One Amiga game and a desert island... - Page 5

Drake1009 · 21 November 2002, 07:45

Well if they had made Day of the tentacle available for the Amiga that would've been the best adventure game to bring. I have no idea how many times I've played through that game, but it's to a point where I know most of the dialog by heart which gets you through the game.

Nexjen · 22 November 2002, 20:12

I dont think I would take any type of adventure game.

Dastardly · 19 January 2003, 14:30

....or maybe Id take Cadaver. In 5 years I might actually finish the BAST*** ahem....

dirkies · 27 January 2003, 14:07

the choice is straightforward:

Bermuda Triangle Adventure !

game was about being stuck on an island, kinda Robinson Crusoe plot, having to figure out plenty of puzzles & walking around and finding stuff to get off the island

never succeeded in completing it, despite having advanced far into it.

(got stuck with that indian guy sitting like a statue on a wooden log, impossible to talk to him or kick his ass, but I'm sure I needed something to make him talk, Viagra pills or so

)

other ones:
Lucasfilm stuff like Zack McKracken & Maniac Mansion,
any chessgame, esp hard ones!
The Faerytale Adventure
Elite
some C or 68k assembly compiler

Racter

those "Stag" demo series

25 February 2003, 15:24

hmmm...

Pirates, Settlers, Civilization, Populous, Elite etc...

OK.

Yet, the 1st game I'd think of , playable over and over on a desert island would be... LOGICAL

I've played all these "infinite universes" games in the old days, and , frankly, it took me less than 5 years to be fed up with them although I liked them a lot.

-> Pirates & Elite: there is a moment when you can FEEL that your character heavily depends on a byte or longword variable, and it becomes really a hassle to spend hours on some boring mission (there WERE boring moments, especially in Elite), when you KNOW that a good $FFFF poke in the right place would do the trick automagically.

So I'd keep the "exploration side" for REAL exploration of the island, and the computer for "computer-like" game... And Logical was a really EXCELLENT game!!! I liked DEFLEKTOR also in the ooolder days, but it had comparatively a more linear gaming, as the levels were fixed, whereas in Logical, the colour balls come randomly.

Sorry for the long babble

Dastardly · 25 February 2003, 15:59

Quote:

Originally posted by Zilog

Sorry for the long babble

Well at least you only picked ONE game. Some people even have trouble doing that!

01 March 2003, 13:41

Quote:

Originally posted by Dastardly
[B]

Well at least you only picked ONE game. Some people even have trouble doing that!

seems we killed the thread on that one

Dastardly · 01 March 2003, 16:05

Nah, this is an old thread that new members (like yourself) like to add too. So it resurfaces every now and again.

Calen · 29 March 2003, 02:38

SWOS! and many lovely women

child of Thor · 05 June 2003, 00:31

Pirates as i'd be interested to see if i could reach the ultimate score and rank(Bartender is about as good as i got). Plus i might find the right treasure map and dig up a hoard to take back home after the 5 year exile.

Twistin'Ghost · 05 June 2003, 01:13

I originally chose Vampire's Empire (and CygnusEd, although not a game), but when I chose that, I'd not yet seen the Ray Poker series of games from Finland. I'd probably have to go with the 200mk version, for sure.

JudasEZT · 05 June 2003, 20:23

Dino Dini´s Goal!

I would be able to play like kickoff vision and like SensibleSoccer vision .. but much better on both.

but I would must to take my Telemach joystick to play it.

PixelsAtDawn · 06 June 2003, 12:44

Settlers or Frontier for me, not sure which

Probably Settlers as a first choice - random map gen and all that gubbins

Plus if a nice lady washed up on the island, I'd be ok cos we'd be able to play split screen

Maybe I've got my priorities wrong there

child of Thor · 06 June 2003, 16:02

Quote:

Originally posted by Twistin'Ghost
I originally chose Vampire's Empire (and CygnusEd, although not a game), but when I chose that, I'd not yet seen the Ray Poker series of games from Finland. I'd probably have to go with the 200mk version, for sure.

What game(s) are these Twistin'Ghost? Do you have a link i could check out?

