Amiga games that barely looked better than the c64 version...

eXeler0 · 15 February 2016, 23:04

Saw a youtube video of Platoon on Amiga and thought it looked a LOT like the C64 version (which was the one I played at the time). There are differences obviously, but not by much..
Other unimpressive Amiga versions (or maybe its because C64 versions were impressive..) Giana Sisters...

I'm sure there's a whole bunch of them. Whats your "is that really an Amiga screenshot" -moment?

s2325 · 15 February 2016, 23:17

Clystron http://hol.abime.net/3622
7 Cities of Gold http://hol.abime.net/1879
Invasion http://hol.abime.net/5319

SkulleateR · 15 February 2016, 23:20

Gryzor (aka SUPER C)

Best Version -> AMSTRAD CPC

Twiggy · 16 February 2016, 09:09

Laser Squad

tomcat666 · 16 February 2016, 09:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by SkulleateR

Gryzor (aka SUPER C)

Best Version -> AMSTRAD CPC

No scrolling, horrible bright colours, did I mention NO SCROLLING ? Best version ? Hardly....

demolition · 16 February 2016, 10:18

Bubble Bobble is quite similar on both platforms.

Predseda · 16 February 2016, 10:39

Arkanoid

dlfrsilver · 16 February 2016, 13:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by tomcat666

No scrolling, horrible bright colours, did I mention NO SCROLLING ? Best version ? Hardly....

The game is indeed the best 8 bits version. The colors are the ones i would see on an amiga version.

I have the C64 version, and it's atrocious to play and look at.

I'd prefer to go to work than imposing me to play the whole game on C64.

Hideous at best, pure chore !

Retroplay · 16 February 2016, 14:27

Bone Cruncher.
Still great brain teasing fun when you figure out how to play and get the hang of it.

Predseda · 16 February 2016, 14:58

Cybernoid

SkulleateR · 16 February 2016, 15:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by dlfrsilver

The game is indeed the best 8 bits version. The colors are the ones i would see on an amiga version.

I have the C64 version, and it's atrocious to play and look at.

I'd prefer to go to work than imposing me to play the whole game on C64.

Hideous at best, pure chore !

Yeah

I once tried to do an amiga Version with gfx from amstrad Version but real life and bad coding skills stopped me

Shatterhand · 16 February 2016, 16:02

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This is what Super C home version should be. Amiga could do this? Could do even better than this....

lordofchaos · 16 February 2016, 16:47

R-TYPE springs to mind. Seems only marginally better on Amiga.

saimon69 · 16 February 2016, 19:07

@lordofchaos
I expected an R-type port at the same level of PC-Engine, so a bit a disappointment but was not too bad...

lordofchaos · 16 February 2016, 22:28

@saimon69 Yeah, the playability is still there

I imagine the developers didn't have much time to port it either.

eXeler0 · 18 February 2016, 00:30

This one too probably... (Barbarian)
[ Show youtube player ]
And as the uploader suggests.. the C64 had the cool music, so overall experience was actually better on the c64 ;-)

Retro-Nerd · 18 February 2016, 01:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by dlfrsilver

The game is indeed the best 8 bits version. The colors are the ones i would see on an amiga version.

I have the C64 version, and it's atrocious to play and look at.

I'd prefer to go to work than imposing me to play the whole game on C64.

Hideous at best, pure chore !

Best 8bit Version is Contra for the NES. Even the MSX-2 Contra is better than the typically overrated CPC game with the brick pixels.

On topic: The typcial suspects, Hawkeye, Wizball etc.

dlfrsilver · 18 February 2016, 01:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by Retro-Nerd

Best 8bit Version is Contra for the NES. Even the MSX-2 Contra is better than the typically overrated CPC game with the brick pixels.

On topic: The typcial suspects, Hawkeye, Wizball etc.

Even the nes version can't mesure with the CPC version of gryzor

ahaha XD !!!

Wizball has shit graphics, Hawkeye boff, don't know typical suspects.

Retro-Nerd · 18 February 2016, 02:02

Quote:

Even the nes version can't mesure with the CPC version of gryzor

ahaha XD !!!

I assume this is a joke since the NES version is actually better than the lame Arcade game. The typical suspects? More: Last Ninja 2, Armalyte (a completely different shit game), Bionic Commando, Flimbo's Quest, Microprose Soccer, Thunder Cats. Some of them were C64 to ST to Amiga, even more shit.

dlfrsilver · 18 February 2016, 17:31

Last Ninja 2 is just garbage on CPC, they should made it in mode 0, and even in this respect, we got mode 0 16 colors crap screens straight from the C64 on LNRx.....
Flimbo's quest would be great if it was converted from the ST or the Amiga to CPC, and not from C64......

Barbarian from Palace, great graphics, unfortunately slowed down due to direct conversion from the C64 real time on CPC ! This means that redone, this game could be fast (at last), instead of this slow pace engine ported directly from the C64

15 February 2016, 23:04	#1
eXeler0 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Sweden Age: 50 Posts: 2,946	Amiga games that barely looked better than the c64 version... Saw a youtube video of Platoon on Amiga and thought it looked a LOT like the C64 version (which was the one I played at the time). There are differences obviously, but not by much.. Other unimpressive Amiga versions (or maybe its because C64 versions were impressive..) Giana Sisters... I'm sure there's a whole bunch of them. Whats your "is that really an Amiga screenshot" -moment?

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Shatterhand Warhasneverbeensomuchfun Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Rio de Janeiro / Brazil Age: 41 Posts: 3,450	[ Show youtube player ] This is what Super C home version should be. Amiga could do this? Could do even better than this....

16 February 2016, 16:47	#13
lordofchaos TinkerTailorContentMaker Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Bedfordshire Age: 45 Posts: 1,205	R-TYPE springs to mind. Seems only marginally better on Amiga.

16 February 2016, 19:07	#14
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16 February 2016, 22:28	#15
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eXeler0 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Sweden Age: 50 Posts: 2,946	This one too probably... (Barbarian) [ Show youtube player ] And as the uploader suggests.. the C64 had the cool music, so overall experience was actually better on the c64 ;-)

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