My Defender of the Crown Video Review

mattbarton.exe · 13 April 2009, 02:43

Hi, guys. I thought you might like to see a video review I made of one of my favorite games, Defender of the Crown, the first game I played on my Amiga 1000! Please check it out and let me know what you think. BTW, I am doing weekly video reviews of classic games. If you have any requests for future episodes, please let me know. I already intend to review Ports of Call, Secret of Monkey Island, and The Settlers at some time or another!

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extralife · 13 April 2009, 03:19

well how about u take a shot at danish made battle squadron ,to see if it still holds up today

I know I simply love the hell out of that game, still looks and plays awesome and trying to beat that next highscore is pretty addicting, I would allso loove to see u review some of those arcade conversions that was made back in the day, god!!! i still hate the guys who fucked up ghouls'n ghosts and commando, and im not even going to mention the r-type series lol

whoops checked some of your vid reviews, well games that made an impact, surely lemmings needs to be reviewed

mattbarton.exe · 13 April 2009, 03:58

Quote:

Originally Posted by extralife

whoops checked some of your vid reviews, well games that made an impact, surely lemmings needs to be reviewed

Ah, yes! Lemmings was one of my favorites--and certainly very innovative. I'll have to add it to the queue, thanks!

Fred the Fop · 13 April 2009, 08:00

Excellent review, Matt. I am going to buy the Vintage Games book next time I am in Borders or B&N.

extralife · 13 April 2009, 13:11

hey matt, i checked some more off your reviews, i really enjoyed them, especially the elite review, that game was freakin hard man

anyways while wacthing it, I got a few more must haves for u, like pirates, u cant have ANY games up without pirates

and offcoz civilization!!!! those two are in my mind some of the absolute best games ever written, lookin forward to see some more of your great reviews, cheers m8

Sensi · 13 April 2009, 13:25

Disappoitment with Elite video

I want Amiga version

Good docking.

DM and DOTC I like the most. If you wanna be friend with me, make Monkey Island video

Cool videos and I like the way you are talking about games, if you were teacher you would get students attention very easily.

edit - assistant professor of english, interests: rhetoric, its clear now

T_hairy_bootson · 13 April 2009, 14:08

Welcome to EAB Matt. Your reviews are very entertaining.

Peter · 13 April 2009, 14:53

Great Video Matt - Really enjoyed it - I like the look of your books also!

TCD · 13 April 2009, 15:18

Hi Matt and welcome to EAB

Nice DotC review you made there

Looking forward to see more of those

Dastardly · 13 April 2009, 16:17

Very entertaining reviews Matt. Welcome to EAB.

Keep em comin

mattbarton.exe · 13 April 2009, 17:03

Wow, thanks so much guys, you made my day! I only wish students were as interested in English as we're interested in Amiga!

I have been wanting to do Monkey Island for some time, but I'm facing a problem. I haven't figured out which version came out first (there are some 3 versions that came at the same time). I try to go with the original whenever possible. If anyone can shed some light on the Monkey Island game, I'd appreciate it. I suspect it was the DOS version, but can't be sure.

I agree about Pirates and Civ being must-reviews. Definitely adding them to the queue.

I'd kind of like to look at Mindwalker, too, since I still think it was very fun and weird. I also like Alien Fires, especially when I got to chat with the author a few years back.

I got to talk to an Epyx guy in SF as well; he was down on the Amiga, though (he claimed Epyx failed because it invested so heavily in Amiga, Apple IIgs, and Atari ST). He still had to admit it had the best graphics, though.

AmigaFriend · 13 April 2009, 17:42

Hey Matt, congratulations. You made some excellent reviews.

Insightful and interesting, not only for us, old game dogs, but also for any newcomer who don't know anything about those games.

Sensi · 13 April 2009, 17:58

I think first versions which came out were ST, Mac and PC-EGA versions (you mean these probably). I would choose ST or Mac then because EGA version is ugly. And we are on amiga board so ... Mac

For me its Amiga version that I adore, one of my first game I ever played, my fav of all time.

These two could help:

Lucas Forums

SCUMM Bar

I watched other two videos, do you mind if I download them all?

cane · 13 April 2009, 18:24

Nice review videos you've made Matt

; hope to see more in future, especially Pirates and Civilization.

Fred the Fop · 14 April 2009, 05:41

Quote:

Originally Posted by mattbarton.exe

Wow, thanks so much guys, you made my day! I only wish students were as interested in English as we're interested in Amiga!

