Giana Sisters

jimbob005 · 10 May 2008, 19:55

hi all played Giana Sisters today for the first time.
what a game a bit to much like mario but i thing if i played this first i would say mario was to much like this, but any way i put it and had a go but it wouldn't work on my 1200 just got to some color changes on the screen but put the same disk in my 500 and bang it worked.
2 hours had gone by but hay if i wasn't doing that ill be doing the garden lol

gimbal · 10 May 2008, 20:36

ugh, color me stupid but I have big troubles reading that. I need punctuation dude

pbareges · 11 May 2008, 00:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by jimbob005

hi all played Giana Sisters today for the first time.
what a game a bit to much like mario but i thing if i played this first i would say mario was to much like this, but any way i put it and had a go but it wouldn't work on my 1200 just got to some color changes on the screen but put the same disk in my 500 and bang it worked.
2 hours had gone by but hay if i wasn't doing that ill be doing the garden lol

to play it on 1200 you need an hd and whdload
OR a degrader and softkicker (like tude from aminet) with a500 kickstart1.3,
OR a version fixed to work on AGA KS3+ machines

Slayer · 11 May 2008, 04:17

great game... could play this without losing my first life... put this down to the fact I cdn't get past a certain jump on stage 30 or 31... kept hitting my head until I realised I could ease off on the up pressure and cut the length/height of my jump and slip in to the tunnel entrance...

after finishing the game I devoted the following months to trying to get the best score I could... deliberately dying in screens prior to large hidden crystal rooms... I remember achieving 89,000 or there abouts but never quite hitting 90,000

good luck

jimbob005 · 11 May 2008, 07:49

@pbareges

iv been thinking about getting whdload. seems like every ones using it, is it worth getting it?

Retro-Nerd · 11 May 2008, 15:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by jimbob005

@pbareges

iv been thinking about getting whdload. seems like every ones using it, is it worth getting it?

You have a nice A1200 machine. Yes, it is worth for sure.

oneshotdead · 11 May 2008, 23:44

I have always deplored this game.
Why would anyone play this, SM Bros. is far superior.

TCD · 11 May 2008, 23:58

Quote:

Originally Posted by oneshotdead

I have always deplored this game.
Why would anyone play this, SM Bros. is far superior.

If I remember correctly it's exactly the same as SMB 1. Cause SMB was never released on the Amiga Giana Sisters was very popular. I have played it on my C64 and than on the Amiga and really liked it. Later on when I played SMB with an emulator I recognized that Giana Sisters is a ripoff, but it's still a great game

Minuous · 12 May 2008, 10:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by oneshotdead

I have always deplored this game.
Why would anyone play this, SM Bros. is far superior.

Wrong. Giana Sisters has better graphics, sound and level design.

oneshotdead · 12 May 2008, 11:28

It is a matter of opinion, I suppose: there is no right or wrong.

Just less uninformed opinions: mine.

I find the controls sluggish and the graphics/sounds characterless. And relatively speaking, it is not technically/artistically superior.
(And the Amiga has better scrolling platformers than this shameless clone, in my opinion.)

s2325 · 12 May 2008, 11:29

but it's game from 1988

oneshotdead · 12 May 2008, 11:50

Japanese (and US) release of SMB was 1985...

TCD · 12 May 2008, 11:53

I think s2325 meant on the Amiga there was no game like it before 1988.

s2325 · 12 May 2008, 11:54

yes, I don't remember any

MazinKaesar · 12 May 2008, 13:11

I don't like platforms, but I ever loved Great Giana Sisters. I think it worths a try for ever arcade games fan.

Hungry Horace · 12 May 2008, 13:43

since everyone is voicing an opinion, i'm with oneshotdead - a shameless and awful clone , but i cant stand mario games either.

my favourite thing about this game is the cracktro - and i'm usually no fan of those either.

MazinKaesar · 12 May 2008, 15:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hungry Horace

since everyone is voicing an opinion, i'm with oneshotdead - a shameless and awful clone , but i cant stand mario games either.

my favourite thing about this game is the cracktro - and i'm usually no fan of those either.

Well, it's a clone, buit it is more difficult than Super Mario Bross and more fast: you have less time to end levels.

BippyM · 12 May 2008, 15:41

I like it, so I decided to add a poll

My vote reflects the fact I played it far more than any of the mario games, which I tired of quickly!

