The Amiga Book - Page 11

Eny- · 28 July 2015, 11:48

Since I was late in the game, I thought I had missed my chance to purchase it.

Happy ending - Just purchased the revised version with additional pages and more covering of the A1200 and CD32.

I read a few articles and I'm liking it so far.

Seeing this on the newsstand really took me back when I used to buy my monthly fix of Amiga Power 20 years ago. Happy times!

wanderer · 28 July 2015, 16:51

Is there an easy way for someone who knows little about the Amiga to tell if it's the revised edition? Does it actually say 'revised' on it or should I instruct my UK faery to look for a particular article inside?

Mad-Matt · 28 July 2015, 18:46

I was a bit miffed at the fact the revised edition came out a month or two after the original release so not likely to purchase any time soon.

If however it is anything like the revised c64 edition ( I missed it the first time round) then it wont say revised on the front cover, but it will say revised 2015 at the bottom of the copyright/publisher section a page or two in.

Havie · 29 July 2015, 00:00

Easy to spot - intro from editor clearly states it is the revised edition (on first page) and there are articles about A1200 and CD32 - the original is A500 only. I'm also pretty sure that it mentions Putty Squad on the cover

Eny- · 29 July 2015, 09:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by wanderer

Is there an easy way for someone who knows little about the Amiga to tell if it's the revised edition? Does it actually say 'revised' on it or should I instruct my UK faery to look for a particular article inside?

The spine of the magazine mentions that it is the revised version.

-Acid- · 29 July 2015, 11:28

Is there many additional AGA articles?

Eny- · 29 July 2015, 19:13

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Originally Posted by -Acid-

Is there many additional AGA articles?

This revised edition also includes more recent articles, covering the making of Speedball 2, the resurrection of Putty Squad, features on the A1200 and CD32 and more. In short, if you ever loved Commodore’s computer you need to own this book.

-Acid- · 29 July 2015, 22:48

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eny-

This revised edition also includes more recent articles, covering the making of Speedball 2, the resurrection of Putty Squad, features on the A1200 and CD32 and more. In short, if you ever loved Commodore’s computer you need to own this book.

Hmm I paid £15 for the first edition a few month back from ebay... dunno if it's worth another £10 for just a few articles. I'll have to see it first to decide I think.

Baboon · 30 July 2015, 10:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eny-

This revised edition also includes more recent articles, covering the making of Speedball 2, the resurrection of Putty Squad, features on the A1200 and CD32 and more. In short, if you ever loved Commodore’s computer you need to own this book.

I can't check now bit didn't the first edition already have the putty squad feature? Are there more pages now or is the editorial just been rejigged ?

Eny- · 30 July 2015, 11:14

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Originally Posted by Baboon

I can't check now bit didn't the first edition already have the putty squad feature? Are there more pages now or is the editorial just been rejigged ?

If they added more content, they had to add more pages, maybe 4 pages?

For someone that has the first edition, I don't think that buying the revised version is really worth it though.

Baboon · 31 July 2015, 07:36

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eny-

If they added more content, they had to add more pages, maybe 4 pages?

For someone that has the first edition, I don't think that buying the revised version is really worth it though.

I picked the new version up yesterday. As expected the pagination is the same as there are no extra pages and they have rearranged and I guess just swapped out some of the old editorial with new articles? I'll have a proper read and compare tonight but the new peices are good (putty squad, cd32 etc) but as you said probably not worth buying again but 'll just sell the original edition to pay for the revised one anyway. :-).

Eny- · 31 July 2015, 10:32

Quote:

Originally Posted by Baboon

I picked the new version up yesterday. As expected the pagination is the same as there are no extra pages and they have rearranged and I guess just swapped out some of the old editorial with new articles? I'll have a proper read and compare tonight but the new peices are good (putty squad, cd32 etc) but as you said probably not worth buying again but 'll just sell the original edition to pay for the revised one anyway. :-).

So they took out advert pages? You can't add full articles (at least the A1200 and CD32 ones) without adding pages or removing content. It's very strange.

Have to confirm the number of pages when I get home.

