The Definitive Amiga Game - Page 2

extralife · 03 May 2009, 21:04

Shadow of the Beast, made me get my a500 back in the day, coz frankly I doubt many had seen anything like it back then

Offcoz, titles like Defender of the Crown, speedball 2 (and anything bitmap brothers really), PINBALL DREAMS/FANTASIES!!!!!!, Monkey Island (first one only), TURRICAN, BATTLE SQUADRON, eye of the beholder and let's not forget LEMMINGS!!!!!!!!! was here first

there are many more games I think that kinda defines the Amiga, but for me SOTB "is" amiga

Amiga1992 · 03 May 2009, 21:55

the Absolute Bestest Forever And Ever Infinite Point Red Antimatter Quasar Game Is Dangerous Streets

Gordon · 03 May 2009, 22:00

Oh no! Im dreading bippym seeing this thread, I never wont to see the C word again.

Cammy · 03 May 2009, 23:59

LIONHEART!!! It's an AMIGA-ONLY game, it's tough as nails, graphically and musically beautiful, plays perfectly, pushes the hardware to its limits, and it has a decent story!

KevG · 04 May 2009, 00:11

Defender Of The Crown.

I saw it on an A500 in a shop window as I was walking by.
I was blown away by the graphics (compared to my zx spectrum).
I then went straight to by bank, withdrew £500, went back to the shop and bought one.

The rest, as they say, is history.....

Retro1234 · 04 May 2009, 09:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cammy

LIONHEART!!! It's an AMIGA-ONLY game, it's tough as nails, graphically and musically beautiful, plays perfectly, pushes the hardware to its limits, and it has a decent story!

Yep LionHeart is cut above the rest.

blade002 · 04 May 2009, 09:18

Yeah i am with Cammy on Lionheart, because for me its like a nordic slash and run version of Turrican 2 but technically pushes the Amiga's hardware far more, although i must say that although the music in Lionheart is nice, Huelsbeck cannot be beaten for his Turrican 2 scores

humble worm · 04 May 2009, 09:44

Imho the most distinctive amiga games are those of mixed genres/those which are hard to classify (smup with elements of rpg etc) Chaos Engine, SOTB 2 & 3 and Moonstone are good examples

john4p · 04 May 2009, 09:58

TURRICAN II
X 8

Shoonay · 04 May 2009, 13:19

Of course, girls dig the Shadow of the Beast, if you know what I mean...

Amiga1992 · 04 May 2009, 17:18

Dangerous Streets
Dangerous Streets
Dangerous Streets
Dangerous Streets
Dangerous Streets
Dangerous Streets

Sensi · 04 May 2009, 20:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kada

You lost your virginity while playing Shadow of the Beast?

Yes!

It was my first. No cheating - pain, hardwork and blood.

BippyM · 04 May 2009, 20:24

err.. merge time soon

Photon · 05 May 2009, 04:47

Actually, the very first game I saw on the Amiga (1000) was Nebulus. There was just no graphics in any game like it before that. The school had bought an early A1000 for something like 2000€ (!). With the C1081(?) color monitor and all those colors and smooth movement, twinkly stars, animation... it really outshone every single computer in the school! Sadly, it only had Nebulus and Battle Chess and the Workbench demos to show it off at the time. And of course it was nice, but 2000€ in 1986 meant far and beyond what any kid could hope to own.

Definitive... the reason to get an Amiga... Amiga-Only or excelling on Amiga... well, the reason for me buying an Amiga was the game quality on another computer, the ST

Not one particular game.

Turrican 2 is a good choice, way ahead at the time and absorbing as hell, Amiga-only and pretty early. Exile has stolen the most hours from me

Of the later ones, Worms was way ahead and awesome to play and visually brilliant.

05 May 2009, 05:21

Hmm Turrican II and Alienbreed - that game kept me at the Amiga for days on end, hmmm also Sword of Sodan, I liked that game just cause the graphics blew my mind.

TCD · 05 May 2009, 07:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by Photon

Turrican 2 is a good choice, way ahead at the time and absorbing as hell, Amiga-only and pretty early.

To be honest it's not even an Amiga original

The C64 version is the original, but the conversion by Factor 5 is just a great piece of work

john4p · 05 May 2009, 09:40

Yes, but Turrican II on the C64 doesn't have Hülsbeck's music. It's a very different experience on the Amiga. And it's not really a port of the C64-version but more of a parallel developed version. The Amiga-version even came out before the C64 "original".

TCD · 05 May 2009, 09:51

You are right john, but it's still a Trenz game

I would also say the game belongs much more to the Amiga than the C64

The first part is a C64 game ported to Amiga, while the second part absolutely 'feels' like a Amiga game (and the C64 version like the conversion

)

Beawolf · 09 May 2009, 15:18

The best for me is Celtic Legends... Finished about 400 times...
Started to play it, when i was 7 years old...
Also Car vup, Time Runners and many more...
What i can say? I LOVE AMIGA...

