Games that use the same engine

mc68060 · 17 August 2018, 15:55

What games are there that pretty much seem to use the very same engine?

Let's start with Trolls and Oscar. These seem to be pretty identical from an engine point of view.

What other games that use almost identical engines are there?

hitchhikr · 17 August 2018, 16:06

10 bucks on the various Tiertex games.

nobody · 17 August 2018, 16:13

Buggy boy - Live and let die
Crazy cars 1 - Fire and forget

jotd · 17 August 2018, 16:15

Warning: Bloody Obvious ahead:

Wonderdog & Chuck Rock 2: in wonderdog code:

Code:

Insert		cmp.l	#'CR2A',(a4)    # chuckrock 2 disk A ???
		bne	Disk2

(well, officially confirmed: http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?...ight=wonderdog)

Moktar & Titus the Fox
Cadaver & Cadaver The Payoff
Cannon Fodder & Cannon Fodder 2
All Lucasfilm adventure games (SCUMM) used a very similar virtual machine. Same can be said for Sierra adventure games
Tiertex games didn't have any engine. Just a pair of pedals (or oars)

roondar · 17 August 2018, 16:17

Quote:

Tiertex games didn't have any engine. Just a pair of pedals (or oars)

One of which was rusted stuck in place.
--

Turrican 3 and Mr. Nutz apparently use the same graphics engine.

CodyJarrett · 17 August 2018, 16:22

Virus and Conqueror.

lmimmfn · 17 August 2018, 16:31

Didn't Tiertex use the "crap engine"?

Gzegzolka · 17 August 2018, 17:11

Well, Oscar actually starts as Trolls 2, but Flair Software decide that he is not cool enough and order Philip Nixon to design better character. There are various magazins previews that shows Troll in different costumes on early Oscar levels.

Steve · 17 August 2018, 17:23

Dungeon Master & Chaos Strikes Back
Eye of the Beholder I and II
Ishar Trilogy

Most of the Freescape titles used the same engine like Castle Master and Total Eclipse

Quote:

Designed by Ian Andrew, CASTLE MASTER is the fourth in a series of games using the solid 3D graphics environment Freescape, which was developed by Incentive's in-house development team Major Developments. Successive Amiga releases in the series included DRILLER, DARK SIDE, TOTAL ECLIPSE & CASTLE MASTER 2: THE CRYPT.

nobody · 17 August 2018, 17:29

Captive - Knightmare

Anubis · 17 August 2018, 19:06

Obvious one...

Civilization - Colonization
Battle Island - History Line

redblade · 18 August 2018, 03:01

Makes sense. Change graphics, map and sound and you can pump out games every 2 weeks??? Depending on the engine quality you could get some good $$$

mc68060 · 18 August 2018, 12:10

Not sure about this one but Cool Spot and Global Gladiators might also use a pretty similar engine. Both were written by John Twiddy and use maps built with tUME.

nobody · 18 August 2018, 12:17

Future Wars - Operation Stealth

Steve · 18 August 2018, 14:58

Quote:

Originally Posted by Anubis

Obvious one...

Civilization - Colonization

I don't think Civilization and Colonization use the same engine. The Amiga version of Colonization was written to be as Amiga-friendly as possible and can be run on top of Workbench. Civilization was more or less a straight port of the PC version.

Leffmann · 18 August 2018, 15:18

Simulmondo's game series that came in 779 or more releases, Dylan Dog, Diabolik, Time Runners etc.

meynaf · 18 August 2018, 15:30

Colorado, Starblade (well, actually, nearly all Silmarils game use the same scripting system).

lilalurl · 18 August 2018, 17:40

Very likely:
Sherman-M4:
http://hol.abime.net/1907
and Advanced Destroyer Simulator:
http://hol.abime.net/3192

Didier Arnaud was involved in both games and you can notice some similarities in both the HUD and some 3D renditions (although since one is on land and the other at sea, there are not that many).

meynaf · 18 August 2018, 17:43

Another obvious one...

