Risky Woods on the Amiga...

dave4shmups · 15 February 2007, 03:39

I've only played the Genesis/Mega Drive port of this game, but I did like it. What's the Amiga port like?

And what are some good Amiga-to-console ports?

blade002 · 15 February 2007, 07:50

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Originally Posted by dave4shmups

I've only played the Genesis/Mega Drive port of this game, but I did like it. What's the Amiga port like?

And what are some good Amiga-to-console ports?

Actually im pretty sure the game started on the Amiga and was then ported to the rest!?. In my opinion, Risky Woods on the Amiga is brilliant!!!!... Excellent Graphics, Great Title Track, Fun to play... etc...

viddi · 15 February 2007, 08:03

Hey!

Yes, it´s cool. I played it yesterday! Jumps are a bit difficult sometimes...but who cares?

Bamiga2002 · 15 February 2007, 09:39

Risky Woods is great !

Still i haven't beaten the final boss, grrrr..

Codetapper · 15 February 2007, 12:23

Risky Woods definitely seems like an Amiga original game to me. The entire scrolling routine is based on copperlist/sprite tricks to fake 2 x 16 colour dual playfield screens. If it was a port from another computer/console there would be no need to perform tricks like this. A huge amount of chip memory is "wasted" with an enormous copperlist to redraw the sprites horizontally over and over again to simulate more colours!

blade002 · 15 February 2007, 13:54

Yeah the game seems Pure Amiga to me too. Its just done TOO MUCH like an Amiga Game, and that basically means, its bloody impressive!!!.

spiff · 15 February 2007, 15:59

Looks good and almost identical on both systems. Probably one of the few well coordinated cross platform games.

Megadrive isn't as shiny/warm but it plays better. Smoother scroll and bigger play field. I wonder if the atari version was any good, same palette as the megadrive?

From disc:

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Retro-Nerd · 15 February 2007, 16:05

Risky Woods is a nice game, but i prefer Blades of Vengeance. It's a very good fantasy platformer/beat'em up game for the genesis, much more fun when you play it in co-op.

http://www.consoleclassix.com/gamein...eance_gen.html

http://www.mobygames.com/game/blades...ce/screenshots

macce2 · 17 February 2007, 21:08

Risky Woods is a very good platformer. I think there are two versions for the Amiga at least ..?!

dave4shmups · 20 February 2007, 20:12

Well, the graphics on the Amiga version certainly look better. I'd never heard of Blades of Vengence before; thanks for the link Retro Nerd!

EDIT: I just played "Gods" on a Genesis emulator; what a fun game! (SNES port isn't as good.) Man, I wish Rick Dangerous had gotten a home port!

plasmatron · 23 February 2007, 12:06

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Originally Posted by Kodoichi

http://www.mobygames.com/game/genesi...eShotId,46099/
http://www.mobygames.com/game/genesi...eShotId,82821/

Manboobs

Urrrgh !

astuermer · 23 February 2007, 22:13

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Originally Posted by macce2

Risky Woods is a very good platformer. I think there are two versions for the Amiga at least ..?!

Yeah I remember too. One with and one without ingame music...

blade002 · 24 February 2007, 14:28

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Originally Posted by astuermer

Yeah I remember too. One with and one without ingame music...

And also, in one version ( the one without ingame music ), you cant control your jump in midair. But with the other version ( with ingame music ), it allows you to control your jumps.

Ironclaw · 24 February 2007, 17:02

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Originally Posted by Kodoichi

http://www.mobygames.com/game/genesi...eShotId,46099/
http://www.mobygames.com/game/genesi...eShotId,82821/

Manboobs

15 February 2007, 03:39	#1
dave4shmups Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Centennial, Colorado, USA Posts: 75	Risky Woods on the Amiga... I've only played the Genesis/Mega Drive port of this game, but I did like it. What's the Amiga port like? And what are some good Amiga-to-console ports?

20 February 2007, 20:12	#10
dave4shmups Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Centennial, Colorado, USA Posts: 75	Well, the graphics on the Amiga version certainly look better. I'd never heard of Blades of Vengence before; thanks for the link Retro Nerd! EDIT: I just played "Gods" on a Genesis emulator; what a fun game! (SNES port isn't as good.) Man, I wish Rick Dangerous had gotten a home port! Last edited by dave4shmups; 23 February 2007 at 02:40.

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Codetapper 2 contact me: email only! Join Date: May 2001 Location: Auckland / New Zealand Posts: 3,182	Risky Woods definitely seems like an Amiga original game to me. The entire scrolling routine is based on copperlist/sprite tricks to fake 2 x 16 colour dual playfield screens. If it was a port from another computer/console there would be no need to perform tricks like this. A huge amount of chip memory is "wasted" with an enormous copperlist to redraw the sprites horizontally over and over again to simulate more colours!

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blade002 Zone Friend Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Australia Age: 50 Posts: 2,616	Yeah the game seems Pure Amiga to me too. Its just done TOO MUCH like an Amiga Game, and that basically means, its bloody impressive!!!.

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Retro-Nerd Missile Command Champion Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Germany Age: 52 Posts: 12,438	Risky Woods is a nice game, but i prefer Blades of Vengeance. It's a very good fantasy platformer/beat'em up game for the genesis, much more fun when you play it in co-op. http://www.consoleclassix.com/gamein...eance_gen.html http://www.mobygames.com/game/blades...ce/screenshots

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macce2 Retro maniac Join Date: May 2005 Location: Finland Age: 49 Posts: 1,219	Risky Woods is a very good platformer. I think there are two versions for the Amiga at least ..?!

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