J.Tramiel · 09 May 2009, 16:03

F/A-18 INTERCEPTOR

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03 May 2009, 21:04	#21
extralife Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: denmark Posts: 268	Shadow of the Beast, made me get my a500 back in the day, coz frankly I doubt many had seen anything like it back then Offcoz, titles like Defender of the Crown, speedball 2 (and anything bitmap brothers really), PINBALL DREAMS/FANTASIES!!!!!!, Monkey Island (first one only), TURRICAN, BATTLE SQUADRON, eye of the beholder and let's not forget LEMMINGS!!!!!!!!! was here first there are many more games I think that kinda defines the Amiga, but for me SOTB "is" amiga

03 May 2009, 21:55	#22
Amiga1992 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ? Posts: 19,646	the Absolute Bestest Forever And Ever Infinite Point Red Antimatter Quasar Game Is Dangerous Streets

03 May 2009, 22:00	#23
Gordon Settler Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Serf City Posts: 1,760	Oh no! Im dreading bippym seeing this thread, I never wont to see the C word again.

03 May 2009, 23:59	#24
Cammy Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Tasmania, Australia Age: 39 Posts: 1,189	LIONHEART!!! It's an AMIGA-ONLY game, it's tough as nails, graphically and musically beautiful, plays perfectly, pushes the hardware to its limits, and it has a decent story!

04 May 2009, 00:11	#25
KevG Banned Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: U.K. Posts: 93	Defender Of The Crown. I saw it on an A500 in a shop window as I was walking by. I was blown away by the graphics (compared to my zx spectrum). I then went straight to by bank, withdrew £500, went back to the shop and bought one. The rest, as they say, is history.....

04 May 2009, 09:18	#27
blade002 Zone Friend Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Australia Age: 50 Posts: 2,616	Yeah i am with Cammy on Lionheart, because for me its like a nordic slash and run version of Turrican 2 but technically pushes the Amiga's hardware far more, although i must say that although the music in Lionheart is nice, Huelsbeck cannot be beaten for his Turrican 2 scores

04 May 2009, 09:44	#28
humble worm Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: BP/Poland Age: 45 Posts: 745	Imho the most distinctive amiga games are those of mixed genres/those which are hard to classify (smup with elements of rpg etc) Chaos Engine, SOTB 2 & 3 and Moonstone are good examples

04 May 2009, 09:58	#29
john4p Competition Moderator Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Germany Posts: 4,756	*TURRICAN II* *X 8*

04 May 2009, 13:19	#30
Shoonay Global Caturator Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Porando Age: 43 Posts: 6,107	Of course, girls dig the Shadow of the Beast, if you know what I mean...

04 May 2009, 17:18	#31
Amiga1992 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ? Posts: 19,646	Dangerous Streets Dangerous Streets Dangerous Streets Dangerous Streets Dangerous Streets Dangerous Streets

04 May 2009, 20:24	#33
BippyM Global Moderator Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Derby, UK Age: 48 Posts: 9,355	err.. merge time soon

05 May 2009, 04:47	#34
Photon Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Eksjö / Sweden Posts: 5,632	Actually, the very first game I saw on the Amiga (1000) was Nebulus. There was just no graphics in any game like it before that. The school had bought an early A1000 for something like 2000€ (!). With the C1081(?) color monitor and all those colors and smooth movement, twinkly stars, animation... it really outshone every single computer in the school! Sadly, it only had Nebulus and Battle Chess and the Workbench demos to show it off at the time. And of course it was nice, but 2000€ in 1986 meant far and beyond what any kid could hope to own. Definitive... the reason to get an Amiga... Amiga-Only or excelling on Amiga... well, the reason for me buying an Amiga was the game quality on another computer, the ST Not one particular game. Turrican 2 is a good choice, way ahead at the time and absorbing as hell, Amiga-only and pretty early. Exile has stolen the most hours from me Of the later ones, Worms was way ahead and awesome to play and visually brilliant.

05 May 2009, 05:21	#35
ami_junkie Posts: n/a	Hmm Turrican II and Alienbreed - that game kept me at the Amiga for days on end, hmmm also Sword of Sodan, I liked that game just cause the graphics blew my mind.

05 May 2009, 09:40	#37
john4p Competition Moderator Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Germany Posts: 4,756	Yes, but Turrican II on the C64 doesn't have Hülsbeck's music. It's a very different experience on the Amiga. And it's not really a port of the C64-version but more of a parallel developed version. The Amiga-version even came out before the C64 "original".

05 May 2009, 09:51	#38
TCD HOL/FTP busy bee Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Germany Age: 46 Posts: 31,753	You are right john, but it's still a Trenz game I would also say the game belongs much more to the Amiga than the C64 The first part is a C64 game ported to Amiga, while the second part absolutely 'feels' like a Amiga game (and the C64 version like the conversion )

09 May 2009, 15:18	#39
Beawolf Zone Friend Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Italia Age: 36 Posts: 52	The best for me is Celtic Legends... Finished about 400 times... Started to play it, when i was 7 years old... Also Car vup, Time Runners and many more... What i can say? I LOVE AMIGA...

09 May 2009, 16:03	#40
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