Games that make you say "What were they thinking ?" - Page 3

alkis21 · 22 August 2006, 11:33

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Originally Posted by marco pedrana

any Kick Off episode. the last episodes are even uglier: players are too big for the size of the screen, that gives me the impression of claustrophobia and less understanding of the actions and schemes, i can't get well what is happening. fields look like they are waxed and polished, slick and the menus are a bright exemple of designing laziness. crappy sound too.

You wonder what they were thinking when they released Kick Off 2?

Gee, I don't know... Perhaps they were thinking something along the lines of "Hey, wouldn't it be cool if we made a million pounds by creating a game that will make everyone go out and buy an Amiga, a game that will still have thousands of die hard fans in the decades that will follow?".

I guess that's what they were thinking. It's weird how the human mind works sometimes.

StarEye · 22 August 2006, 19:36

You know, I'm a bigger fan of SWOS than KO, but marcos post were still wrong in so many different ways.

Marcuz · 22 August 2006, 20:40

what can i say?

it's cool to them to have earned much money and it's cool for the players to have a game they like. but to me KO is exactly what i said above (well the big head players are from Goal! not Kick Off, the rest stands)

StarEye · 23 August 2006, 00:58

Ah, while we all respect eachother opinion on a game, I can't these games are the ones who gave you the biggest shock. Otherwise, you can't have played a lot of games.

Angus · 23 August 2006, 12:19

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Originally Posted by DDNI

Amiga Outrun - nuff said!!

Yes.

How about Birds of Prey, on a typical machine of the time - or even an upgraded one, it was darned slow. How many thousands of pounds went into developing this I wonder....... it was ages in development.

The cool part is that now with a half decent Amiga, WHDLoad and Jean-Francois's patch it plays really well.

Its kind of cool that some of those stupidly slow 3D games from the early nineties are sort of reborn later in life thanks to the patchers and faster Amigas.

Angus · 23 August 2006, 12:23

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Originally Posted by DamienD

Yeah, I loved Rocket Ranger and It Came from the Desert (and Defender of the Crown and The Three Stoogers and TV Sport Basketball and TV Sports Football)

The other Cinemaware games were good but the above stood out IMHO

Not a massive Wings fan then? I thought I was the only one. O loved Rocket Ranger but ultimately found some of those later Nazis too darn tough to beat. And no save game.

Dizzy · 23 August 2006, 12:48

Well Rise of the robots

or what about Moonshine racers

DamienD · 23 August 2006, 13:48

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Originally Posted by Angus

Not a massive Wings fan then? I thought I was the only one. O loved Rocket Ranger but ultimately found some of those later Nazis too darn tough to beat. And no save game.

Ooops, sorry to disappoint. I'm definitely a Wings fan

I love this and can't believe I left it off my post

Bamiga2002 · 23 August 2006, 17:19

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Originally Posted by Xeon

Here's another one to add to the list. Dont know how I forgot about it, but it was one of the very last games I bought, why I cant remember (must have been drunk)

Pit-Fighter

Just two words: Complete garbage !

Like a fool I bought it on looking at the cover (now thats a bad thing to do) like I said I was not all there.

Noooo, Pit-Fighter is one of my all-time favourite

, you can fast-hit an opponent on the ground with Kato, just try it. The last opponent is of no match with this character.

DamienD · 23 August 2006, 17:28

I like the coin-op version

Not sure if I've played the Amiga one, will need to give it a try to see how faithful it is

Retro-Nerd · 23 August 2006, 17:32

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Originally Posted by DamienD

I like the coin-op version

Not sure if I've played the Amiga one, will need to give it a try to see how faithful it is

No, Damien. Forget about the Amiga port of Pit-Fighter, it's a piece of crap. Play Mortal Combat, the amiga version rocks.

DamienD · 23 August 2006, 17:34

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Originally Posted by Retro-Nerd

No, Damien. Forget about the Amiga port of Pit-Fighter, it's a peace of crap. Play Mortal Combat, the amiga version rocks.

Ah, ok. Thanks for the info.

Hmmm, Mortal Kombat... This drove me crazy with the loading and also only having one button instead of six is a pain (I know nothing can be done about this though). I think I'll stick to the coin-op of this also

Retro-Nerd · 23 August 2006, 17:35

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Originally Posted by DamienD

Ah, ok. Thanks for the info.

