C64 games which got ported or cloned for the Amiga?.

Whitesnake · 22 July 2006, 22:12

Apart from the obvious Bignonia releases, Donkey Kong, Popeye etc.

Ironclaw · 22 July 2006, 22:18

Aztec Challenge? or is than one too from that "Bigonia" thingy?

Whitesnake · 22 July 2006, 22:29

That was Bignonia.

DopPie · 22 July 2006, 22:31

Wizard of Wor got ported to Monsters of Terror. Great game!

Whitesnake · 22 July 2006, 22:43

But Monsters Of Terror had the graphics overhauled

blade002 · 24 July 2006, 15:18

Myth got ported to the Amiga from the C64, but the C64 version was far far better!.

Driller was also better on the C64 atomsphere wise due to the awesome SID chip tune it had. The Amiga version of course was better in speed though.

StarEye · 24 July 2006, 15:25

Bruce Lee is to be found on Aminet.

Xeon · 24 July 2006, 17:45

One game I could think of right now (know there's quite a few) is Bismarck. The Amiga version has slightly beter graphics. Only the sound part I cant say as it seems all the adf's available for this game has the sound removed , which is strange.

mr_a500 · 25 July 2006, 01:06

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Bruce Lee is to be found on Aminet.

I had no idea. What a tragedy that it is AGA-only.

Boulderdash is on the Amiga (Aminet "Boulderdäsh"). So is LodeRunner and Berzerk ("MineRunner" and "Zerberk") but with slightly different graphics and sound. There's Defender, Summer Games, California Games, One on One, SpaceInvaders and Leaderboard. There's a perfect conversion of Impossible Mission in "Impossible Mission 2024". And there's Zork and the Infocom text adventures, of course.

For C64 games with radically different graphics, there's Phoenix ("MegaPhoenix"), Galaga ("Deluxe Galaga"), SpyHunter ("Major Motion"), Ballblazer/Ballblaster ("MegaBlazer") and a vaguely Robotron game called "Llamatron". Then there's International Karate ("IK+"), Qbert ("QBic") and Time Pilot ("Space Pilot"). I suppose "F17 Challenge" can be considered an updated Pole Position and "Apocalypse" is an updated Choplifter.

There are also some good arcade conversions (that may have also been on C64): Pacmania, Tempest ("Vektor Storm"), Asteroids ("Asteriods"), Missile Command. There's also Star Wars and The Empire Strikes Back (were they on the C64?). There's a perfect Pong too.

I'm sure I've missed quite a few, but these are the ones I was interested in.

Zetr0 · 25 July 2006, 02:31

your all forgetting my avatar's name sake...

the LEGENDARY

WIZBALL

awsome game

snarkhunter · 25 July 2006, 10:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zetr0

your all forgetting my avatar's name sake...

the LEGENDARY

WIZBALL

awsome game

... YES !!!

And please don't forget to add "The Great Escape" and "Elite" to the above list...

DamienD · 25 July 2006, 14:06

Also, I think Into the Eagles Nest

Retro-Nerd · 25 July 2006, 14:24

They've ported a lot of games from the good old C-64, but mostly very bad without using the amiga power. I can remember Last Ninja 2 or Armalyte, muuuuuuuuuch better on a C-64.

Adropac2 · 25 July 2006, 21:36

PARADROID of course and although only an ST port , was still a very smart game in it's own way.C64 version was awesome and quite high in tension.

snarkhunter · 27 July 2006, 11:38

Just forgot to mention another great game ported from the C64 to the Amiga, namely "Sentinel". But definitely not as addictive on the latter...

quahappy · 27 July 2006, 12:16

What about Sinbad and the Throne of the Falcon? Or was the port the other way round?

BlaCkAdDa · 27 July 2006, 14:25

u mean sentinel not as addictive on c64... it was absolutely addictive on the amiga!

snarkhunter · 28 July 2006, 10:10

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Originally Posted by BlaCkAdDa

u mean sentinel not as addictive on c64... it was absolutely addictive on the amiga!

No. I mean it was not as addictive on the Amiga as it was on the C64.
Perhaps this is mainly because the conversion came in a little too late and people had got bored of the game in the meantime. Or the technology had evolved so much that it was not as interesting any longer.

There was a Playstation conversion released in the late 90's, but it was by no means as good as the original.

Someone in France has released a freeware port of this game for the PC. It's called "Sentry" and plays quite nicely, with plenty of options...

commie1974 · 28 July 2006, 17:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zetr0

your all forgetting my avatar's name sake...

the LEGENDARY

WIZBALL

awsome game

Indeed

This is the king of all arcades!!
But, IMHO (to be a little OT) the best version of this game was the C64 one, way better than the Amiga! Still play it on my breadbox, rather than my a500!

commie1974 · 28 July 2006, 17:30

Hey, just remembered Barbarian/Palace! Were they released simultaneously on 8-bit and Amiga? Another mega-cool game...

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22 July 2006, 22:18	#2
Ironclaw Banned Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: ... Age: 45 Posts: 3,313	Aztec Challenge? or is than one too from that "Bigonia" thingy?

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Whitesnake Martin Shaw Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 456	That was Bignonia.

22 July 2006, 22:31	#4
DopPie Zone Friend Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Den Hoorn, NL Age: 44 Posts: 259	Wizard of Wor got ported to Monsters of Terror. Great game!

22 July 2006, 22:43	#5
Whitesnake Martin Shaw Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 456	But Monsters Of Terror had the graphics overhauled

24 July 2006, 15:18	#6
blade002 Zone Friend Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Australia Age: 50 Posts: 2,616	Myth got ported to the Amiga from the C64, but the C64 version was far far better!. Driller was also better on the C64 atomsphere wise due to the awesome SID chip tune it had. The Amiga version of course was better in speed though.

24 July 2006, 15:25	#7
StarEye Zone Friend Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Norway Age: 46 Posts: 987	Bruce Lee is to be found on Aminet.

24 July 2006, 17:45	#8
Xeon Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: New York, USA Posts: 32	One game I could think of right now (know there's quite a few) is Bismarck. The Amiga version has slightly beter graphics. Only the sound part I cant say as it seems all the adf's available for this game has the sound removed , which is strange.

25 July 2006, 02:31	#10
Zetr0 Ya' like it Retr0? Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: United Kingdom Age: 49 Posts: 9,768	your all forgetting my avatar's name sake... the LEGENDARY WIZBALL awsome game

25 July 2006, 14:06	#12
DamienD Banned Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: London / Sydney Age: 47 Posts: 20,420	Also, I think Into the Eagles Nest

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Retro-Nerd Missile Command Champion Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Germany Age: 52 Posts: 12,438	They've ported a lot of games from the good old C-64, but mostly very bad without using the amiga power. I can remember Last Ninja 2 or Armalyte, muuuuuuuuuch better on a C-64.

25 July 2006, 21:36	#14
Adropac2 Zone Friend Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Kent Age: 51 Posts: 1,056	PARADROID of course and although only an ST port , was still a very smart game in it's own way.C64 version was awesome and quite high in tension.

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snarkhunter Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: France Age: 59 Posts: 74	Just forgot to mention another great game ported from the C64 to the Amiga, namely "Sentinel". But definitely not as addictive on the latter...

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quahappy Born again WinUAE user Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: South Yorkshire, UK Age: 55 Posts: 1,667	What about Sinbad and the Throne of the Falcon? Or was the port the other way round?

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BlaCkAdDa Zone Friend Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Adelaide / Australia Age: 47 Posts: 214	u mean sentinel not as addictive on c64... it was absolutely addictive on the amiga!

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