Fred-80 – a fantasy console that runs on real Amiga hardware (68080 CPU)
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- #game development
- #retro computing
- FRED-80 is a fantasy console built to run on real hardware, specifically the Apollo A6000, which uses a modern Amiga CPU.
- It offers a complete creative suite with an editor for Lua code, sprite and tilemap editors, and an audio sequencer.
- FRED-80 leverages hardware acceleration like AMMX for fast sprite blitting and SAGA DMA for audio playback.
- The API is Lua 5.4, requiring minimal boilerplate and includes over 100 functions for game development.
- It's available as a native macOS app and supports transferring games between platforms, with Windows support planned.
- FRED-80 is currently in beta, with future plans including 3D support and compatibility with classic Amiga hardware.