the first game you ever booted on an Amiga

dirkies · 26 August 2014, 23:41

I was wondering :-)
Mine was Sublogic's The Jet on my A500. Cracked by Bamiga Sector One & The Kent Team. Just the cracktro blew me away. Then the game, coming from C64 it was just incredible! The sound and everything. Used to C64 cracktros it was cool to see the same thing on 16bit ;-)

demolition · 26 August 2014, 23:54

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Originally Posted by dirkies

I was wondering :-)
Mine was Sublogic's The Jet on my A500. Cracked by Bamiga Sector One & The Kent Team. Just the cracktro blew me away. Then the game, coming from C64 it was just incredible! The sound and everything. Used to C64 cracktros it was cool to see the same thing on 16bit ;-)

Then we can only imagine how amazing cracktros could be in 64 bit.

I don't remember exactly which game I saw first on the Amiga. Lotus was one of the ones that certainly made an impression. Maybe also Giana Sisters.

dirkies · 26 August 2014, 23:58

Ah, Giana Sisters cracked by The Lightforce for me, the stars and the incredible soundtrack. Nostalgia a gogo :-)

DDNI · 27 August 2014, 00:20

IIRC it may have been MERCENARY the best game ever!!!!!1111

anachronicus · 27 August 2014, 00:48

For me it was Elite II Frontier on my trusty old A500

amiman99 · 27 August 2014, 02:55

"Shadow of the Beast III" on A1000, best graphics, sound and music I heard from the computer, WOW.
But, first game I saw on Amiga was "Space Ace" in a computer store, first WOW!

Adrian Browne · 27 August 2014, 03:05

Saw shadow of the beast 2 running in a shop window.
The first game i booted up was from the screen gems pack.
Im not sure which first. Days of thunder, nightbreed, back to the future(loved that game) and shadow of the beast 2( played it to death)

D paint 2 got alot of use too...very fond memories there.

Muzkat · 27 August 2014, 04:45

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. It came boxed with my Miggy.

Those were the days.

ADz · 27 August 2014, 05:06

Man that's a tough one, If I had to guess it was probably either Dennis the Menace or Oscar which both came with the A1200 Desktop Dynamite pack.

Paul_s · 27 August 2014, 05:39

Was either;

Days of Thunder
Back to the Future II
Nightbreed
Shadow of the Beast II

when I got my Screengems A500 pack... I remember the floppy disk label of Days of Thunder getting stuck in the drive (had to pull it out with a pair of pliers

)

Not the greatest bunch of games (well apart from SOTBII which had gorgeous music - I still get all nostalgic with the SOTBII intro music)...

amadama · 27 August 2014, 05:39

Marble Madness on Amiga 1000 in 1986. Played it with a Colecovision trackball.
Wow, that was awesome!
2nd game was Dragon's Lair. Double awesome!
3rd game was Defender of the Crown. Triple awesome!
Still have all of them (and the Amiga 1000 and trackball)

Codetapper · 27 August 2014, 05:45

I saw the original "Defender of the Crown" running in a music shop in Papakura back in the day, the computer was seen as so specialist it wasn't in a normal computer shop.

One of my friends had an Amiga 500 and the first game he showed me was F/A-18 Interceptor. Comparing that to Ace on the C64 was just amazing.

The first proper game I booted up myself my an Amiga was either Rainbow Islands or Stunt Car Racer on my cousin's A500.

LieutLaww · 27 August 2014, 06:11

Batman The Movie on my A500 after rushing down to the shop to pickup my Amiga then getting home setting it all up and being blown away by the music as the game loaded.

hansel75 · 27 August 2014, 07:48

Mine was tetris Pro, i think it came with my A600!

But i had played games on a mates A500 long before that!

AEV · 27 August 2014, 08:26

Hmm, first game I booted up was either FA 18 Interceptor or Battlechess. First Amiga game I ever saw was probably Blood Money.

jbenam · 27 August 2014, 10:28

I think it probably was "Duckula II", one of the crappiest Amiga games ever

Or maybe Captain Planet...? Can't remember

Definitely not one of the good games you guys had!

demolition · 27 August 2014, 11:50

I also remember seeing the Stardust Demo in the shop and was impressed with the graphics and sound. Quite a step up from what I was used to on the C64.

jb2815 · 27 August 2014, 12:40

I think the first was either Addams Family or James Pond 2. In fact I didnt know how to reboot, I couldnt figure out why I couldnt get into these df0:ndos disks in workbench. So I spent a few days playing missle command bevore I figured it out..

Frog · 27 August 2014, 12:55

I remember that when i got my amiga, i got no game with it and thus i was playing with the Commodore Basic demo.
Then i got Great Courts, i was amazed by the sound of this game as if it was a real tennis match.
Second game was Shadow of the Beast !

s2325 · 27 August 2014, 13:07

Duckula II and Commodore Basic demo may not be the best way to discover Amiga.

