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! Platform !! CPU !! Size efficiency (rough) !! Graphics !! Sound !! Memory !! Special hardware !! Special features
 
! Platform !! CPU !! Size efficiency (rough) !! Graphics !! Sound !! Memory !! Special hardware !! Special features
 
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| Amiga OCS || 16b/32b 68000@7.14MHz || medium || 320x256 1-5 bitplanes || 4 PCM channels || 512 kB || Blitter<br />Copper || Libs
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| '''[[Commodore Amiga]]''' OCS/ECS || '''[[Motorola 68000]]'''@7.14MHz || medium || 320x256 - 640x512<br />up to 32 colors in 1-5 bitplanes (OCS)<br />up to 64 colors in 6 bitplanes (ECS) || 4 PCM channels || 512 kB (OCS)<br />1024 kB (ECS) || Blitter with<br />line drawing and fill<br />Copper || OS Libs
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| '''[[Commodore Amiga]]''' AGA || 68020@14MHz -<br />68060@66+MHz<br />FPU on higher models || medium || 320x256 - 1280x512<br />up to 256 colors in 1-8 bitplanes|| 4 PCM channels || 2048 kB || Blitter with<br />line drawing and fill<br />Copper || OS Libs
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| '''[[Atari ST]]'''/STE || '''[[Motorola 68000]]'''@8MHz || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example
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| '''[[Atari Jaguar]]''' || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example
 
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| Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example
 
| Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example
 
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| TIC-80|| -<br />(Lua interpreter on host system CPU) || high || 240x136, 16 colors || 4ch wavetables || 80 kB "chip"<br />64 kB Lua code<br />unlimited amount of allocateable memory || - || fast graphics primitives
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| '''[[TIC-80]]''' || -<br />(Lua interpreter on host system CPU) || high || 240x136, 16 colors || 4ch wavetables || 80 kB "chip"<br />64 kB Lua code<br />unlimited amount of allocateable memory || - || fast graphics primitives
 
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| PICO-8|| 32b fictional@8MHz <br />(modified Lua interpreter on host system CPU with made-up cycle counts for Lua opcodes) || high || 128x128, 16 colors || 4ch synth + 5.5 kHz PCM || 64 kB "chip"<br />min(64 kB Lua code, 15kB compressed size, 8k tokens)<br />2 MB Lua memory || - || fast graphics primitives<br />powerful print()
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| '''[[PICO-8]]''' || 32b fictional@8MHz <br />(modified Lua interpreter on host system CPU with made-up cycle counts for Lua opcodes) || high || 128x128, 16 colors || 4ch synth + 5.5 kHz PCM || 64 kB "chip"<br />min(64 kB Lua code, 15kB compressed size, 8k tokens)<br />2 MB Lua memory || - || fast graphics primitives<br />powerful print()
 
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| Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example
 
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| ZX Spectrium || 8b Z80@3.5MHz || high || 256×192 with<br />color attributes per 8x8 block || 1b sound<br />or 3ch AY-3-8912 soundchip || 16-128 kB || - || Helpful ROM routines<br />incl. FP calculator engine
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| '''[[ZX Spectrum]]''' || '''[[Z80]]'''@3.5MHz || high || 256×192 with<br />color attributes per 8x8 block || 1b sound<br />or 3ch AY-3-8912 soundchip || 16-128 kB || - || Helpful ROM routines<br />incl. FP calculator engine
 
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Revision as of 08:32, 18 February 2023

Platform CPU Size efficiency (rough) Graphics Sound Memory Special hardware Special features
Commodore Amiga OCS/ECS Motorola 68000@7.14MHz medium 320x256 - 640x512
up to 32 colors in 1-5 bitplanes (OCS)
up to 64 colors in 6 bitplanes (ECS)
4 PCM channels 512 kB (OCS)
1024 kB (ECS)
Blitter with
line drawing and fill
Copper
OS Libs
Commodore Amiga AGA 68020@14MHz -
68060@66+MHz
FPU on higher models
medium 320x256 - 1280x512
up to 256 colors in 1-8 bitplanes
4 PCM channels 2048 kB Blitter with
line drawing and fill
Copper
OS Libs
Atari ST/STE Motorola 68000@8MHz Example Example Example Example Example Example
Atari Jaguar Example Example Example Example Example Example Example
Example Example Example Example Example Example Example Example
TIC-80 -
(Lua interpreter on host system CPU)
high 240x136, 16 colors 4ch wavetables 80 kB "chip"
64 kB Lua code
unlimited amount of allocateable memory
- fast graphics primitives
PICO-8 32b fictional@8MHz
(modified Lua interpreter on host system CPU with made-up cycle counts for Lua opcodes)
high 128x128, 16 colors 4ch synth + 5.5 kHz PCM 64 kB "chip"
min(64 kB Lua code, 15kB compressed size, 8k tokens)
2 MB Lua memory
- fast graphics primitives
powerful print()
Example Example Example Example Example Example Example Example
ZX Spectrum Z80@3.5MHz high 256×192 with
color attributes per 8x8 block
1b sound
or 3ch AY-3-8912 soundchip
16-128 kB - Helpful ROM routines
incl. FP calculator engine