Hmmm, Mortal Kombat... This drove me crazy with the loading and also only having one button instead of six is a pain (I know nothing can be done about this though). I think I'll stick to the coin-op of this also

WHDLoad, hehe.

DamienD · 23 August 2006, 17:38

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Originally Posted by Retro-Nerd

WHDLoad, hehe.

Yeah, yeah

...and to fix the "one" button issue (joking)

Retro-Nerd · 23 August 2006, 18:01

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Originally Posted by DamienD

Yeah, yeah

...and to fix the "one" button issue (joking)

The game supports "two" buttons.

http://whdload.de/games/MortalKombat.html

Rebel-CD32 · 24 August 2006, 19:12

I once found a K-Mart store that still had a pile of Amiga games for sale, so I scooped them all up and took them home. I played through them and came across one called Graffiti Man. Has anyone played this? What the hell? If you can manage to stay alive for more than five seconds and walk through the tiny stage, you have to paint a picture, then do it all over again in the next stage.

It was one of the worst games I've ever played, I couldn't make any sense of it.

DamienD · 24 August 2006, 19:16

LOL

Never played or heard of it... I've just taken a look at the screenshots in HOL. Looks rubbish and very appropriate for this thread

http://hol.abime.net/2773/screenshot

Retro-Nerd · 24 August 2006, 19:16

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Originally Posted by Rebel-CD32

I once found a K-Mart store that still had a pile of Amiga games for sale, so I scooped them all up and took them home. I played through them and came across one called Graffiti Man. Has anyone played this? What the hell? If you can manage to stay alive for more than five seconds and walk through the tiny stage, you have to paint a picture, then do it all over again in the next stage.

It was one of the worst games I've ever played, I couldn't make any sense of it.

Yeah, i know this game from the C-64. I can't believe till today that this piece of crap was published by Rainbow Arts. reLine wrote classics like Oil Imperium (Black Gold).

Dizzy · 25 August 2006, 08:02

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Originally Posted by DamienD

LOL

Never played or heard of it... I've just taken a look at the screenshots in HOL. Looks rubbish and very appropriate for this thread

http://hol.abime.net/2773/screenshot

Well one of the picture show some of the american EAB memebers

DamienD · 25 August 2006, 12:58

@Dizzy:

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22 August 2006, 19:36	#42
StarEye Zone Friend Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Norway Age: 46 Posts: 987	You know, I'm a bigger fan of SWOS than KO, but marcos post were still wrong in so many different ways.

22 August 2006, 20:40	#43
Marcuz Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: . Age: 48 Posts: 5,562	what can i say? it's cool to them to have earned much money and it's cool for the players to have a game they like. but to me KO is exactly what i said above (well the big head players are from Goal! not Kick Off, the rest stands)

23 August 2006, 00:58	#44
StarEye Zone Friend Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Norway Age: 46 Posts: 987	Ah, while we all respect eachother opinion on a game, I can't these games are the ones who gave you the biggest shock. Otherwise, you can't have played a lot of games.

23 August 2006, 12:48	#47
Dizzy Pirate Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Denmark Posts: 3,395	Well Rise of the robots or what about Moonshine racers

23 August 2006, 17:28	#50
DamienD Banned Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: London / Sydney Age: 47 Posts: 20,420	I like the coin-op version Not sure if I've played the Amiga one, will need to give it a try to see how faithful it is

24 August 2006, 19:12	#56
Rebel-CD32 Amiga will never die! Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Tasmania, Australia Age: 43 Posts: 532	I once found a K-Mart store that still had a pile of Amiga games for sale, so I scooped them all up and took them home. I played through them and came across one called Graffiti Man. Has anyone played this? What the hell? If you can manage to stay alive for more than five seconds and walk through the tiny stage, you have to paint a picture, then do it all over again in the next stage. It was one of the worst games I've ever played, I couldn't make any sense of it.

24 August 2006, 19:16	#57
DamienD Banned Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: London / Sydney Age: 47 Posts: 20,420	LOL Never played or heard of it... I've just taken a look at the screenshots in HOL. Looks rubbish and very appropriate for this thread http://hol.abime.net/2773/screenshot

25 August 2006, 12:58	#60
DamienD Banned Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: London / Sydney Age: 47 Posts: 20,420	@Dizzy:

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