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Doomed: The Embers of Amiga FPS

Ahoy · 558.7K views · 2014-10-03 · 14:37

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Overview

A documentary by Stuart Brown (XboxAhoy) on the history of first-person shooters on the Amiga and how Doom's arrival affected the platform.

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Recommended as a well-researched piece of computing history on Amiga FPS games and Doom's impact.

Recommended by 4 HN people across 4 months · HN mentions 2015–2017

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qwertyuiop924 · 2016-10 · Strong recommendation

Amiga was a pretty cool system, and the fanbase had a devotion matched perhaps only by the lispm people. By the way, if you're interested in the Amiga, go watch Stuart Brown (aka XboxAhoy)'s excellent documentary on FPS on the Amiga: [VIDEO] Actually, just go watch his whole backlog if you have any interest in computer history whatsoever: It's all quality work (and I do mean quality: well researched, and polished enough to go on television), and absolutely fascinating.

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jewbacca · 2015-04 · Strong recommendation

Highly recommended related video by the same person (XboxAhoy / Stuart Brown): "Doomed: The Embers of Amiga FPS" [VIDEO]

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technomalogical · 2017-02 · Recommendation

Indeed, it has been argued. A great YouTube look at Doom's impact on the Amiga can be found here: [VIDEO]

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