Lemmings, Ohno more lemmings, Holiday lemmings, etc.

nobody · 18 August 2018, 19:35

Katakis - R Type? this is a question actually.

17 August 2018, 15:55	#1
mc68060 With MMU and FPU! Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: On your mainboard Posts: 270	Games that use the same engine What games are there that pretty much seem to use the very same engine? Let's start with Trolls and Oscar. These seem to be pretty identical from an engine point of view. What other games that use almost identical engines are there?

17 August 2018, 16:15	#4
jotd This cat is no more Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: FRANCE Age: 52 Posts: 8,161	Warning: Bloody Obvious ahead: Wonderdog & Chuck Rock 2: in wonderdog code: Code: Insert cmp.l #'CR2A',(a4) # chuckrock 2 disk A ??? bne Disk2 (well, officially confirmed: http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?...ight=wonderdog) Moktar & Titus the Fox Cadaver & Cadaver The Payoff Cannon Fodder & Cannon Fodder 2 All Lucasfilm adventure games (SCUMM) used a very similar virtual machine. Same can be said for Sierra adventure games Tiertex games didn't have any engine. Just a pair of pedals (or oars) Last edited by jotd; 24 August 2018 at 14:09.

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hitchhikr Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: somewhere else Posts: 511	10 bucks on the various Tiertex games.

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CodyJarrett Global Moderator Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: UK Age: 46 Posts: 6,160	Virus and Conqueror.

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lmimmfn Registered User Join Date: May 2018 Location: Ireland Posts: 672	Didn't Tiertex use the "crap engine"?

17 August 2018, 17:11	#8
Gzegzolka Registered User Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Warszawa / Polska Posts: 1,858	Well, Oscar actually starts as Trolls 2, but Flair Software decide that he is not cool enough and order Philip Nixon to design better character. There are various magazins previews that shows Troll in different costumes on early Oscar levels.

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nobody Registered User Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: GR Age: 46 Posts: 1,416	Captive - Knightmare

17 August 2018, 19:06	#11
Anubis Retro Gamer Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Underworld Age: 51 Posts: 4,058	Obvious one... Civilization - Colonization Battle Island - History Line

18 August 2018, 03:01	#12
redblade Zone Friend Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Middle Earth Age: 40 Posts: 2,127	Makes sense. Change graphics, map and sound and you can pump out games every 2 weeks??? Depending on the engine quality you could get some good $$$

18 August 2018, 12:10	#13
mc68060 With MMU and FPU! Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: On your mainboard Posts: 270	Not sure about this one but Cool Spot and Global Gladiators might also use a pretty similar engine. Both were written by John Twiddy and use maps built with tUME.

18 August 2018, 12:17	#14
nobody Registered User Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: GR Age: 46 Posts: 1,416	Future Wars - Operation Stealth

18 August 2018, 15:18	#16
Leffmann Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Sweden Posts: 2,269	Simulmondo's game series that came in 779 or more releases, Dylan Dog, Diabolik, Time Runners etc.

18 August 2018, 15:30	#17
meynaf son of 68k Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Lyon / France Age: 51 Posts: 5,323	Colorado, Starblade (well, actually, nearly all Silmarils game use the same scripting system).

18 August 2018, 17:40	#18
lilalurl Global Moderator Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: France Posts: 3,289	Very likely: Sherman-M4: http://hol.abime.net/1907 and Advanced Destroyer Simulator: http://hol.abime.net/3192 Didier Arnaud was involved in both games and you can notice some similarities in both the HUD and some 3D renditions (although since one is on land and the other at sea, there are not that many).

18 August 2018, 17:43	#19
meynaf son of 68k Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Lyon / France Age: 51 Posts: 5,323	Another obvious one... Lemmings, Ohno more lemmings, Holiday lemmings, etc.

18 August 2018, 19:35	#20
nobody Registered User Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: GR Age: 46 Posts: 1,416	Katakis - R Type? this is a question actually.

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