Found -> Black Tiger (Was: arcade platformer... but the name!?!)

spoUP · 28 January 2003, 01:39

Hi there! This is a game i played on one of those classic arcade
machines in the early/mid nineties. You know, those lovely black
ones, or, did they look like that in sweden only? ... Aaanyway...

As i remember this game, it looked a little like Ghost'n'Goblins/Ghouls 'n' Ghosts...
It had something to do with a castle, and i vagely remember some
level with a fire/lava.. but the thing i remember most is a level,
with round saw blades that moved left/right, on the ground and
in the ceiling... i think it was some kind of mad professor that was
the evil dude...

And yea.. a somewhat medieval feeling...

does this ring a bell for someone? this is making me crazy!
and remember, i played it on the arcades, but... who knows,
an amiga version might exist?... hmm...

Drake1009 · 28 January 2003, 02:16

I remember a C64 game called Dragon's kingdom (I think that was the name of it) which played almost exactly like ghosts n goblins/ghouls n ghosts and had a lava world as the 4th world. I was really really happy with the infinite lives trainer on that one.

There's a screenshot of it on lemon64.com. Might need to just search for kingdom.

spoUP · 28 January 2003, 02:25

mmm... thanks for the tips. but this aint the one. :/
i found a link with screenshots though, from an amiga version.

http://www.retrogaming.it/luglio2002.htm

looks kinda cool!

the the main character sprite in my game was much smaller...

Shatterhand · 28 January 2003, 03:51

Is it Black Tiger ?

manicx · 28 January 2003, 08:56

Black tiger is the only one that come to my mind too!

LaundroMat · 28 January 2003, 11:40

Strider?
Or (was there an arcade version of this?): Myth?

Drake1009 · 28 January 2003, 11:47

There was indeed an arcade version of strider.

Tim Janssen · 28 January 2003, 11:49

Your description somehow reminds me of an arcade game called Wardner which is published in 1988. It is a horizontal scrolling platform game starring a guy who must rescue his girlfriend who has turned into a crystal ball.
The second level in this game is set in a huge factory with moving Acme blades.

Drake1009 · 28 January 2003, 12:07

OMG!!! That game looks exactly like the arcade game I saw when I was younger just before we got a disk drive for our C64. I remember buying Montezuma's revenge (first disk game I had) because the character there reminded me slightly of a C64 looking version of the character in that game.

spoUP · 28 January 2003, 16:41

OH SHIT!!!!

IT MIGHT BE WARNER!!!

I was awake for some hours last night trying to recall more
from the game, to write here.. but i had really lost hope!
My poor description of the game and all..
I am checking out Wardner.. will be back here soon, hopefully
with tears in my eyes. =)

Strider can be ruled out. Black tiger..

Shit! This was it!!!! I am forever grateful man!!!
Hooohoooo!!! guess who's gonna tay infron of mame for some
hours???... =)

Tim Janssen · 29 January 2003, 08:30

If you want to see more screenshots of Wardner, visit KLOV.com for screenshots of the Japanese version.

The first time I saw this game was in multiformat mag 'The GamesMachine' in 1988. They reviewed this arcade-game and promised a conversion to Amiga would soon appear. Pity it never happened.
I have the game in Mame (downloaded from Planetemu.net) and it looks, feels and plays like an Amiga game! It has some parallax scrolling backgrounds and great music. I still haven't finished it (despite shoveling in zillions of virtual coins).

The picture below is taken from the intro screen in which the boy and girl are enchanted to take a trip into a magic forest.

Twistin'Ghost · 29 January 2003, 09:12

Quote:

Originally posted by Kodoichi
?

Sorry...think of it as an easter egg... My bad.

spoUP · 29 January 2003, 15:25

"I still haven't finished it (despite shoveling in zillions of virtual coins)."

Hehe... I completed it in an hour. And, i somehow feel as
a complete human again, my mind has found peace, a long lost
piece of my youth puzzle has found its right place.. =)

The game was WAY too short though! (Still quite hard!)

Tim Janssen · 30 January 2003, 09:39

@SpoUP,
You wrote:

Quote:

Hehe... I completed it in an hour (...)

Do you mean you have finished Wardner within an hour? How's that possible? I am still stuck in the Castle-level with all these moving spikes.
What does the game's ending and Mr Wardner look like?

spoUP · 30 January 2003, 15:08

Mr Wardner looks like an old wizard.. after he has taken some
hits he transforms into a huge uggly monster of some kind..
The ending was a great dissapointment..
The hero and the princess holds hands and jumps up and down,
and a "Congratulations!" text is displayed.. nothing else.. =)

The moving spikes?... Those are ease, took me two retries,
the hard part is right before Mr Wardner...

