Greatest pre-Amiga games not available on Amiga

[MazinKaesar]

Centaury Alliance and Wasteland.

[Axxman]

Did Dun Durach, Tir Na Nog, Chuckie Egg, System 15000 or Starion ever make it to the amiga?

[TheCyberDruid]

Chuckie Egg did.

[hitchhikr]

Omnitrend's Universe.

[Predseda]

I simply loved R.I.S.K. from The Edge and also liked Motos from Mastertronic. And not to mention great The Master of magic (all C64), which I really can imagine remade for Amiga...

[mr_a500]

Originally Posted by Mequa

- Rescue on Fractalus, Ballblazer and Koronis Rift from LucasFilm on the Atari 800 series. All included advanced 3D or pseudo-3D effects which made them stunning on an 8-bit machine. Amiga ports of all 3 would have been awesome.

There is an Amiga port of Ballblazer - and it's pretty damn good.
Masterblazer: http://hol.abime.net/2420 (screenshot is from the optional "race" part, not main game)

In the intro, there's even a fractal mountain flyby that looks like Rescue on Fractalus - which is what made me start this thread in the first place.

Originally Posted by Raggot

Am I the only one who noticed the whole "pre-Amiga" thing? Most of these games were released after 1985.

Anyway, my choices:

Choplifter, Karateka, and The Oregon Trail, on the Apple II

[...]

Gradius, Joust, Robotron, and lots of other arcade games that I can't remember at the moment.

For Choplifter, check out
Apocalypse: http://hol.abime.net/3282

For Robotron, check out
Llamatron: http://hol.abime.net/4970

(I did also say, "games that have never been converted/cloned/copied in any form". Yeah, llamas aren't robots... but close enough.)

Originally Posted by AB Positive

Or you can get a Sio2PC and not have to worry about disks, or drives. Streaming images off your computer to the A8. It's how I do it, and makes any disk swapping take seconds instead of minutes.

I've got this:


SD card reader for Atari 8-bit. It's awesome. I copy disk images from Amiga to Atari. Game loading is fast (well, compared to floppy loading). I've even typed stuff on an Atari wordprocessor, saved it on SD, loaded it on Amiga, then sent it on the internet. (Why? - because I can, damn it!)

[Belgarath]

Originally Posted by AB Positive

Tail of Beta Lyrae

if you've not heard of this gem, dig out an A8 emulator and give it a shot. The music and sound are underrated as well, one of my faves.

Also - would've loved to see an updated version of Drol - another 8-bit favorite of mine.

You know there's an Amiga PD version of Drol? http://hol.abime.net/436

[roberthazelby]

SabreWulf and Underwurlde.

Work on both titles was actually underway on both games (the idea was that the coders would license the titles from Ultimate), and screenshots even appeared in Amiga mags.

Sadly neither saw the light of day.

[jabsy]

Bruce Lee on C64.

Love that game.

[vidarh]

Aztec Challenge.

[deicidal]

Originally Posted by vidarh

Aztec Challenge.

http://hol.abime.net/4856
Seem to remember it been pretty good.

And I agree with the above bruce lee was a cracking game, didnt they also do Zorro which was also pretty good

[vidarh]

Originally Posted by deicidal

http://hol.abime.net/4856
Seem to remember it been pretty good.

Interesting. Though I looked at a longplay of it on youtube, and it looks like they've lifted the graphics almost directly from the C64 without any improvements to take advantage of the Amiga, which is a bit disappointing.

Though I also found a video of a PC remake that, while the graphics looked polished just didn't seem to have the atmosphere of the original, so maybe it's for the best that they left it as is.

[deicidal]

Bak 2 Skool and Contact Sam Cruise for the spectrum where really good as well

[commie1974]

Second round from me, after loooong!!

Well, the mighty "Heavy on the Magick" from ZX Spectrum, "Tau Ceti" from CPC and "Driller" from C64 could be awesome on miggy...

[hitchhikr]

If you're talking about this driller then it always have been available on Amiga

[commie1974]

Originally Posted by hitchhikr

If you're talking about this driller then it always have been available on Amiga

Man, after 22 years of happy Amiga-fiddling, here's something I didn't expect to see!!! Thanks!
In fact I never searched for this one on miggy, but I was somehow sure that it hadn't been released for 68k..
Gonna try it on my real stuff at once!!