CodyJarrett · 06 June 2003, 16:06

Here are the HOL links:

Vampire's Empire (HOL Database (id=1556))
Ray Poker 100mk (HOL Database (id=4028))
Ray Poker 200mk (HOL Database (id=4029))

child of Thor · 06 June 2003, 16:10

Thanks

I guess with a name like 'Ray Poker' i should have guessed it wasn't a finnish programming genius who had made the best secret amiga game ever

30 June 2003, 00:58

Probably StarFlight

Twistin'Ghost · 30 June 2003, 07:29

Quote:

Originally posted by child of Thor
Thanks
I guess with a name like 'Ray Poker' i should have guessed it wasn't a finnish programming genius who had made the best secret amiga game ever

Sorry about that. I should point out that I have a very bent sense of humour...

09 September 2003, 01:02

SENSIBLE WORLD OF SOCCER '96/'97

Graham Humphrey · 24 June 2007, 23:32

For some inexplicable reason, you are forced to go and live on a desert island, with just an Amiga for company (the computer I mean, don't go getting any ideas). You are allowed to take eight games with you, and you are then stuck with these games forever. What games would you choose, and why?

Here are my choices:

1. Sensible World Of Soccer 96/97
This is obvious, I guess. With so many different leagues and competitions to take part in and a ridiculous number of teams to play as, I could play for years and years and still not get bored of it.

2. Cannon Fodder
It may be a bit unusual to take a game that's level-based and finishable, but the thing with Cannon Fodder is that it's so well-designed that I would constantly replay it, trying new ways of completing missions, seeing how far I can get without losing a soldier and so on.

3. Slam Tilt
Got to have a pinball game, and this is simply the best. All four tables are brilliantly put-together with loads of features, and there's always the challenge of beating your highest score.

4. Deluxe Galaga
A classic blaster. Another one that's so simple to pick up, but somehow it always manages to hold my interest and it never gets dull. It could take a long time to find all those little secrets the game holds, and it has a perfect difficulty curve.

5. Tetris Pro
For me, a Tetris game would be compulsory. And for me, this is the best version. It's a bit different with power-ups that add to the game, and, of course, you build pictures when you complete lines, giving you something to aim for other than just beating your best score.

6. Championship Manager '93
This game can eat up hours and hours without me realising. With each new season there's always something to aim for and two games are never the same, meaning that, as far as I'm concerned, this has the longest lifespan of all the games here.

7. Sim City
Because I could never get bored of building a city and watching Godzilla stomp all over it.

8. Syndicate
This game is sheer genius. How could aiming for world domination ever get dull? Teriffic fun with a lot of depth to it. And gratuitously violent as well, which is always a good thing.

This little lot would while away the long evenings stuck on a desert island that's for sure.

09 September 2003, 01:02	#99
vujovic5ar Posts: n/a	OFFCOURSE SENSIBLE WORLD OF SOCCER '96/'97

24 June 2007, 23:32	#100
Graham Humphrey Moderator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Norwich, Norfolk, UK Age: 37 Posts: 11,167	Desert Island Disks For some inexplicable reason, you are forced to go and live on a desert island, with just an Amiga for company (the computer I mean, don't go getting any ideas). You are allowed to take eight games with you, and you are then stuck with these games forever. What games would you choose, and why? Here are my choices: 1. Sensible World Of Soccer 96/97 This is obvious, I guess. With so many different leagues and competitions to take part in and a ridiculous number of teams to play as, I could play for years and years and still not get bored of it. 2. Cannon Fodder It may be a bit unusual to take a game that's level-based and finishable, but the thing with Cannon Fodder is that it's so well-designed that I would constantly replay it, trying new ways of completing missions, seeing how far I can get without losing a soldier and so on. 3. Slam Tilt Got to have a pinball game, and this is simply the best. All four tables are brilliantly put-together with loads of features, and there's always the challenge of beating your highest score. 4. Deluxe Galaga A classic blaster. Another one that's so simple to pick up, but somehow it always manages to hold my interest and it never gets dull. It could take a long time to find all those little secrets the game holds, and it has a perfect difficulty curve. 5. Tetris Pro For me, a Tetris game would be compulsory. And for me, this is the best version. It's a bit different with power-ups that add to the game, and, of course, you build pictures when you complete lines, giving you something to aim for other than just beating your best score. 6. Championship Manager '93 This game can eat up hours and hours without me realising. With each new season there's always something to aim for and two games are never the same, meaning that, as far as I'm concerned, this has the longest lifespan of all the games here. 7. Sim City Because I could never get bored of building a city and watching Godzilla stomp all over it. 8. Syndicate This game is sheer genius. How could aiming for world domination ever get dull? Teriffic fun with a lot of depth to it. And gratuitously violent as well, which is always a good thing. This little lot would while away the long evenings stuck on a desert island that's for sure.

