Silmarils Games

rsn8887 · 18 October 2006, 02:19

I just remembered the old silmarils games. Specifically Colorado, Starblade and Metal Mutant. These games had the coolest fantasy backgrounds and weirdest worlds.

Granted, control and gameplay was sluggish. But I remember the strange feeling of immersion and vastness of the world when playing those. Some of those, I only had in French which made it even more mysterious.

That graphics artist who did the backgrounds was damn talented. Especially how it did not look at all like tile based graphics. Same guy worked on Ishar series, and that made for great graphics in Isahr too with no tiles! Then it went haywire with the piece of dung that was robinson's requiem

In short, these freaked me out quite a lot

Anybody ever played through one of those games?

Zetr0 · 18 October 2006, 12:02

Ishar trilogy... simply classic... how bards tale on the amiga should of been!

dlfrsilver · 18 October 2006, 18:58

For information, these games use a system like coin-op.
Portions of graphics have an hex code which are affected to them.

the game engine just ask on a specific part of the screen an hex code,
and the graphic part is displayed ^^.

Zetr0 · 18 October 2006, 22:07

I also like Transarctica, awsome game....

Ironclaw · 19 October 2006, 00:05

I played Colorado alot as a kid.

Zetr0 · 19 October 2006, 00:13

what you got dressed up with a hat, maybe some pistols ?

did you accesorise with a scarf ?

(hehe sorry IronClaw, I couldn`t help it... its that teasing gene thats what it is....)

Ironclaw · 19 October 2006, 10:40

Never apologize when teasing me, smeghead!

. I expect to be teased and I want it

. My everday life is total sillyness, so being teased in Forums makes me feel more at home here :P.

Captain_ Kal · 20 October 2006, 14:23

I found Starblade for 3DO. I wonder what are the differences between the two versions.

Belgarath · 20 October 2006, 14:51

Starblade for the 3DO is a covnersion of the 1991 NAMCO Arcade game, they've got nothing to do with the Silmarils game.

Captain_ Kal · 23 October 2006, 19:39

Damn. I thought it was the same game

plasmatron · 24 October 2006, 12:21

I love COLORADO !

Especially when you are in the village, and greet other indians.

Fred the Fop · 26 October 2006, 14:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zetr0

Ishar trilogy... simply classic... how bards tale on the amiga should of been!

Oh my, have you ever played Bard's Tale on the NES? Heh now that was bad.

Garth · 02 February 2007, 19:20

I bought Colorado original.
What REALLY annoyed me is that this game (or Silmarils games in general for that matter) are TOO damn hard.
After playing for n hours you would just get stuck on the smallest idiocratic things.
Targhan: An unkillable(?) final boss even when using a trainer.
Metal Mutant: At the final boss the game starts with completely alien (no pun intended) symbols as orders which you have to follow or your killed.
Colorado: An indian sitting down who you (I guess) have to give a peace pipe to, to cross a bridge. And when you do mythical wolves attack you and you die...

Marcuz · 02 February 2007, 19:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by Garth

I bought Colorado original.
What REALLY annoyed me is that this game (or Silmarils games in general for that matter) are TOO damn hard.

the same goes for the Ishar trilogy, not to mention Crystals of Arborea, those game were of an overkill difficulty to me. not only they were hard in the encounters and battles if you let your fatigue run low (you need to sleep almost every 2 battle!) but also often you don't have a clue about what you are supposed to do! the random bugs and disk bugs are the cerise on the pie

demoniac · 02 February 2007, 19:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by Garth

Targhan: An unkillable(?) final boss even when using a trainer.

Is this a trainer for the Amiga version? I have never seen one for it.

Garth · 02 February 2007, 20:11

No it was a trainer for the PC version.
Sadly I do not seem to be able to find it anymore.
I am at the moment desperately looking for the trainer for Colorado (which I also used to have) but alas, I cannot find that one either

DamienD · 02 February 2007, 20:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by demoniac

Is this a trainer for the Amiga version? I have never seen one for it.

Me neither demoniac

Could be a job for one of our resident Amiga cracking / training gurus (and "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" while they are at it). One can dream

gimbal · 02 February 2007, 21:16

Perhaps somebody knows, in Crystals of Arborea I sometimes did not find all four crystals on the map. Can they be spawned underground sometimes? I do remember finding pedestals of some sort in the endless tunnels.

laffer · 03 February 2007, 09:00

I loved Colorado.. never finished it though. Loved the atmosphere and the graphics were really nice.

mailman · 13 February 2007, 14:35

Silmarils made great, very original games which were always good in the matter of graphics and concept. Recently I discovered Boston Bomb Logic - great logic game unfortunately quite easy to finish. I loved Ishar trilogy thanks to which I like RPG games.

