The original creators of the classic Amiga 3D explorer Archipelagos tells 100% Indie about the original development, and its recent touchscreen remake for Android and iOS devices.
"As we drove to the meeting Ian and I made up the game. There would be air boats riding around these weird everglade swamps and the orbs would be coming to get you. Or something. We had no idea really," says developer Paul Carruthers.
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Pretty neat that it will also emulate the AGA chipset found in the 1200 and 4000. I miss my A1200 but if this can also be used to play CD32 ROMs (since that was an A1200 with CD drive) then this could be a really neat mini to have. The controller pictured is a CD32 style so Id guess the answer is yes.
My parents owned it and I grew up with this as a kid. Ishar series. Settlers, Dungeon Master, and countless others. Such classics. Definiately one to keep on the radar.
This is before my time I might snag a C64 mini always been curious about pc games from back in the day. I wonder if the ZX Spectrum will get a mini next or if one of the old Atari pc's will get a mini also?
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The mid-90s were so great for RPGs. So many alternatives could have been chosen for most years.
I remember this back in the day
Me too! It was a technical masterpiece on the Amiga - the Android version actually plays much better though!
Really interesting article with some very interesting insights. A great game both then and now!