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Megalomaniac · 01 December 2022, 14:28

When ST/Amiga Format launched in mid-1988, there were apparently 3 times as many STs in the UK as Amigas (understandable - as the first ST was half the cost of the A1000, and launched nearly 2 years before the A500, and still about 2/3 the price of an A500, and was still cheaper when you consider the free games until at least 1989). Presumably, most games that were released for both systems simultaneously sold more on the ST initially. At what point did the balance change? When did Amiga originals first outsell like-for-like (ie not coin-op conversions or licenses) ST ports?

I'm particularly intrigued by Vroom, which I'd assume sold considerably more on the ST, as the publishers and developer were much more fabled on the ST, and their version launched before ST Lotus 2 and F1GP, whereas those were both available on the Amiga first and were close competition. European companies (other than French) seemed to abandon the ST pretty sharply around that time, is there a clue in terms of how Vroom! sold?

01 December 2022, 14:28	#1
Megalomaniac Registered User Join Date: Sep 2022 Location: Eastbourne Posts: 1,019	How did (especially UK) Amiga and ST game sales compare, eg. Vroom? When ST/Amiga Format launched in mid-1988, there were apparently 3 times as many STs in the UK as Amigas (understandable - as the first ST was half the cost of the A1000, and launched nearly 2 years before the A500, and still about 2/3 the price of an A500, and was still cheaper when you consider the free games until at least 1989). Presumably, most games that were released for both systems simultaneously sold more on the ST initially. At what point did the balance change? When did Amiga originals first outsell like-for-like (ie not coin-op conversions or licenses) ST ports? I'm particularly intrigued by Vroom, which I'd assume sold considerably more on the ST, as the publishers and developer were much more fabled on the ST, and their version launched before ST Lotus 2 and F1GP, whereas those were both available on the Amiga first and were close competition. European companies (other than French) seemed to abandon the ST pretty sharply around that time, is there a clue in terms of how Vroom! sold?