Re: Games: Apple IIgs vs. Atari ST vs. Amiga

["Tempest" <tempest@atariprotos.com>]

Xerxes409 wrote:
> If I remember correctly, both the baseline Atari ST and the IIGS shared
> the 320x200x16color graphics mode, while the Amiga would kick out 32
> colors at the same resolution (not taking into account raster effects,
> the IIgs's multipalette 256-color mode, etc etc.). I'd imagine people
> targeting all 3 systems would go for a lowest-common-denominator
> graphics mode.
>
> I'd classify the IIgs as the weakest machine (without a ZipGS or
> Transwarp, anyway), but you wouldn't know it looking at gems like
> Rastan and Task Force.
>
> CW
>
>
>
> RedskullDC wrote:
> > Many of the early Amiga Games were straight ports of IIgs games,
> > which didn't make use of the greater screen res, more colours of
> > Amiga. "Defender of the Crown" and a few others come to mind.
> >
> > The IIgs also sports a superior (IMHO anyway, and I have both
> > IIgs and Amiga machines) sound system with the Ensoniq chip.
> >
> > Red


So are there any particular ports that shine brighter on the IIgs than
on the ST or Amiga?  Like you said, if they went for the LCD (which was
a common practice of the time) then they should all be the same,
however some programmers were better than others...