[s2325]

The Goonies for AROS: http://aminet.net/game/jump/GooniesRM.lha
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y50.../aros/gon1.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y50.../aros/gon2.jpg

[IFW]

wow, is it the remake of the C64 game?

[deicidal]

Originally Posted by s2325

The Goonies for AROS: http://aminet.net/game/jump/GooniesRM.lha
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y50.../aros/gon1.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y50.../aros/gon2.jpg

fantastic I loved that game on the old atari 8 bit

[TheCyberDruid]

For those who aren't on AROS, here's the Windows download as well : http://thegoonies.zxq.net/downloads.html

[s2325]

Yes, it's remake of C64/Atari game.

[turrican3]

green beret
nemesis
yie ar kung fu
gauntlet
kung-fu master
hyper sport
mario

[s2325]

Originally Posted by AB Positive

Tail of Beta Lyrae

if you've not heard of this gem, dig out an A8 emulator and give it a shot. The music and sound are underrated as well, one of my faves.

Also - would've loved to see an updated version of Drol - another 8-bit favorite of mine.

There is Drol for Amiga: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGxtc4XBegY
You can find this game on Astronut & Wise Man - Cap'n Carnage & China Challenge II & Mad Factory & Drol & Automat & Jumper (19xx)(Astronut - Wise Man)

[Castelian]

Hard Hat Mack (Apple II/C64)
Cannonball Blitz (Apple II)

[s2325]

Originally Posted by amigaade

Thing ona Spring C64
StarQuake C64
Super Cycle C64
JumpMan +Jumpman Jr. C64
Wizards Lair C64+Spectrum
Wizard
.....sod it I'm diggin out me 64.

There are Jumping Jack and Jumpman Junior for Amiga:

[Bastich]

Starquake (mentioned previously) played this a silly amount on my old Zx48k.
Also Quasatron (similar to Paradroid) although I still like Paradroid 90.

[onkelarie]

galactic empire would ha been great, from the atari 800. this game in basic had incredible depth and is still playable today, despite its ascii gui.

[kamelito]

Originally Posted by mr_a500

(...oh great, another "Best of" thread.. but wait, this is slightly different)

What do you think are the three greatest (most fun, still playable today) pre-Amiga (1985 or earlier) games that have never been converted/cloned/copied in any form for the Amiga.


Here's my top 3:

1. Montezuma's Revenge (specifically Atari 800 selectable level version without animated title screen) - I just played this game again with the ACE emulator and it is as fun and as playable as the best of the Amiga platform games. It would have been awesome if they made an Amiga version with more screens and levels to explore while still keeping the "feel" (and non-scrolling). I would have bought a copy for sure back in 1990.

2. Rescue on Fractalus (Atari 800 version is best) - This was amazing for its time and would have looked even better on the Amiga. There are lots of 3D shoot-em-ups on the Amiga, but none where you have to land and rescue guys (who could be aliens in disguise!).

3. Blue Max (not to be confused with the Amiga "Blue Max" flight sim) - This could be considered a scrolling shoot-em-up, but it's more fun than most and would have been one of the best on the Amiga.

IIRC Trailblazer for Amiga do have an intro which is basicaly the terrain engine of Rescue On Fractalus, maybe a port was planned... Kamel

[deicidal]

Originally Posted by kamelito

IIRC Trailblazer for Amiga do have an intro which is basicaly the terrain engine of Rescue On Fractalus, maybe a port was planned... Kamel

Another good one would be a conversion of The Eidolon which was basically the Rescue On Fractalu engine turned upside down. Many fond memories of getting twatted by dragons

[kamelito]

Parallax
Nemesis
Antiriad

Originally Posted by bobbybearing

available on Atari ST/Amstrad :
- magnetic tank (MGT) / Loriciels
- Crafton & Xunk / Loriciels
- L'ange de cristal / Loriciels

(see at http://www.loriciel.org)

dead link I suppose you meant loriciel.net But I agree, I think the Amstrad version looked better. Kamel

[DeafDaz]

Pole Positin on C64
Uridium on C64
Pitstop 2 on C64

All good games, I know that Adrew Braybrook did uridim 2 on the Miggy

How about a challenge to Coders to produce a conversion of the other two?

