[Found: Black Lamp] Medieval platform arcade adventure

antonvaltaz · 05 October 2010, 22:16

Okay I'm looking for this game on behalf of my wife, with very sketchy details.

It's set in medieval times, and she remembers it having an upper and a lower level (she compared the view to Michael Jackson's Moonwalker on the Master System). She thinks it may have had the word 'potion' in the title but isn't sure. It involved picking up objects and carrying them, a bit like Dizzy.

Okay, admission time - she played it on the ST, not Amiga - but all the other games she remembers were from the late 80s / early 90s and were released on the Amiga too, so I'm guessing this was the same.

Any takers?

s2325 · 05 October 2010, 23:14

Spell Bound? http://hol.abime.net/2050

gilgamesh · 06 October 2010, 08:07

Tom and the Ghost? http://hol.abime.net/1453

antonvaltaz · 06 October 2010, 10:03

Hi thanks for the responses. Apparently it was neither of these two (she said it was "less polished" than Spell Bound), but was closer visually to Tom and the Ghost than to Spell Bound.

I've suggested Slightly Magic (http://hol.abime.net/1981) and that wasn't it either, but apparently quite similar.

She's also said it was quite similar visually to Gauntlet, only from the side (platform) rather than top-down.

Sorry to be so vague!

s2325 · 06 October 2010, 10:41

Warlock's Quest? http://hol.abime.net/4115

BrooksterMax · 06 October 2010, 11:04

Hmmm, could it be Super Robin Hood? I used to love that game on the spectrum.

According to Wikipedia it was ported to 16bit machines as well
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Robin_Hood

deicidal · 06 October 2010, 11:26

I know spellbound has been mentioned but maybe it was this variation?

http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari...ound_4904.html

Tolls · 06 October 2010, 14:03

Could be Black Lamp?

antonvaltaz · 06 October 2010, 19:00

It is Black Lamp! Wow that's an obscure one, never heard of it.

Now I just need to work out how to use an ST emulator to get it working...

TCD · 06 October 2010, 19:03

Hmm, why don't you let your wife try the Amiga version? Can't be worse than the ST one...

s2325 · 06 October 2010, 19:08

Atari XE/XL version have better music even if it's 8-bit computer [ Show youtube player ]

antonvaltaz · 06 October 2010, 19:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheCyberDruid

Hmm, why don't you let your wife try the Amiga version? Can't be worse than the ST one...

You know, I might do... only thing is, one of the other games she remembers playing was the original Gauntlet, which for some reason I don't think was released on the Amiga?

TCD · 06 October 2010, 19:30

Gauntlet wasn't released on the Miggy (2 was though), but Black Lamp should be almost the same (except for the music I guess).

antonvaltaz · 06 October 2010, 23:32

Turns out in fact it was Gauntlet 2 any way... she got the Atari ST Power Pack compilation which actually included some good games. Anyways, think I'll just get hold of the Amiga versions.

Thanks everyone for your help!

pmc · 07 October 2010, 08:34

Just checked out the link to Black Lamp.

Man that's one garishly coloured game - the screenshots hurt my eyes.

And surely the princess in the "My Hero" screenshot deserves a place in the Ugly Women Of Amiga Games thread... Maybe not top ten but perhaps top 11...?

05 October 2010, 22:16	#1
antonvaltaz Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: Oxford, UK Age: 43 Posts: 511	[Found: Black Lamp] Medieval platform arcade adventure Okay I'm looking for this game on behalf of my wife, with very sketchy details. It's set in medieval times, and she remembers it having an upper and a lower level (she compared the view to Michael Jackson's Moonwalker on the Master System). She thinks it may have had the word 'potion' in the title but isn't sure. It involved picking up objects and carrying them, a bit like Dizzy. Okay, admission time - she played it on the ST, not Amiga - but all the other games she remembers were from the late 80s / early 90s and were released on the Amiga too, so I'm guessing this was the same. Any takers?

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06 October 2010, 10:03	#4
antonvaltaz Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: Oxford, UK Age: 43 Posts: 511	Hi thanks for the responses. Apparently it was neither of these two (she said it was "less polished" than Spell Bound), but was closer visually to Tom and the Ghost than to Spell Bound. I've suggested Slightly Magic (http://hol.abime.net/1981) and that wasn't it either, but apparently quite similar. She's also said it was quite similar visually to Gauntlet, only from the side (platform) rather than top-down. Sorry to be so vague!

06 October 2010, 10:41	#5
s2325 Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Gargore Age: 43 Posts: 17,789	Warlock's Quest? http://hol.abime.net/4115

06 October 2010, 11:04	#6
BrooksterMax Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Norfolk UK Age: 43 Posts: 433	Hmmm, could it be Super Robin Hood? I used to love that game on the spectrum. According to Wikipedia it was ported to 16bit machines as well http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Robin_Hood

06 October 2010, 11:26	#7
deicidal Registered Insane Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Ununited Kingdom Posts: 792	I know spellbound has been mentioned but maybe it was this variation? http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari...ound_4904.html

06 October 2010, 14:03	#8
Tolls Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: :England: Posts: 264	Could be Black Lamp?

06 October 2010, 19:00	#9
antonvaltaz Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: Oxford, UK Age: 43 Posts: 511	It is Black Lamp! Wow that's an obscure one, never heard of it. Now I just need to work out how to use an ST emulator to get it working...

06 October 2010, 19:03	#10
TCD HOL/FTP busy bee Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Germany Age: 46 Posts: 31,518	Hmm, why don't you let your wife try the Amiga version? Can't be worse than the ST one...

06 October 2010, 19:08	#11
s2325 Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Gargore Age: 43 Posts: 17,789	Atari XE/XL version have better music even if it's 8-bit computer [ Show youtube player ]

06 October 2010, 19:30	#13
TCD HOL/FTP busy bee Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Germany Age: 46 Posts: 31,518	Gauntlet wasn't released on the Miggy (2 was though), but Black Lamp should be almost the same (except for the music I guess).

06 October 2010, 23:32	#14
antonvaltaz Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: Oxford, UK Age: 43 Posts: 511	Turns out in fact it was Gauntlet 2 any way... she got the Atari ST Power Pack compilation which actually included some good games. Anyways, think I'll just get hold of the Amiga versions. Thanks everyone for your help!

07 October 2010, 08:34	#15
pmc gone Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: completely gone Posts: 1,596	Just checked out the link to Black Lamp. Man that's one garishly coloured game - the screenshots hurt my eyes. And surely the princess in the "My Hero" screenshot deserves a place in the Ugly Women Of Amiga Games thread... Maybe not top ten but perhaps top 11...?

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