If you could only choose between a Commodore 128 or Amstrad CPC 6128 what 's picked?

5rtytry56 · 07-03-2017 01:14PM

Ongo Goblogian wrote: »

Bought a 48k speccy with my confirmation money (Tomorrows World in the Ilac, remember them)

YUP.
Sent my own speccy 48k into them one time. Poor experience I recall with them.
You were better off sending your broken 8 bit micro to their head office in Dundrum.

strangel00p · 07-03-2017 10:06PM

Ongo Goblogian wrote: »

Bought a 48k speccy with my confirmation money (Tomorrows World in the Ilac, remember them) .

Bought quite a few games from Tomorrows world. Peats were terrible when it came to returning games - I think just about every c64 game I bought from them didn't load.

n97 mini · 13-03-2017 03:46PM

Graphics on the CPC6128 (and 464) had similar resolutions but way less hardware assistance compared to the C64 (and C128). CPC6128+ on the other hand had lots of hardware assistance but came out so late it was competing against the well-established 16-bit machines.

C128 was two computers in one, with the MOS 8510 CPU for C64 type operation and a Zilog Z80 for running CP/M. They couldn't really operate at the same time, and the Z80 only operated when the screen was in 80-column mode.

Poll is closed but I'd vote C128. I already have two, and a CPC464.

DinoRex · 13-03-2017 04:03PM

Did many games actually take advantage of the C128?

The Rocky Horror Show game is the only one that I recall.

n97 mini · 13-03-2017 06:04PM

Feck all. Aside from the RAM and a slightly faster CPU there was little else "better" than the C64.

Mancomb Seepgood · 13-03-2017 08:48PM

I think you needed a C128 to run the GEOS operating system?It may have been more of a thing in the US.

5rtytry56 · 13-03-2017 09:29PM

Anything Amstrad would have been unknown Stateside too, though :}

The Last Bandit · 14-03-2017 08:25AM

CPC6128 was released in the US, didn't catch on over there and the announcement of its release sank the 664 everywhere else.

C128 also has a Z80 processor so could run CP/M software as well as most C64 stuff.

Dr Bob · 16-03-2017 11:34AM

strangel00p wrote: »

Bought quite a few games from Tomorrows world. Peats were terrible when it came to returning games - I think just about every c64 game I bought from them didn't load.

I had similar problems with Atari tape games from them. Still have a lot of good memories of Peats. Also that games club mentioned earlier..was that one in the Orrmonde hotel? I bought my first c64 from the guy who ran that..

strangel00p · 16-03-2017 07:32PM

Dr Bob wrote: »

Also that games club mentioned earlier..was that one in the Orrmonde hotel? I bought my first c64 from the guy who ran that..

yep, that was the one. I thought I was joining the club to learn how to program...never saw so much piracy :cool:

beardo81 · 16-03-2017 07:39PM

Had the 6128+ myself. Hours whiled away playing Burnin Rubber and typing up simple Pong type games from the manual. Oh those were the days

TinCool · 19-03-2017 09:24AM

I had a C128 back in the day. You could book it in C64 mode so was 100% compatible with all the C64 games myself and my brother had amassed. From what I remember there was little to none specific C128 games released. At least we never had any.

19-03-2017 09:34AM

I had the 6128 as well.

Great times being able to buy a game for £3.50!

5rtytry56 · 19-03-2017 11:02AM

Folks, let's face it, ALL 8 bit machines were Solutions that did'nt work, but were bought anyway.

DinoRex · 19-03-2017 11:00PM

TinCool wrote: »

I had a C128 back in the day. You could book it in C64 mode so was 100% compatible with all the C64 games myself and my brother had amassed. From what I remember there was little to none specific C128 games released. At least we never had any.

Yeah. The Rocky Horror Show is the only one that I remember having a C128 version and it was considerably better looking than the C64 version as well.

If you could only choose between a Commodore 128 or Amstrad CPC 6128 what 's picked?

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