Graham Humphrey · 12 May 2008, 17:36

It's one of the most overrated Amiga games, in my opinion...

humble worm · 12 May 2008, 17:57

Giana was cool on C64, definitely not on Amiga. I've never played Mario.

View Poll Results: Giana Sisters - Do You Like
Yes it's cool	32	41.56%
Yes and it's better than Mario!	20	25.97%
Yes but Martio is better	19	24.68%
Nah it's a pile of sh!t	6	7.79%
Voters: 77. You may not vote on this poll

10 May 2008, 19:55	#1
jimbob005 Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: swadlincote, uk Age: 43 Posts: 226	Giana Sisters hi all played Giana Sisters today for the first time. what a game a bit to much like mario but i thing if i played this first i would say mario was to much like this, but any way i put it and had a go but it wouldn't work on my 1200 just got to some color changes on the screen but put the same disk in my 500 and bang it worked. 2 hours had gone by but hay if i wasn't doing that ill be doing the garden lol Last edited by jimbob005; 10 May 2008 at 21:31.

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10 May 2008, 20:36	#2
gimbal cheeky scoundrel Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Spijkenisse/Netherlands Age: 42 Posts: 6,908	ugh, color me stupid but I have big troubles reading that. I need punctuation dude

11 May 2008, 04:17	#4
Slayer Amiga Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: New Zealand Age: 56 Posts: 695	great game... could play this without losing my first life... put this down to the fact I cdn't get past a certain jump on stage 30 or 31... kept hitting my head until I realised I could ease off on the up pressure and cut the length/height of my jump and slip in to the tunnel entrance... after finishing the game I devoted the following months to trying to get the best score I could... deliberately dying in screens prior to large hidden crystal rooms... I remember achieving 89,000 or there abouts but never quite hitting 90,000 good luck

11 May 2008, 07:49	#5
jimbob005 Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: swadlincote, uk Age: 43 Posts: 226	@pbareges iv been thinking about getting whdload. seems like every ones using it, is it worth getting it?

11 May 2008, 23:44	#7
oneshotdead Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: asteroid belt Posts: 273	I have always deplored this game. Why would anyone play this, SM Bros. is far superior.

12 May 2008, 11:28	#10
oneshotdead Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: asteroid belt Posts: 273	It is a matter of opinion, I suppose: there is no right or wrong. Just less uninformed opinions: mine. I find the controls sluggish and the graphics/sounds characterless. And relatively speaking, it is not technically/artistically superior. (And the Amiga has better scrolling platformers than this shameless clone, in my opinion.)

12 May 2008, 11:29	#11
s2325 Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Gargore Age: 43 Posts: 17,789	but it's game from 1988

12 May 2008, 11:50	#12
oneshotdead Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: asteroid belt Posts: 273	Japanese (and US) release of SMB was 1985...

12 May 2008, 11:53	#13
TCD HOL/FTP busy bee Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Germany Age: 46 Posts: 31,525	I think s2325 meant on the Amiga there was no game like it before 1988.

12 May 2008, 11:54	#14
s2325 Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Gargore Age: 43 Posts: 17,789	yes, I don't remember any

12 May 2008, 13:11	#15
MazinKaesar Super Robot Pilot Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Modena (Italy) Age: 48 Posts: 870	I don't like platforms, but I ever loved Great Giana Sisters. I think it worths a try for ever arcade games fan.

12 May 2008, 13:43	#16
Hungry Horace Wipe-Out Enthusiast Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: . Age: 43 Posts: 2,538	since everyone is voicing an opinion, i'm with oneshotdead - a shameless and awful clone , but i cant stand mario games either. my favourite thing about this game is the cracktro - and i'm usually no fan of those either.

12 May 2008, 15:41	#18
BippyM Global Moderator Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Derby, UK Age: 48 Posts: 9,355	I like it, so I decided to add a poll My vote reflects the fact I played it far more than any of the mario games, which I tired of quickly!

12 May 2008, 17:36	#19
Graham Humphrey Moderator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Norwich, Norfolk, UK Age: 37 Posts: 11,167	It's one of the most overrated Amiga games, in my opinion...

12 May 2008, 17:57	#20
humble worm Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: BP/Poland Age: 45 Posts: 745	Giana was cool on C64, definitely not on Amiga. I've never played Mario.

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