GO GET HIM!! ... =)

28 January 2003, 01:39	#1
spoUP Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: sweden Age: 46 Posts: 430	arcade platformer... but the name!?! Hi there! This is a game i played on one of those classic arcade machines in the early/mid nineties. You know, those lovely black ones, or, did they look like that in sweden only? ... Aaanyway... As i remember this game, it looked a little like Ghost'n'Goblins/Ghouls 'n' Ghosts... It had something to do with a castle, and i vagely remember some level with a fire/lava.. but the thing i remember most is a level, with round saw blades that moved left/right, on the ground and in the ceiling... i think it was some kind of mad professor that was the evil dude... And yea.. a somewhat medieval feeling... does this ring a bell for someone? this is making me crazy! and remember, i played it on the arcades, but... who knows, an amiga version might exist?... hmm...

28 January 2003, 11:40	#6
LaundroMat Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: In the cellar. With your mum. Age: 49 Posts: 404	Far off, but you never know... Strider? Or (was there an arcade version of this?): Myth?

28 January 2003, 11:49	#8
Tim Janssen Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Den Bosch / The Netherlands Age: 47 Posts: 1,271	Wardner? Your description somehow reminds me of an arcade game called Wardner which is published in 1988. It is a horizontal scrolling platform game starring a guy who must rescue his girlfriend who has turned into a crystal ball. The second level in this game is set in a huge factory with moving Acme blades.

29 January 2003, 08:30	#11
Tim Janssen Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Den Bosch / The Netherlands Age: 47 Posts: 1,271	More Wardner... If you want to see more screenshots of Wardner, visit KLOV.com for screenshots of the Japanese version. The first time I saw this game was in multiformat mag 'The GamesMachine' in 1988. They reviewed this arcade-game and promised a conversion to Amiga would soon appear. Pity it never happened. I have the game in Mame (downloaded from Planetemu.net) and it looks, feels and plays like an Amiga game! It has some parallax scrolling backgrounds and great music. I still haven't finished it (despite shoveling in zillions of virtual coins). The picture below is taken from the intro screen in which the boy and girl are enchanted to take a trip into a magic forest.

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28 January 2003, 02:16	#2
Drake1009 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Denmark Posts: 2,284	I remember a C64 game called Dragon's kingdom (I think that was the name of it) which played almost exactly like ghosts n goblins/ghouls n ghosts and had a lava world as the 4th world. I was really really happy with the infinite lives trainer on that one. There's a screenshot of it on lemon64.com. Might need to just search for kingdom.

28 January 2003, 02:25	#3
spoUP Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: sweden Age: 46 Posts: 430	mmm... thanks for the tips. but this aint the one. :/ i found a link with screenshots though, from an amiga version. http://www.retrogaming.it/luglio2002.htm looks kinda cool! the the main character sprite in my game was much smaller...

28 January 2003, 03:51	#4
Shatterhand Warhasneverbeensomuchfun Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Rio de Janeiro / Brazil Age: 41 Posts: 3,450	Is it Black Tiger ?

28 January 2003, 08:56	#5
manicx Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Athens, Greece Posts: 991	Black tiger is the only one that come to my mind too!

28 January 2003, 11:47	#7
Drake1009 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Denmark Posts: 2,284	There was indeed an arcade version of strider.

28 January 2003, 12:07	#9
Drake1009 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Denmark Posts: 2,284	OMG!!! That game looks exactly like the arcade game I saw when I was younger just before we got a disk drive for our C64. I remember buying Montezuma's revenge (first disk game I had) because the character there reminded me slightly of a C64 looking version of the character in that game.

28 January 2003, 16:41	#10
spoUP Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: sweden Age: 46 Posts: 430	OH SHIT!!!! IT MIGHT BE WARNER!!! I was awake for some hours last night trying to recall more from the game, to write here.. but i had really lost hope! My poor description of the game and all.. I am checking out Wardner.. will be back here soon, hopefully with tears in my eyes. =) Strider can be ruled out. Black tiger.. Shit! This was it!!!! I am forever grateful man!!! Hooohoooo!!! guess who's gonna tay infron of mame for some hours???... =)

29 January 2003, 15:25	#13
spoUP Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: sweden Age: 46 Posts: 430	"I still haven't finished it (despite shoveling in zillions of virtual coins)." Hehe... I completed it in an hour. And, i somehow feel as a complete human again, my mind has found peace, a long lost piece of my youth puzzle has found its right place.. =) The game was WAY too short though! (Still quite hard!)

30 January 2003, 15:08	#15
spoUP Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: sweden Age: 46 Posts: 430	Mr Wardner looks like an old wizard.. after he has taken some hits he transforms into a huge uggly monster of some kind.. The ending was a great dissapointment.. The hero and the princess holds hands and jumps up and down, and a "Congratulations!" text is displayed.. nothing else.. =) The moving spikes?... Those are ease, took me two retries, the hard part is right before Mr Wardner... GO GET HIM!! ... =)

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