Ultracore AGA - Digital Illusions platform blaster could finally be coming to the Amiga via AI/MrDig

MrDig has announced via EAB a new project called Ultracore AGA, a work-in-progress port of the classic run-and-gun shooter. The game has a bit of a history. It originally started development for the Amiga by Digital Illusions under the name Hardcore but was sadly cancelled before completion. Decades later via Strictly Limited Games, the project was resurrected and officially released for modern platforms like the Sega Mega Drive, PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo Switch under the title Ultracore. Now, inspired by community discussions on the English Amiga Board (EAB), MrDig has taken on the challenge of bringing this action-packed title back to its original roots.

The early progress on the port looks promising. A newly released gameplay video showcases the title screen and attract mode, leading into actual gameplay with full sound effects and streaming audio. The current "Ultracore+" build runs at stock Amiga 1200 speeds, though it currently requires a hefty 30 megabytes of Fast RAM to stream the uncompressed, 8-bit mono music. MrDig considers the project a work in progress but has ambitions for the final version. The ultimate goal is to optimize the game so that it runs smoothly with full sound and music on a standard, stock A1200 equipped with only a modest amount of Fast RAM.

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