Simmo76 · 09 August 2015, 22:21

Not a lot of difference between the 2 (IMO).
Same number of pages - 180 -in each.
As for how to easily spot the differences between the original and revised, see attached pics.

wanderer · 10 August 2015, 01:59

That's pretty conclusive - thanks Simmo76!

TikTok · 02 October 2015, 17:24

Made me smile to see this book on sale in Kuala Lumpur last weekend. Good to see the Amiga making its way to Malaysia! It was only slightly more expensive than the UK price too, about £12 I think.

wanderer · 01 June 2016, 23:32

There's a third edition now? Anything new included or just a reprint? Did a quick search, couldn't find anything.

liveevil · 02 June 2016, 11:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by wanderer

There's a third edition now? Anything new included or just a reprint? Did a quick search, couldn't find anything.

It tells you what's new on the imagineshop page you listed :-

"This new Edition includes new guides to some of the Amiga's biggest games, including Lemmings, Walker, Hired Guns and more."

Unfortunately, these "magazines" are a rip off. The '3rd Edition' has the same amount of pages as the '2nd Edition (Revised Edition)', 180 pages, so they have removed something else to put the "new" content in. It looks like they are never going to give us more pages, they will probably put the price up to £20 for a magazine.

Same with the Spectrum/Commodore book :-

30th Anniversary (224 pages).
Revised Edition (196 Pages) 28 Pages less!!!!.
3rd Edition (196 Pages).

Superman · 02 June 2016, 14:20

I have the first edition and see no reason to aquire the second and third editions.

Amigajay · 17 June 2016, 13:55

Exactly, its not worth picking up more than one version, i have earlier bookazines as well and the paper quality is alot worse than it used to, id rather them do a 250 page with better paper quality and charge £14.99 for it, then lose pages and quality.

wanderer · 20 July 2021, 00:45

Well, five years later here's a detailed guide to what's included in each edition for anyone interested.

Code:

FIRST EDITION (2014)
SECOND EDITION (2015 - aka REVISED EDITION)
THIRD EDITION (2016)

===============================

FIRST EDITION CONTENTS

AMIGA 500
AND THE REST... AMIGA 500
CLASSIC GAME: RUFF 'N' TUMBLE
CLASSIC GAME: SIMON THE SORCERER
CLASSIC GAME: SPEEDBALL 2
CLASSIC MOMENTS: FLASHBACK
CLASSIC MOMENTS: MOONSTONE: A HARD DAYS KNIGHT
CLASSIC MOMENTS: SYNDICATE
COLLECTOR'S GUIDE: AMIGA 500
COMPANY PROFILE: THE BITMAP BROTHERS
FEATURE: CINEMAWARE
FEATURE: PSYGNOSIS
FEATURE: SCUMM ORIGINS
FEATURE: SENSIBLE SOFTWARE
FEATURE: TEAM 17
FEATURE: THE AMIGA UNDERGROUND
FEATURE: THE ART OF AMIGA
FEATURE: TOP 25 AMIGA GAMES
PERFECT TEN: AMIGA 500
RETRO REVIVAL: ALIEN BREED: SPECIAL EDITION '92
RETRO REVIVAL: EYE OF THE BEHOLDER 2
RETRO REVIVAL: RAINBOW ISLANDS
RETRO REVIVAL: TURRICAN
RETRO REVIVAL: ZOOL
THE HISTORY OF: CANNON FODDER
THE HISTORY OF: SHADOW OF THE BEAST
THE MAKING OF: ANOTHER WORLD
THE MAKING OF: LEMMINGS
THE MAKING OF: PINBALL DREAMS
THE MAKING OF: POPULOUS
THE MAKING OF: SUPERFROG
THE MAKING OF: SWOS
THE MAKING OF: THE CHAOS ENGINE
THE MAKING OF: THE LOTUS TRILOGY
THE MAKING OF: THE SECRET OF THE MONKEY ISLAND
THE MAKING OF: WORMS

===================================

Missing in Edition 1:

AMIGA 1200
AMIGA CD32
AND THE REST... AMIGA 1200
AND THE REST... AMIGA CD32
FEATURE: PUTTY SQUAD
PERFECT TEN: AMIGA 1200
PERFECT TEN: AMIGA CD32
RETRO REVIVAL: SUPREMACY
THE MAKING OF: JETSTRIKE
THE MAKING OF: SPEEDBALL 2

Missing in Editions 2 and 3:

CLASSIC GAME: SPEEDBALL 2
COMPANY PROFILE: THE BITMAP BROTHERS
FEATURE: PSYGNOSIS
THE HISTORY OF: CANNON FODDER
THE MAKING OF: ANOTHER WORLD
THE MAKING OF: POPULOUS
THE MAKING OF: SUPERFROG

Missing in Editions 1 and 2:

THE MAKING OF: HIRED GUNS
THE MAKING OF: SUPER CARS
THE MAKING OF: WALKER
ULTIMATE GUIDE: LEMMINGS

Missing in Edition 3:

THE MAKING OF: LEMMINGS
THE MAKING OF: SWOS
THE MAKING OF: THE CHAOS ENGINE
THE MAKING OF: THE LOTUS TRILOGY

28 July 2015, 11:48	#201
Eny- R3tr0 G4m3r Join Date: May 2004 Location: Lisbon - Portugal Age: 44 Posts: 327	Since I was late in the game, I thought I had missed my chance to purchase it. Happy ending - Just purchased the revised version with additional pages and more covering of the A1200 and CD32. I read a few articles and I'm liking it so far. Seeing this on the newsstand really took me back when I used to buy my monthly fix of Amiga Power 20 years ago. Happy times! Last edited by Eny-; 29 July 2015 at 09:37.

09 August 2015, 22:21	#213
Simmo76 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Derby, UK Age: 47 Posts: 233	Not a lot of difference between the 2 (IMO). Same number of pages - 180 -in each. As for how to easily spot the differences between the original and revised, see attached pics. Attached Thumbnails

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28 July 2015, 16:51	#202
wanderer I want an A1000 Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Pac-Land Posts: 738	Is there an easy way for someone who knows little about the Amiga to tell if it's the revised edition? Does it actually say 'revised' on it or should I instruct my UK faery to look for a particular article inside?

28 July 2015, 18:46	#203
Mad-Matt Longplayer Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Lincoln / UK Age: 44 Posts: 1,846	I was a bit miffed at the fact the revised edition came out a month or two after the original release so not likely to purchase any time soon. If however it is anything like the revised c64 edition ( I missed it the first time round) then it wont say revised on the front cover, but it will say revised 2015 at the bottom of the copyright/publisher section a page or two in.

29 July 2015, 00:00	#204
Havie Registered User Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: UK Posts: 1,893	Easy to spot - intro from editor clearly states it is the revised edition (on first page) and there are articles about A1200 and CD32 - the original is A500 only. I'm also pretty sure that it mentions Putty Squad on the cover

29 July 2015, 11:28	#206
-Acid- Registered User Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: South Shields Posts: 812	Is there many additional AGA articles?

10 August 2015, 01:59	#214
wanderer I want an A1000 Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Pac-Land Posts: 738	That's pretty conclusive - thanks Simmo76!

02 October 2015, 17:24	#215
TikTok Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Malayasia Age: 43 Posts: 657	Made me smile to see this book on sale in Kuala Lumpur last weekend. Good to see the Amiga making its way to Malaysia! It was only slightly more expensive than the UK price too, about £12 I think.

01 June 2016, 23:32	#216
wanderer I want an A1000 Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Pac-Land Posts: 738	There's a third edition now? Anything new included or just a reprint? Did a quick search, couldn't find anything.

02 June 2016, 14:20	#218
Superman Super Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Wakefield Age: 48 Posts: 1,334	I have the first edition and see no reason to aquire the second and third editions.

17 June 2016, 13:55	#219
Amigajay Registered User Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: > Posts: 2,882	Exactly, its not worth picking up more than one version, i have earlier bookazines as well and the paper quality is alot worse than it used to, id rather them do a 250 page with better paper quality and charge £14.99 for it, then lose pages and quality.

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