I have been wanting to do Monkey Island for some time, but I'm facing a problem. I haven't figured out which version came out first (there are some 3 versions that came at the same time). I try to go with the original whenever possible. If anyone can shed some light on the Monkey Island game, I'd appreciate it. I suspect it was the DOS version, but can't be sure.

I agree about Pirates and Civ being must-reviews. Definitely adding them to the queue.

I'd kind of like to look at Mindwalker, too, since I still think it was very fun and weird. I also like Alien Fires, especially when I got to chat with the author a few years back.

I got to talk to an Epyx guy in SF as well; he was down on the Amiga, though (he claimed Epyx failed because it invested so heavily in Amiga, Apple IIgs, and Atari ST). He still had to admit it had the best graphics, though.

Matt, how about Shadowgate/Uninvited? Those are games with a unique interface that is no long seen nowadays.
aaaaaajust noticed you thanked Doomaster.
The legendary Doomy! YIKES

mattbarton.exe · 14 April 2009, 18:55

As far as I know, Shadowgate and Uninvited originated on the Macintosh along with Deja Vu, which was the first Icom Simulations game if I recall correctly. I love those games, but, man, do they ever look better on the Amiga than on the Mac!

They were innovative in their use of icons, drag'n drop, and windows. I played them all!

Yoto · 14 April 2009, 19:02

Great review matt, thanks!
I´m gonna play DotC today!

pepinos · 02 May 2009, 16:23

matt

congratulations for your video

it remides us the good old days of pure amiga gaming

Tempest 2084 · 02 May 2009, 17:09

Great review! I never knew there were different 'love' scenes you could get and that they were random. Interesting. Thankfully there's no "Don't worry it happens to every man once in awhile" screen (although when Geoffrey looks sad in his portrait you can almost imagine that's what happened).

Does anyone know what the Amiga version is missing that other versions have? I know it doesn't have the screen that shows the armies attacking and is missing the Greek Fire and Disease pots on the catapult screen (as pointed out in the review). Other versions also had the option of blocking during the swordfight screen which I think is also missing from the Amiga version (and the PC version IIRC).

mattbarton.exe · 03 May 2009, 03:29

I'm not sure Tempest, since I haven't played the game on other platforms. However, I've seen the other stuff on Wikipedia. I seem to remember seeing a webpage that listed all the differences, but can't seem to find it now.

When I was a kid, I played the game over and over until I got to see all the women. I still think Rosalind is the prettiest! Then again, I'm a sucker for curly redheads!

http://www.randelshofer.ch/animation...nd.animVE.html

Mmm.

13 April 2009, 02:43	#1
mattbarton.exe Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: St Cloud, MN/USA Posts: 328	My Defender of the Crown Video Review Hi, guys. I thought you might like to see a video review I made of one of my favorite games, Defender of the Crown, the first game I played on my Amiga 1000! Please check it out and let me know what you think. BTW, I am doing weekly video reviews of classic games. If you have any requests for future episodes, please let me know. I already intend to review Ports of Call, Secret of Monkey Island, and The Settlers at some time or another! [ Show youtube player ]

13 April 2009, 03:19	#2
extralife Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: denmark Posts: 268	well how about u take a shot at danish made battle squadron ,to see if it still holds up today I know I simply love the hell out of that game, still looks and plays awesome and trying to beat that next highscore is pretty addicting, I would allso loove to see u review some of those arcade conversions that was made back in the day, god!!! i still hate the guys who fucked up ghouls'n ghosts and commando, and im not even going to mention the r-type series lol whoops checked some of your vid reviews, well games that made an impact, surely lemmings needs to be reviewed Last edited by extralife; 13 April 2009 at 03:43.

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13 April 2009, 08:00	#4
Fred the Fop flaming faggot Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Versailles Age: 55 Posts: 2,808	Excellent review, Matt. I am going to buy the Vintage Games book next time I am in Borders or B&N.

13 April 2009, 13:11	#5
extralife Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: denmark Posts: 268	hey matt, i checked some more off your reviews, i really enjoyed them, especially the elite review, that game was freakin hard man anyways while wacthing it, I got a few more must haves for u, like pirates, u cant have ANY games up without pirates and offcoz civilization!!!! those two are in my mind some of the absolute best games ever written, lookin forward to see some more of your great reviews, cheers m8

13 April 2009, 13:25	#6
Sensi Unregistered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: N/A Posts: 1,643	Disappoitment with Elite video I want Amiga version Good docking. DM and DOTC I like the most. If you wanna be friend with me, make Monkey Island video Cool videos and I like the way you are talking about games, if you were teacher you would get students attention very easily. edit - assistant professor of english, interests: rhetoric, its clear now

13 April 2009, 14:08	#7
T_hairy_bootson Workbitch 1.3 Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 46 Posts: 2,084	Welcome to EAB Matt. Your reviews are very entertaining.

