Conference hydra::amiga_v1

882.0. "November Compute!" by BAGELS::BRANNON (Dave Brannon) Fri Nov 06 1987 18:45

    The November COMPUTE! has a couple items of Amiga interest...
    
    From a section titled "The Future of Computer Games: Ten Industry Leaders
    Speak Out":
    Mark Beaumont, Activison - several areas of opportunity. "At the
    lower end of the mid-range you have the Atari ST in 520 configuration,
    on through the Tandy machines which are making significant inroads
    at the $700 price point.  Then, heading towards the high end you
    have the Amiga 500.  And at the real high end there's the 
    Apple IIGS and the full-boat Amiga.  Games are appropriate for
    each of those machines."
    Also - "There's an audience issue at play.  Different kinds of
    software, different games, appeal to different machine owners.
    Arcade games may not work as well on the Amiga as they do on the
    64.  We're selective about which titles are proted to different
    systems, and on occasion we will develop specifically for a particular
    machine.  Amiga owners seem to have a desire for fantasy role playing
    and graphics-intensive products, as well as high-end productivity
    products.  Our Music Studio has done very well on the Amiga, for
    example, where things which are direct ports from other systems
    might not do as well."
    
    David Morse, Epyx - "We're starting to get real close to the
    limitations of the hardware on many systems, with the possible
    exception of the Amiga."
    Also - "It's relatively easy to convert from the 64 to the Amiga
    or vice versa, despite some obvious limitations.  But if you want
    to see limitations, you need to look at IBM machines.  That's the
    most difficult machine to develop for."
    
    They also have a review of Digi-Paint opposite an Amiga 500 ad.
    And more AmigaBasic programs including one that converts an IFF
    picture into an icon.
    
    In the Coming in Future Issues section: The Elementary Amiga - A
    New Series by Jim Butterfield
    
    Still not worth $3.00 for the Amiga content unless you are looking
    AmigaBasic programs.
    
    -Dave