Which are your fav low budget games ?

plasmatron · 23 May 2004, 20:44

I love low budget games. They habe often more fun than a full pricer.

Here are my top ones.

All DIZZY games of course. But my fav is of course FANTASY WORLD DIZZY.
http://hol.abime.net/?id=502
FANTASTIC DIZZY is aso brilliant. But the changed inventory system was totaly frustrating.
http://hol.abime.net/?id=496

QUICK AND SILVA by AMIGA FUN. Yeeeah! I love nearly every single AMIGA FUN game man!!!! I`d bought em all back in the day. But QUICK & SILVA was outstanding. One of the colorfull platformes i have ever seen. And one of the best musics ad sounds by Chris Huelsbeck. PURE FUN !!!
http://hol.abime.net/?id=3199

METAL LAW. Another stunnin game by "THE NEW BITS ON THE RAM". The same team that brought us QUICK & SILVA. Great jump`n`schoot. Did someone realise that the logo of "THE NEW BITS ON THE RAM" looks very similar to the "BITMAP BROTHERS" label? MMMHHHHHH ???
http://hol.abime.net/?id=2454

APACHE FLIGHT was a bad codet SWIV clone. But i love it anyway. But i never reached the end of the first level without cheating.
http://hol.abime.net/?id=3279

So far so good.

Amiga1992 · 23 May 2004, 23:10

Qwak was the king.

Djay · 23 May 2004, 23:19

i never knew quik & silva was a commercial game, always thought it was PD!!

plasmatron · 24 May 2004, 00:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by Djay

i never knew quik & silva was a commercial game, always thought it was PD!!

Nop. It was released under the "AMIGA FUN" label. It was a monthly released disk mag here in germany. Was very cheap with 19.80 DM.

Here are some more excellent "AMIGA FUN" games:

LETHAL ZONE. One of my fav shoot em ups.
http://hol.abime.net/?id=880

THE FINAL DAY. Not so well codet. But great atmoosphere. But why is it MIA @ HOL???
http://hol.abime.net/?id=45

FUTURE SHOCK. Wooow ! Great CYBERNOID clone with one of the best AMIGA musics i have ever heard. SOEDESOFT kixx ass !!!.
http://hol.abime.net/?id=641

GAINFORCE. Great DEFENDER clone with brilliant sonix.
http://hol.abime.net/?id=2684

VYRUS. YEAH! This one brings back so great memories for me. I bought this issue of AF on an ice cold heavy snowing winter day in early 1991. This game was totaly thrilling. Also excellent musics from Michael Tschoegl.

plasmatron · 24 May 2004, 00:06

Ohhh -

. Forgot to post the HOL entry of VYRUS.

http://hol.abime.net/?id=3615

[idoru] · 01 June 2004, 22:50

apologies in hijacking this thread...but...

@plasmatron : do you still have your Amiga Fun's ?

I ask as I'm trying to work out what games came with which issue's etc and (unless it's well hiddden) there isn't exactly a lot of information out there on the internet regarding these mags.

So far I've only managed to get confirmed info for 2 of the UK mag issues and 6 of the German mags, with unconfirmed info for 2 more German issues.

The information I'm after is the issue number, the date & the disk content. Cover & disk scans of course are ideal, but whatever anyone has would be great

Shatterhand · 02 June 2004, 05:23

I second Qwak. Probably the best budget game ever.

I enjoyed Captain Dynamo a lot too, though it was a little too short.

plasmatron · 02 June 2004, 21:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by [idoru]

apologies in hijacking this thread...but...

@plasmatron : do you still have your Amiga Fun's ?

I ask as I'm trying to work out what games came with which issue's etc and (unless it's well hiddden) there isn't exactly a lot of information out there on the internet regarding these mags.

So far I've only managed to get confirmed info for 2 of the UK mag issues and 6 of the German mags, with unconfirmed info for 2 more German issues.

The information I'm after is the issue number, the date & the disk content. Cover & disk scans of course are ideal, but whatever anyone has would be great

Nop. sorry i don`t have em anymore.

But if you browse HOL, you will get some imformations.

SORRY. I also had nearly all AMIGO! issues. But they are all gone too.

JudasEZT · 02 June 2004, 22:05

great!! theres some games I dont know and I going to check them.. that Vyrus looks promising.

I had MetalLaw and I enjoyed a lot, it seemed a cool game, I found it similar to Shinobi in gameplay and control,.. and I love it. Damn I finish the second day I played.

plasmatron · 03 June 2004, 21:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by JudasEZT

great!! theres some games I dont know and I going to check them.. that Vyrus looks promising.

I had MetalLaw and I enjoyed a lot, it seemed a cool game, I found it similar to Shinobi in gameplay and control,.. and I love it. Damn I finish the second day I played.

Yes! Metal Law was fun. But you must check the first game of this cru.
QUICK & SILVA was outstanding.

terryhan · 03 June 2004, 21:40

Was SEUCK a budget release? I seem to remember it being one at the time I bought it.

If yes, then I say SEUCK.

plasmatron · 04 June 2004, 20:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by terryhan

Was SEUCK a budget release? I seem to remember it being one at the time I bought it.

If yes, then I say SEUCK.

I think the SEUCK package was released by Palace as a mid price product.

[idoru] · 13 June 2004, 17:21

I think I remember seeing a Hit Squad budget release too.

DisposableHero · 28 November 2004, 00:34

I think it was GBH that reissued SEUCK.

One that I really liked was Super Grand Prix by Codemasters - it was based on the C64 grand Prix Simulator game, but had lots more different vehicles and circuits. A really enat Super Sprint style game. Qwak was superb as well.

Retro-Nerd · 16 November 2008, 10:51

Universal Warrior is a surprisingly decent budget game.

