OUR FAVE FIVE AMIGA GAME EXPANSIONS

  1. The Falcon = 68040 clocked at 25 MHz with built-in FPU and MMU.
    £499.95 bare board. (AF77; FG90%)
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    The king pin bruiser of the accelerator set. If Coala was programmed with this baby in mind, there would be texture mapped vehicles aplenty. An Amiga games player's wet dream.

  2. Apollo 1220 = 68020 clocked at 28MHz with 68881 FPU.
    £99 bare board. £228 with 4Mb RAM. (AF75; FG90%)
    Siren 0500 340548.

    Probably the best value of all accelerators mentioned here. This is one is for users on a budget who have to balance performance versus price.

  3. Blizzard A1230-II = 68030 clocked at 40MHz
    £244.95 or 50 MHz £329.95 bare boards. (AF63; 88%)
    Gordon Harwoods 01773 836781.

    Runs at double the speed of an A4000/030, this board provides some serious grunt. Would run a texture mapped version of F1 GP no problem. How about it, Sir Geoff Crammond?

  4. Apollo 1230 Turbo = 68030 clocked at 50MHz.
    £289.99 bare board. (AF77; 87%)
    Siren Software 0500 340548.

    Hailed as an "All singing, all dancing - everything a card for the A1200 could offer" accelerator by our resident freelancer, David Taylor. The 1230 Turbo turns your A1200 into a formidable games machine. Breed 3D could be turned into a Doom-beater with this card.

  5. Power A500 68020ec = 68020 clocked at 28MHz.
    £99.95 bare board. £40 1Mb SIMM. (Not yet reviewed.)
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    Just in case A500 owners are feeling left out, this expansion will speed up games like F1 GP, Stunt Car Racer, Knights of the Sky and let you run Coala. Hurrah.

WHAT AN FPU COULD DO FOR GAMES