I am not sure if they have been ported. If u take the challenge pls make it an AGA version.

[Kroah]

Schreckenstein is a fantastic 2 players action packed cooperative game on Atari 800.
On top of that the animation and the scrolling are very smooth.
You have to pick up some items and put them elsewhere.
Monsters can steal you the item and some levels have a sorcerer you need to kill sometimes.
When all objects are done, you have to find a key and the exit.
You have to hurry up to finish the level because your life goes down all the time.
Friendly fire can even hits the other player. And when someone dies, he's turned into a vampire (computer controlled).



Why such a game has never been ported?

[Predseda]

Trolls and tribulations (C64)


Cavelon (C64)


Pyjamarama

[s2325]

Originally Posted by Raggot

Am I the only one who noticed the whole "pre-Amiga" thing? Most of these games were released after 1985.

Anyway, my choices:

Choplifter, Karateka, and The Oregon Trail, on the Apple II

Combat!, on the Atari 2600

Attack of the Mutant Camels, Blaster, Fort Apocalypse, Spelunker, Zeppelin, and the Lucasfilm/Atari "fractal trilogy", on the Atari 800

Dragon's Den, Raid on Bungeling Bay, Space Taxi, and the Forbidden Forest games, on the C64

Atic Atac, Deathchase, I, of the Mask, and Jetpac, on the ZX Spectrum

Argo Navis, on the CPC

Gradius, Joust, Robotron, and lots of other arcade games that I can't remember at the moment.

Interface Robot is PD version of Robotron: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7Eeu1bTCAs

[Lord Riton]

Cauldron II : great c64 game. I loved controling that pumpkin !

Staff of Karnath : another great C64 game i loved to play.

Entombed : the sequel of the previous game. Both had Sir Arthur Pendragon as main char.

Mandragore : not sure if this one existed outside of France, it was a great C64 RPG with 11 dungeons, each on one face of a cassette ! . It got the first place on "arcade" prize on 1984 in France (it was not an arcade game at all lol).

[s2325]

Originally Posted by AB Positive

Tail of Beta Lyrae

if you've not heard of this gem, dig out an A8 emulator and give it a shot. The music and sound are underrated as well, one of my faves.

Also - would've loved to see an updated version of Drol - another 8-bit favorite of mine.

Amstrad CPC have game very similar to Drol - Atlantis: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8sD3Ao1WQI

[PopoCop]

Did anybody mentioned "Deathchase"?
This game with few enhacements would be great on Amiga.

[Emu Amiga]

Originally Posted by mr_a500

(...oh great, another "Best of" thread.. but wait, this is slightly different)

What do you think are the three greatest (most fun, still playable today) pre-Amiga (1985 or earlier) games that have never been converted/cloned/copied in any form for the Amiga.


Here's my top 3:

1. Montezuma's Revenge (specifically Atari 800 selectable level version without animated title screen) - I just played this game again with the ACE emulator and it is as fun and as playable as the best of the Amiga platform games. It would have been awesome if they made an Amiga version with more screens and levels to explore while still keeping the "feel" (and non-scrolling). I would have bought a copy for sure back in 1990.

2. Rescue on Fractalus (Atari 800 version is best) - This was amazing for its time and would have looked even better on the Amiga. There are lots of 3D shoot-em-ups on the Amiga, but none where you have to land and rescue guys (who could be aliens in disguise!).

3. Blue Max (not to be confused with the Amiga "Blue Max" flight sim) - This could be considered a scrolling shoot-em-up, but it's more fun than most and would have been one of the best on the Amiga.

Two great C-64 games. Legacy of the ancients and Legacy of Blackthorn, These games were unrivaled on any other platform at the time. I would have loved to see a 'Amiga' versions of these games.

[Mendel]

pre amiga: Bruce lee on C64
post amiga: I would love to have some glide games such as Tomb Raider, Fatal Racing, Thief and Carmageddon for mediator+voodoo 3

[s2325]

remake of Rescue on Fractalus: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ER62YvtRPI