18 October 2006, 02:19	#1
rsn8887 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: USA Posts: 1,059	Silmarils Games I just remembered the old silmarils games. Specifically Colorado, Starblade and Metal Mutant. These games had the coolest fantasy backgrounds and weirdest worlds. Granted, control and gameplay was sluggish. But I remember the strange feeling of immersion and vastness of the world when playing those. Some of those, I only had in French which made it even more mysterious. That graphics artist who did the backgrounds was damn talented. Especially how it did not look at all like tile based graphics. Same guy worked on Ishar series, and that made for great graphics in Isahr too with no tiles! Then it went haywire with the piece of dung that was robinson's requiem In short, these freaked me out quite a lot Anybody ever played through one of those games? Attached Thumbnails

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18 October 2006, 12:02	#2
Zetr0 Ya' like it Retr0? Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: United Kingdom Age: 49 Posts: 9,768	Ishar trilogy... simply classic... how bards tale on the amiga should of been!

18 October 2006, 18:58	#3
dlfrsilver CaptainM68K-SPS France Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Melun nearby Paris/France Age: 46 Posts: 10,474	For information, these games use a system like coin-op. Portions of graphics have an hex code which are affected to them. the game engine just ask on a specific part of the screen an hex code, and the graphic part is displayed ^^.

18 October 2006, 22:07	#4
Zetr0 Ya' like it Retr0? Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: United Kingdom Age: 49 Posts: 9,768	I also like Transarctica, awsome game....

19 October 2006, 00:05	#5
Ironclaw Banned Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: ... Age: 45 Posts: 3,313	I played Colorado alot as a kid.

19 October 2006, 00:13	#6
Zetr0 Ya' like it Retr0? Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: United Kingdom Age: 49 Posts: 9,768	what you got dressed up with a hat, maybe some pistols ? did you accesorise with a scarf ? (hehe sorry IronClaw, I couldn`t help it... its that teasing gene thats what it is....)

19 October 2006, 10:40	#7
Ironclaw Banned Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: ... Age: 45 Posts: 3,313	Never apologize when teasing me, smeghead! . I expect to be teased and I want it . My everday life is total sillyness, so being teased in Forums makes me feel more at home here :P.

20 October 2006, 14:23	#8
Captain_ Kal Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Athens, Greece Age: 54 Posts: 157	I found Starblade for 3DO. I wonder what are the differences between the two versions.

20 October 2006, 14:51	#9
Belgarath HOL Team Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Manchester Posts: 2,526	Starblade for the 3DO is a covnersion of the 1991 NAMCO Arcade game, they've got nothing to do with the Silmarils game.

23 October 2006, 19:39	#10
Captain_ Kal Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Athens, Greece Age: 54 Posts: 157	Damn. I thought it was the same game

24 October 2006, 12:21	#11
plasmatron Zone Friend Join Date: May 2003 Location: Germany Age: 48 Posts: 967	I love COLORADO ! Especially when you are in the village, and greet other indians.

02 February 2007, 19:20	#13
Garth Metal mutated Karnov Join Date: May 2006 Location: Walhalla Posts: 25	I bought Colorado original. What REALLY annoyed me is that this game (or Silmarils games in general for that matter) are TOO damn hard. After playing for n hours you would just get stuck on the smallest idiocratic things. Targhan: An unkillable(?) final boss even when using a trainer. Metal Mutant: At the final boss the game starts with completely alien (no pun intended) symbols as orders which you have to follow or your killed. Colorado: An indian sitting down who you (I guess) have to give a peace pipe to, to cross a bridge. And when you do mythical wolves attack you and you die...

02 February 2007, 20:11	#16
Garth Metal mutated Karnov Join Date: May 2006 Location: Walhalla Posts: 25	No it was a trainer for the PC version. Sadly I do not seem to be able to find it anymore. I am at the moment desperately looking for the trainer for Colorado (which I also used to have) but alas, I cannot find that one either

02 February 2007, 21:16	#18
gimbal cheeky scoundrel Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Spijkenisse/Netherlands Age: 42 Posts: 6,944	Perhaps somebody knows, in Crystals of Arborea I sometimes did not find all four crystals on the map. Can they be spawned underground sometimes? I do remember finding pedestals of some sort in the endless tunnels.

03 February 2007, 09:00	#19
laffer Zone Friend Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Norway Age: 43 Posts: 1,335	I loved Colorado.. never finished it though. Loved the atmosphere and the graphics were really nice.

13 February 2007, 14:35	#20
mailman Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Warsaw/Poland Age: 45 Posts: 2,433	Silmarils made great, very original games which were always good in the matter of graphics and concept. Recently I discovered Boston Bomb Logic - great logic game unfortunately quite easy to finish. I loved Ishar trilogy thanks to which I like RPG games.

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