Graham Humphrey · 16 November 2008, 11:13

I like Universal Warrior too.

Also a fan of some of the Dizzy games, but my all-time favourite budget games has to be Arcade Pool from Team 17. It was only a tenner at the time but has provided me with years of entertainment so can't argue with value for money there

MazinKaesar · 16 November 2008, 11:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by terryhan

Was SEUCK a budget release? I seem to remember it being one at the time I bought it.

If yes, then I say SEUCK.

[OT] SEUK for C64 was really cool. There wew a lot of nice game made with this tool. But on Amiga...

[/OT]

J.Tramiel · 16 November 2008, 11:26

Turrican II was re-released as a budget title - does that count?

If not, I would have to go with Qwak.

Galahad/FLT · 16 November 2008, 13:14

Cavemania was ok for a cheapy.

Mort · 21 November 2008, 00:03

Sidewinder by Mastertronic was a great shooter and the explosion effects sounded particuarly good through the hifi at the time

23 May 2004, 20:44	#1
plasmatron Zone Friend Join Date: May 2003 Location: Germany Age: 48 Posts: 967	Which are your fav low budget games ? I love low budget games. They habe often more fun than a full pricer. Here are my top ones. All DIZZY games of course. But my fav is of course FANTASY WORLD DIZZY. http://hol.abime.net/?id=502 FANTASTIC DIZZY is aso brilliant. But the changed inventory system was totaly frustrating. http://hol.abime.net/?id=496 QUICK AND SILVA by AMIGA FUN. Yeeeah! I love nearly every single AMIGA FUN game man!!!! I`d bought em all back in the day. But QUICK & SILVA was outstanding. One of the colorfull platformes i have ever seen. And one of the best musics ad sounds by Chris Huelsbeck. PURE FUN !!! http://hol.abime.net/?id=3199 METAL LAW. Another stunnin game by "THE NEW BITS ON THE RAM". The same team that brought us QUICK & SILVA. Great jump`n`schoot. Did someone realise that the logo of "THE NEW BITS ON THE RAM" looks very similar to the "BITMAP BROTHERS" label? MMMHHHHHH ??? http://hol.abime.net/?id=2454 APACHE FLIGHT was a bad codet SWIV clone. But i love it anyway. But i never reached the end of the first level without cheating. http://hol.abime.net/?id=3279 So far so good.

01 June 2004, 22:50	#6
[idoru] Registered User Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: UK Posts: 246	apologies in hijacking this thread...but... @plasmatron : do you still have your Amiga Fun's ? I ask as I'm trying to work out what games came with which issue's etc and (unless it's well hiddden) there isn't exactly a lot of information out there on the internet regarding these mags. So far I've only managed to get confirmed info for 2 of the UK mag issues and 6 of the German mags, with unconfirmed info for 2 more German issues. The information I'm after is the issue number, the date & the disk content. Cover & disk scans of course are ideal, but whatever anyone has would be great Last edited by [idoru]; 01 June 2004 at 23:31.

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23 May 2004, 23:10	#2
Amiga1992 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ? Posts: 19,646	Qwak was the king.

23 May 2004, 23:19	#3
Djay 95th User Join Date: May 2001 Location: Brighton/UK Age: 48 Posts: 3,120	i never knew quik & silva was a commercial game, always thought it was PD!!

24 May 2004, 00:06	#5
plasmatron Zone Friend Join Date: May 2003 Location: Germany Age: 48 Posts: 967	Ohhh - . Forgot to post the HOL entry of VYRUS. http://hol.abime.net/?id=3615

02 June 2004, 05:23	#7
Shatterhand Warhasneverbeensomuchfun Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Rio de Janeiro / Brazil Age: 41 Posts: 3,450	I second Qwak. Probably the best budget game ever. I enjoyed Captain Dynamo a lot too, though it was a little too short.

02 June 2004, 22:05	#9
JudasEZT Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Location: mercury Posts: 577	great!! theres some games I dont know and I going to check them.. that Vyrus looks promising. I had MetalLaw and I enjoyed a lot, it seemed a cool game, I found it similar to Shinobi in gameplay and control,.. and I love it. Damn I finish the second day I played.

03 June 2004, 21:40	#11
terryhan Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: a zombi filled shopping mall Posts: 103	Was SEUCK a budget release? I seem to remember it being one at the time I bought it. If yes, then I say SEUCK.

13 June 2004, 17:21	#13
[idoru] Registered User Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: UK Posts: 246	I think I remember seeing a Hit Squad budget release too.

28 November 2004, 00:34	#14
DisposableHero Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: England Posts: 188	I think it was GBH that reissued SEUCK. One that I really liked was Super Grand Prix by Codemasters - it was based on the C64 grand Prix Simulator game, but had lots more different vehicles and circuits. A really enat Super Sprint style game. Qwak was superb as well.

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Retro-Nerd Missile Command Champion Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Germany Age: 52 Posts: 12,453	Universal Warrior is a surprisingly decent budget game.

16 November 2008, 11:13	#16
Graham Humphrey Moderator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Norwich, Norfolk, UK Age: 37 Posts: 11,167	I like Universal Warrior too. Also a fan of some of the Dizzy games, but my all-time favourite budget games has to be Arcade Pool from Team 17. It was only a tenner at the time but has provided me with years of entertainment so can't argue with value for money there

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J.Tramiel Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Millom, Cumbria Posts: 63	Turrican II was re-released as a budget title - does that count? If not, I would have to go with Qwak.

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Mort Scanner genocide King Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Tunbridge Well, England Age: 52 Posts: 33	Sidewinder by Mastertronic was a great shooter and the explosion effects sounded particuarly good through the hifi at the time

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