13 April 2009, 14:53	#8
Peter Still an Amiga user Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Kent Age: 55 Posts: 2,715	Great Video Matt - Really enjoyed it - I like the look of your books also!

13 April 2009, 15:18	#9
TCD HOL/FTP busy bee Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Germany Age: 46 Posts: 31,522	Hi Matt and welcome to EAB Nice DotC review you made there Looking forward to see more of those

13 April 2009, 16:17	#10
Dastardly Into the Wonderful Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: England Age: 49 Posts: 2,335	Very entertaining reviews Matt. Welcome to EAB. Keep em comin

13 April 2009, 17:03	#11
mattbarton.exe Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: St Cloud, MN/USA Posts: 328	Wow, thanks so much guys, you made my day! I only wish students were as interested in English as we're interested in Amiga! I have been wanting to do Monkey Island for some time, but I'm facing a problem. I haven't figured out which version came out first (there are some 3 versions that came at the same time). I try to go with the original whenever possible. If anyone can shed some light on the Monkey Island game, I'd appreciate it. I suspect it was the DOS version, but can't be sure. I agree about Pirates and Civ being must-reviews. Definitely adding them to the queue. I'd kind of like to look at Mindwalker, too, since I still think it was very fun and weird. I also like Alien Fires, especially when I got to chat with the author a few years back. I got to talk to an Epyx guy in SF as well; he was down on the Amiga, though (he claimed Epyx failed because it invested so heavily in Amiga, Apple IIgs, and Atari ST). He still had to admit it had the best graphics, though.

13 April 2009, 17:42	#12
AmigaFriend Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: CLI Posts: 1,462	Hey Matt, congratulations. You made some excellent reviews. Insightful and interesting, not only for us, old game dogs, but also for any newcomer who don't know anything about those games.

13 April 2009, 17:58	#13
Sensi Unregistered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: N/A Posts: 1,643	I think first versions which came out were ST, Mac and PC-EGA versions (you mean these probably). I would choose ST or Mac then because EGA version is ugly. And we are on amiga board so ... Mac For me its Amiga version that I adore, one of my first game I ever played, my fav of all time. These two could help: Lucas Forums SCUMM Bar I watched other two videos, do you mind if I download them all?

13 April 2009, 18:24	#14
cane Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: .hr Age: 45 Posts: 540	Nice review videos you've made Matt ; hope to see more in future, especially Pirates and Civilization.

14 April 2009, 18:55	#16
mattbarton.exe Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: St Cloud, MN/USA Posts: 328	As far as I know, Shadowgate and Uninvited originated on the Macintosh along with Deja Vu, which was the first Icom Simulations game if I recall correctly. I love those games, but, man, do they ever look better on the Amiga than on the Mac! They were innovative in their use of icons, drag'n drop, and windows. I played them all!

14 April 2009, 19:02	#17
Yoto 1 Potato to Spam´em all! Join Date: May 2008 Location: Lost in a Wine Country Age: 47 Posts: 572	Great review matt, thanks! I´m gonna play DotC today!

02 May 2009, 16:23	#18
pepinos Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: balkan Posts: 30	matt congratulations for your video it remides us the good old days of pure amiga gaming

02 May 2009, 17:09	#19
Tempest 2084 Prototype Historian Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: SE MI / USA Posts: 420	Great review! I never knew there were different 'love' scenes you could get and that they were random. Interesting. Thankfully there's no "Don't worry it happens to every man once in awhile" screen (although when Geoffrey looks sad in his portrait you can almost imagine that's what happened). Does anyone know what the Amiga version is missing that other versions have? I know it doesn't have the screen that shows the armies attacking and is missing the Greek Fire and Disease pots on the catapult screen (as pointed out in the review). Other versions also had the option of blocking during the swordfight screen which I think is also missing from the Amiga version (and the PC version IIRC).

03 May 2009, 03:29	#20
mattbarton.exe Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: St Cloud, MN/USA Posts: 328	I'm not sure Tempest, since I haven't played the game on other platforms. However, I've seen the other stuff on Wikipedia. I seem to remember seeing a webpage that listed all the differences, but can't seem to find it now. When I was a kid, I played the game over and over until I got to see all the women. I still think Rosalind is the prettiest! Then again, I'm a sucker for curly redheads! http://www.randelshofer.ch/animation...nd.animVE.html Mmm.

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