Whenever someone mentions Harrier Attack I always think of the times spent on the Amstrad CPC, playing that awesome game by Amsoft released way back in 1984; a game in which you play as a British Harrier Jet, and could fly across the landscape on bombing runs destroying both enemy buildings and aircraft. Thankfully other retro gamers love this classic which appeared on the CPC, C64, Oric and ZX Spectrum, as tonnyrh is working on an Amiga version targeting a stock PAL Amiga 500 with 512 KiB chip RAM and 512 KiB expansion RAM.
This standalone port aims to capture everything fans loved about the original gameplay. However, it takes full advantage of the Amiga's unique architecture by introducing silky-smooth hardware scrolling, enhanced Paula audio, and an optimized mix of hardware sprites and pixel BOBs to bring the action to life. For the tech-savvy looking to dive into the backend, the project's public repository is strictly streamlined for Amiga development. It hosts only the essential Amiga source code, build scripts, development tools, and converted, build-ready assets. To keep the project clean and focused, the developer has excluded the original Amstrad CPC assembly code, older cartridge or disk builds, and any external extraction tools or audit files.
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I remember the Oric version. Hardest skill level mission was not doable because there was a bug that made a big wall appearing after a while.
ReplyDeleteCan't say I ever owned an Oric, been trying to find a BBC Micro though :D
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