarkable piece of software and hardware engineering!!
Back in the day I remember watching a promotional video narrated by Ken Nordine. It just blew me away. For a few thousand dollars it allowed video, imagines and effects to be produced which rivaled systems costing tens of thousands of dollars. Influences from Toaster and its contemporary descendant technologies like Lightwave 3D, Flyer and, Screamer are still felt today. Up until a few years back an iteration of the Video Toaster was still being produced. Of course, everything has shifted to digital from the old NTSC standard. But, NewTek is still around in the video production/management arena. I haven't followed them but it seems like they have some robust products including something call Tricaster. Anyway, It's really remarkable how far ahead of its time the Amiga and the Video toaster were.
I often hope that, that level of passionate, creative, ground breaking and dedicated engineering can be directed to pinball!
» YouTube video

I was lucky enough to have a school that bought Amiga's. Back in '1991 if I an correct, the commercial art and media class updated with some new computer and purchased 20 or so Amiga's 500/2000's and a couple of video toasters. I remember making some 3d animations and waiting days for it to draw, so much fun! Made a few commericials with the toaster as well.

I myself owned an Amiga 1000, I think I still have it stored somewhere. TV Sports basketball was one of my favorite games.

#52 7 years ago

I always liked the Epyx joysticks.

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#156 7 years ago

So I have set up a BBS running on Commodore 64 emulator (WinVice) and have it running Color 64 BBS from back in the day.

This is pretty cool and you can connect to it via telnet or some other terminal software.

I ran a BBS for a few years back in the mid 80's. I used to mod and do some programming on the Color 64 BBS. I was only 12. I did a lot of other things that I probably should not have been doing back then as well. Early cyber hacks I guess you could say.

Feel free to connect and give it a try. Still setting thing up but it is operational.

Pinball Underground BBS

pcpl.hopto.org port 6400

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#215 5 years ago

I remember renting games at a location never in the mail. But did the same thing copy what I could and return them when done.

Just got my old amiga 1000 our of storage. Still works great. Some of the floppy’s are toast tho.

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