26 August 2014, 23:41	#1
dirkies Zone Friend Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Belgium Age: 51 Posts: 1,296	the first game you ever booted on an Amiga I was wondering :-) Mine was Sublogic's The Jet on my A500. Cracked by Bamiga Sector One & The Kent Team. Just the cracktro blew me away. Then the game, coming from C64 it was just incredible! The sound and everything. Used to C64 cracktros it was cool to see the same thing on 16bit ;-)

27 August 2014, 05:39	#11
amadama Registered User Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: New York, USA Posts: 48	Marble Madness on Amiga 1000 in 1986. Played it with a Colecovision trackball. Wow, that was awesome! 2nd game was Dragon's Lair. Double awesome! 3rd game was Defender of the Crown. Triple awesome! Still have all of them (and the Amiga 1000 and trackball) Last edited by amadama; 27 August 2014 at 05:53.

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26 August 2014, 23:58	#3
dirkies Zone Friend Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Belgium Age: 51 Posts: 1,296	Ah, Giana Sisters cracked by The Lightforce for me, the stars and the incredible soundtrack. Nostalgia a gogo :-)

27 August 2014, 00:20	#4
DDNI Targ Explorer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 5,432	IIRC it may have been MERCENARY the best game ever!!!!!1111

27 August 2014, 00:48	#5
anachronicus Amigan For Life! Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Denton, TX USA Age: 51 Posts: 17	For me it was Elite II Frontier on my trusty old A500

27 August 2014, 02:55	#6
amiman99 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: San Antonio, TX USA Age: 50 Posts: 1,185	"Shadow of the Beast III" on A1000, best graphics, sound and music I heard from the computer, WOW. But, first game I saw on Amiga was "Space Ace" in a computer store, first WOW!

27 August 2014, 03:05	#7
Adrian Browne Jackie Chan Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Ireland Age: 46 Posts: 986	Saw shadow of the beast 2 running in a shop window. The first game i booted up was from the screen gems pack. Im not sure which first. Days of thunder, nightbreed, back to the future(loved that game) and shadow of the beast 2( played it to death) D paint 2 got alot of use too...very fond memories there.

27 August 2014, 04:45	#8
Muzkat Into the Wonderful Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Earthrealm Age: 42 Posts: 1,429	Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. It came boxed with my Miggy. Those were the days.

27 August 2014, 05:06	#9
ADz A mighty pirate! Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Hull / England Posts: 107	Man that's a tough one, If I had to guess it was probably either Dennis the Menace or Oscar which both came with the A1200 Desktop Dynamite pack.

27 August 2014, 05:39	#10
Paul_s Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Amigaville Age: 46 Posts: 3,336	Was either; Days of Thunder Back to the Future II Nightbreed Shadow of the Beast II when I got my Screengems A500 pack... I remember the floppy disk label of Days of Thunder getting stuck in the drive (had to pull it out with a pair of pliers ) Not the greatest bunch of games (well apart from SOTBII which had gorgeous music - I still get all nostalgic with the SOTBII intro music)...

27 August 2014, 05:45	#12
Codetapper 2 contact me: email only! Join Date: May 2001 Location: Auckland / New Zealand Posts: 3,182	I saw the original "Defender of the Crown" running in a music shop in Papakura back in the day, the computer was seen as so specialist it wasn't in a normal computer shop. One of my friends had an Amiga 500 and the first game he showed me was F/A-18 Interceptor. Comparing that to Ace on the C64 was just amazing. The first proper game I booted up myself my an Amiga was either Rainbow Islands or Stunt Car Racer on my cousin's A500.

27 August 2014, 06:11	#13
LieutLaww Registered User Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Uckfield, UK Age: 53 Posts: 195	Batman The Movie on my A500 after rushing down to the shop to pickup my Amiga then getting home setting it all up and being blown away by the music as the game loaded.

27 August 2014, 07:48	#14
hansel75 Walk Off? Boolander! Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Gladstone Australia Age: 48 Posts: 628	Mine was tetris Pro, i think it came with my A600! But i had played games on a mates A500 long before that!

27 August 2014, 08:26	#15
AEV Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 57	Hmm, first game I booted up was either FA 18 Interceptor or Battlechess. First Amiga game I ever saw was probably Blood Money.

27 August 2014, 10:28	#16
jbenam Italian Amiga Zealot Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Italy Age: 36 Posts: 1,911	I think it probably was "Duckula II", one of the crappiest Amiga games ever Or maybe Captain Planet...? Can't remember Definitely not one of the good games you guys had!

27 August 2014, 11:50	#17
demolition Unregistered User Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Copenhagen / DK Age: 43 Posts: 4,190	I also remember seeing the Stardust Demo in the shop and was impressed with the graphics and sound. Quite a step up from what I was used to on the C64.

27 August 2014, 12:40	#18
jb2815 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: New Zealand Posts: 15	I think the first was either Addams Family or James Pond 2. In fact I didnt know how to reboot, I couldnt figure out why I couldnt get into these df0:ndos disks in workbench. So I spent a few days playing missle command bevore I figured it out..

27 August 2014, 12:55	#19
Frog Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: France Posts: 1,385	I remember that when i got my amiga, i got no game with it and thus i was playing with the Commodore Basic demo. Then i got Great Courts, i was amazed by the sound of this game as if it was a real tennis match. Second game was Shadow of the Beast !

27 August 2014, 13:07	#20
s2325 Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Gargore Age: 43 Posts: 17,789	Duckula II and Commodore Basic demo may not be the best way to discover Amiga.

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