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21 November 2002, 07:45	#81
Drake1009 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Denmark Posts: 2,284	Well if they had made Day of the tentacle available for the Amiga that would've been the best adventure game to bring. I have no idea how many times I've played through that game, but it's to a point where I know most of the dialog by heart which gets you through the game.

22 November 2002, 20:12	#82
Nexjen Abre Los Ojos Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Glasgow Age: 39 Posts: 132	I dont think I would take any type of adventure game.

19 January 2003, 14:30	#83
Dastardly Into the Wonderful Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: England Age: 49 Posts: 2,335	....or maybe Id take Cadaver. In 5 years I might actually finish the BAST*** ahem....

27 January 2003, 14:07	#84
dirkies Zone Friend Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Belgium Age: 51 Posts: 1,296	the choice is straightforward: Bermuda Triangle Adventure ! game was about being stuck on an island, kinda Robinson Crusoe plot, having to figure out plenty of puzzles & walking around and finding stuff to get off the island never succeeded in completing it, despite having advanced far into it. (got stuck with that indian guy sitting like a statue on a wooden log, impossible to talk to him or kick his ass, but I'm sure I needed something to make him talk, Viagra pills or so ) other ones: Lucasfilm stuff like Zack McKracken & Maniac Mansion, any chessgame, esp hard ones! The Faerytale Adventure Elite some C or 68k assembly compiler Racter those "Stag" demo series

25 February 2003, 15:24	#85
Zilog Posts: n/a	hmmm... Pirates, Settlers, Civilization, Populous, Elite etc... OK. Yet, the 1st game I'd think of , playable over and over on a desert island would be... LOGICAL I've played all these "infinite universes" games in the old days, and , frankly, it took me less than 5 years to be fed up with them although I liked them a lot. -> Pirates & Elite: there is a moment when you can FEEL that your character heavily depends on a byte or longword variable, and it becomes really a hassle to spend hours on some boring mission (there WERE boring moments, especially in Elite), when you KNOW that a good $FFFF poke in the right place would do the trick automagically. So I'd keep the "exploration side" for REAL exploration of the island, and the computer for "computer-like" game... And Logical was a really EXCELLENT game!!! I liked DEFLEKTOR also in the ooolder days, but it had comparatively a more linear gaming, as the levels were fixed, whereas in Logical, the colour balls come randomly. Sorry for the long babble

01 March 2003, 16:05	#88
Dastardly Into the Wonderful Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: England Age: 49 Posts: 2,335	Nah, this is an old thread that new members (like yourself) like to add too. So it resurfaces every now and again.

29 March 2003, 02:38	#89
Calen Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Ireland Posts: 27	SWOS! and many lovely women

05 June 2003, 00:31	#90
child of Thor Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: London Posts: 24	Pirates as i'd be interested to see if i could reach the ultimate score and rank(Bartender is about as good as i got). Plus i might find the right treasure map and dig up a hoard to take back home after the 5 year exile.

05 June 2003, 01:13	#91
Twistin'Ghost Give up the ghost Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: U$A Age: 33 Posts: 4,662	I originally chose Vampire's Empire (and CygnusEd, although not a game), but when I chose that, I'd not yet seen the Ray Poker series of games from Finland. I'd probably have to go with the 200mk version, for sure.

05 June 2003, 20:23	#92
JudasEZT Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Location: mercury Posts: 577	Dino Dini´s Goal! I would be able to play like kickoff vision and like SensibleSoccer vision .. but much better on both. but I would must to take my Telemach joystick to play it.

06 June 2003, 12:44	#93
PixelsAtDawn Amiga Addict Join Date: May 2002 Location: Shropshire/UK Age: 42 Posts: 256	Settlers or Frontier for me, not sure which Probably Settlers as a first choice - random map gen and all that gubbins Plus if a nice lady washed up on the island, I'd be ok cos we'd be able to play split screen Maybe I've got my priorities wrong there

06 June 2003, 16:06	#95
CodyJarrett Global Moderator Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: UK Age: 46 Posts: 6,160	Here are the HOL links: Vampire's Empire (HOL Database (id=1556)) Ray Poker 100mk (HOL Database (id=4028)) Ray Poker 200mk (HOL Database (id=4029))

06 June 2003, 16:10	#96
child of Thor Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: London Posts: 24	Thanks I guess with a name like 'Ray Poker' i should have guessed it wasn't a finnish programming genius who had made the best secret amiga game ever

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