James Bond on the Amiga

CodyJarrett · 30 October 2012, 21:39

James Bond returns in the excellent Skyfall, the 23rd film in the series. 2012 also marks the 50th anniversary of the cinematic incarnation of the character.

To celebrate, Lore looks at James Bond on the Amiga!

Predseda · 30 October 2012, 21:45

Nice summary of all those crappy movie adaptations

DH · 30 October 2012, 21:49

Excellent read Cody

Didn't realise there were so many bond like games on the Amiga, nevertheless, definitely worth a read

Predseda · 30 October 2012, 22:18

All your Bond are belong to us!

Amiga1992 · 30 October 2012, 23:30

I don't know what hurt more my eyes, the lack of formatting on that page, or the horrible James Bond games all in one page :P

It's really a shame there's no proper JB game on the Amiga!

s2325 · 31 October 2012, 06:56

Small slideshow for Amiga 500: [ Show youtube player ]

moijk · 31 October 2012, 07:25

James Pond were a great game

. Not sure about the James Bond-games. Don't think i ever played them beside the c64 ones. It was one on the c64 i liked though.

Bamiga2002 · 31 October 2012, 09:44

Quote:

Originally Posted by Predseda

All your Bond are belong to us!

Haha! That one never dies

lesta_smsc · 31 October 2012, 19:19

Hehe nice work!

lifeschool · 01 November 2012, 16:30

For me, Sly Spy was a good game and I completed it many times. The Spy Who Loved Me was great with the cheats on, but too hard otherwise. Neat graphics. Apart from those the others are quite poor in my opinion. I had more fun playing Shaun Southerns Bond game: Operation Firestart on the C64. At least that game had playability even if it was way too easy. They did A View to a Kill on the c64 too. I guess you could also add ThunderJaws; as this was quite Bondy.

T_hairy_bootson · 01 November 2012, 22:32

My older brother who didnt think much of the amiga or games seemed to like Live and let die.

The only other amiga games he played were Giana sisters, deluxe galaga and sky chase...

Thats not really relevant here...

I also liked Sly Spy, thought it was a decent conversion with some funky music and decent gfx.

abbub · 12 June 2020, 20:04

I mean...other than Goldeneye, were there ever actually any 'good' James Bond games on any platform?

CodyJarrett · 12 June 2020, 23:01

Operation Stealth/The Stealth Affair is pretty good and The Spy Who Loved Me was fun.

Some of the best James Bond games are unofficial, like No One Lives Forever, No One Lives Forever 2 and Alpha Protocol.

earok · 13 June 2020, 03:39

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Originally Posted by abbub

I mean...other than Goldeneye, were there ever actually any 'good' James Bond games on any platform?

I always felt TWINE for N64 was underrated. Nightfire and Everything Or Nothing were also pretty decent, as was The Duel on Master System and Mega Drive.

StevenJGore · 13 June 2020, 10:24

I know we're talking about games, but some people may not know that some of the visual effects were done on an A4000 with video toaster for the Goldeneye film (not the game). I remember an article in Amiga Computing about it. Involved fighter planes and satellite dishes, IIRC. I think that might be the only Bond film that the Amiga contributed to the production of?

abbub · 17 June 2020, 18:55

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Originally Posted by earok

I always felt TWINE for N64 was underrated. Nightfire and Everything Or Nothing were also pretty decent, as was The Duel on Master System and Mega Drive.

Honestly, I'm not sure that I ever played TWINE on the N64.

quantum8 · 22 July 2020, 02:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by CodyJarrett

Operation Stealth/The Stealth Affair is pretty good and The Spy Who Loved Me was fun.

Some of the best James Bond games are unofficial, like No One Lives Forever, No One Lives Forever 2 and Alpha Protocol.

Loved NOLF!

Operation Stealth had so much promise but was spoiled by the crappy arcade sections. The underwater scenes in particular where you get killed at random by the sharks was extremely frustrating.

30 October 2012, 21:39	#1
CodyJarrett Global Moderator Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: UK Age: 46 Posts: 6,160	James Bond on the Amiga James Bond returns in the excellent Skyfall, the 23rd film in the series. 2012 also marks the 50th anniversary of the cinematic incarnation of the character. To celebrate, Lore looks at James Bond on the Amiga!

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30 October 2012, 21:45	#2
Predseda Puttymoon inhabitant Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Tromaville Age: 46 Posts: 7,539	Nice summary of all those crappy movie adaptations

30 October 2012, 21:49	#3
DH Global Moderator Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Might as well be WORK :( Age: 56 Posts: 4,110	Excellent read Cody Didn't realise there were so many bond like games on the Amiga, nevertheless, definitely worth a read

30 October 2012, 22:18	#4
Predseda Puttymoon inhabitant Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Tromaville Age: 46 Posts: 7,539	All your Bond are belong to us!

30 October 2012, 23:30	#5
Amiga1992 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ? Posts: 19,645	I don't know what hurt more my eyes, the lack of formatting on that page, or the horrible James Bond games all in one page :P It's really a shame there's no proper JB game on the Amiga!

31 October 2012, 06:56	#6
s2325 Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Gargore Age: 43 Posts: 17,789	Small slideshow for Amiga 500: [ Show youtube player ]

31 October 2012, 07:25	#7
moijk License to Bubble Join Date: May 2010 Location: Grimstad, Norway Age: 46 Posts: 293	James Pond were a great game . Not sure about the James Bond-games. Don't think i ever played them beside the c64 ones. It was one on the c64 i liked though.

31 October 2012, 19:19	#9
lesta_smsc Registered User Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 3,173	Hehe nice work!

01 November 2012, 16:30	#10
lifeschool Local Moderator Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Lancashire, UK Age: 48 Posts: 1,591	For me, Sly Spy was a good game and I completed it many times. The Spy Who Loved Me was great with the cheats on, but too hard otherwise. Neat graphics. Apart from those the others are quite poor in my opinion. I had more fun playing Shaun Southerns Bond game: Operation Firestart on the C64. At least that game had playability even if it was way too easy. They did A View to a Kill on the c64 too. I guess you could also add ThunderJaws; as this was quite Bondy.

01 November 2012, 22:32	#11
T_hairy_bootson Workbitch 1.3 Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 46 Posts: 2,084	My older brother who didnt think much of the amiga or games seemed to like Live and let die. The only other amiga games he played were Giana sisters, deluxe galaga and sky chase... Thats not really relevant here... I also liked Sly Spy, thought it was a decent conversion with some funky music and decent gfx.

12 June 2020, 20:04	#12
abbub Registered User Join Date: Dec 2019 Location: Fort Collins, CO USA Posts: 60	I mean...other than Goldeneye, were there ever actually any 'good' James Bond games on any platform?

12 June 2020, 23:01	#13
CodyJarrett Global Moderator Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: UK Age: 46 Posts: 6,160	Operation Stealth/The Stealth Affair is pretty good and The Spy Who Loved Me was fun. Some of the best James Bond games are unofficial, like No One Lives Forever, No One Lives Forever 2 and Alpha Protocol.

13 June 2020, 10:24	#15
StevenJGore Amiga Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: North Yorkshire, UK Age: 46 Posts: 726	I know we're talking about games, but some people may not know that some of the visual effects were done on an A4000 with video toaster for the Goldeneye film (not the game). I remember an article in Amiga Computing about it. Involved fighter planes and satellite dishes, IIRC. I think that might be the only Bond film that the Amiga contributed to the production of?

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