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The Hidden Origins of DICE: From Amiga Demos to Rally Masters and Battlefield

Before they created the Frostbite engine and revolutionized the FPS genre with Battlefield, DICE ( Digital Illusions ) were the kings of the dirt. In this video, we go deep into the history of the Swedish powerhouse, starting from their roots in the Amiga Demo Scene with "The Silents" to the technical marvel that was Michelin Rally Masters: Race of Champions . We explore how their obsession with physics and hardware-pushing graphics led to the legendary RallySport Challenge series on the original Xbox , and why Michelin Rally Masters remains a cult classic for racing fans today. In this video: • The Amiga Origins: Pinball Dreams and The Silents. • Michelin Rally Masters: Deep Dive into the 2000 Classic. • The jump to Xbox: RallySport Challenge 1 & 2. • Why DICE stopped making racing games to focus on Battlefield. If you enjoyed gaming documentaries like Noclip or GVMERS , you’ll love this look at the "Speed of Sound" era of Digital Illusions. ● Subscribe: ...
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PacMan 500 :: Finally, the Amiga conversion from the Arcade original game arrived in 2021!


Pacman 500 is a successful attempt (by jotd666) to create a 1:1 port of the famous arcade game on the Commodore Amiga 500 using 100% 68k assembly. Requirements : any kickstart, 1 MB memory (could be reduced to 512k with lower quality sounds). Grab the ADF here: https://jotd666.itch.io/pacman-500 Then, rename the ZIP extension to ADF and you're good to go ;) ● Links: https://www.patreon.com/ItsaPixelTHING https://www.facebook.com/ItsaPixelThing https://www.twitter.com/Pixel_THING https://www.instagram.com/itsapixel_thing https://discord.gg/eU4g3WZ YouTube Membership | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBmhEEQ5dCAWfCuTNrSplMw/join ● My other channel (in Portuguese) "P/XEL Extra": https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJXWGZorKoDQmlEALIgIKqQ ● A huge shoutout and special thanks to my PATRONS and MEMBERS (in alphabetical order): • AlexModeling • David Irvine • Deckard Games • James cheung • James D Bailey • Jpvn80 • Michael • Morais • Nostalgia Nerd • Pedro Conceição • Robin Gruoner • Simon Bryant • Tiago Amador • Partner: CA Noticias - https://canoticias.pt/ P/XEL it's a P/XEL thing it's a p/xel thing p/xel It's a Pixel THING PXTNG Retrogaming Retrogames Retrogamers retrocomputing retrocomputers computing history gaming history Gaming Pixel Pac-Man Pacman Amiga Pac-Man Commodore Amiga Pacman 500 commodore amiga pac-man arcade Amiga homebrew game Homebrews #PacMan500 #Amiga #PIXEL #itsapixelthing #pixelthing #PXTNG #retrogaming #gaming #videogames #A500 #Amiga500 #CommodoreAmiga #homebrew #retrocomputing
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