Cody Jarrett's Splendid Top 20 Shareware/Freeware/PD Amiga Games - Page 3

ilm · 03 February 2002, 11:36

a bit late but did you knew there was a pc version of Tetris pro :
http://www.void.jump.org/tomcat/tetris/

CodyJarrett · 04 February 2002, 13:39

Number 7 - Tankkk

Okay, so it looks a bit rubbish. It's a tank game, but the bullets bounce off the walls and around the mazes. It's kind of retro.

If you have five people playing it at once, then it's lots of fun and you can change all the options in the game.

No idea why it's called Tankkk, though!

Twistin'Ghost · 04 February 2002, 13:44

Maybe it's a reference to the Ku Klux Klan?

Actually, the bounce-off-the-wall bullets was very effective in the coin-op classic, Tron (maybe my fav arcade game ever).

CodyJarrett · 04 February 2002, 16:49

Number 6 - Ork Attack

Now you can pretend to be taking part in the Helm's Deep battle from The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers!

Lots of orks climb up the walls of the castle - you stand at the top and drop stops or slice them with your sword. As you can't have both rocks and sword at the same time, it can sometimes be difficult to decide on what to use. One mistake and you're dead!

There's lots of blood and gore too...

Dalai · 04 February 2002, 19:39

I used to love Knights. Surely inspired by the Moonstone intro, it even uses Ratmen sound effects for the zombies!

CodyJarrett · 05 February 2002, 10:43

Number 5 - Knockout

Hey, it's an AMOS game!

Lots of cars start on a circle and try to shove each other off - but the circle gets continually smaller and harder to stay on. Then the last remaining car must drive off the circle onto a bridge (a last chance for the car to fall off and lose its point).

As is usual with some of the best PD games, this is a simple and good idea done very well. There are also lots of good multiplayer options.

Drake1009 · 05 February 2002, 16:47

Ooh that sounds fun. I remember playing Street racer (on the PC), multiplayer option had the possibility to play something similar (knock your opponents into barricades to remove the barricades, and then knock them out of the ring)

CodyJarrett · 05 February 2002, 19:28

Number 4 - Gravity Power

Originally called Gravity Force 2, this is an enhanced version especially made for Amiga Power who championed it, probably because of its multiplayer qualities.

It's split-screen Thrust time, but with numerous configurations and maps. A map editor is also available to make your own.

Great stuff!

Drake1009 · 05 February 2002, 21:42

I hope you're going to upload the last 2 in the zone cody. Both look really entertaining.

Djay · 05 February 2002, 23:36

gravity power was specially made for Amiga Power magazine because they raved about gravity force, gravity power featured on a coverdisk (issue 50 - June 95)

excellent 2-player game

TikTok · 06 February 2002, 03:55

Yeah, two more great games there. There was a sequel to Knockout I think, although it cluttered things up without really adding much IIRC. I did find that Knockout crashed quite a lot on my A600 though

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I loved Gravity Force 2, but I was always looking for the version which allowed two people to try racing each other. I remember every version I found, the race option was missing. It was always detailed in the instructions, never in the game

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7-Zark-7 · 06 February 2002, 06:06

Ork Attack had to rate as one of my fave PD games too. Not that I played to many AMOS titles but it seems to be the best Amos based game I played too.

A pity it's unplayable by PC keyboard-another excuse to look for a PC joystick I guess!

Shatterhand · 06 February 2002, 11:28

Cyberntix and Obliterayion gotta be 2 of my fav amiga games ever.

Knockout seems to be really fun. Hope I can get it after I have internet connection at home again.

CodyJarrett · 06 February 2002, 14:14

Number 3 - Master Blaster

Not much to say here. It's Bomberman and this is a good version of it!

CodyJarrett · 07 February 2002, 11:42

Number 2 - Super Foul Egg

The name Super Foul Egg comes from an Amiga Power in-joke (they asked for it to be renamed after it was sent in for the coverdisk).

The actual game is a port of Super Puyo Puyo, a game which didn't really see the commercial light of day on the Amiga. So, it was released in the shareware/PD scene (actually, I think it was supposed to be an Amiga Power coverdisk only thing, rather than freeware).

The addictive part comes from trying to match the colours together, so that they disappear, but also drop rocks on the other player's side. This makes it a top two player game.

Drake1009 · 07 February 2002, 15:04

That version looks much more playable than Outfall which is a game almost similar.

Djay · 07 February 2002, 23:50

its Dr Robonik's Meanbean Machine, which killed lots of hours at work (i worked at an indie video/computer game shop), never played this Amiga version, i hope you upload to the zone soon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Drake1009 · 08 February 2002, 06:42

I just downloaded it yesterday (no reference to AP disk though it seems that's where it came from so it took some time getting from PE2000). Though it looks nice it somehow played worse than another clone for the Amiga called Outfall. The fact that the AI was either too easy or too hard was really annoying.

CodyJarrett · 08 February 2002, 08:16

I've never played it as just one-player...

Drake1009 · 08 February 2002, 08:27

I don't have friends to play with so I mostly play one player.

03 February 2002, 11:36	#41
ilm Zone Friend Join Date: May 2001 Location: Belgium Age: 39 Posts: 54	tetris pro a bit late but did you knew there was a pc version of Tetris pro : http://www.void.jump.org/tomcat/tetris/

04 February 2002, 13:39	#42
CodyJarrett Global Moderator Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: UK Age: 46 Posts: 6,166	Number 7 - Tankkk Okay, so it looks a bit rubbish. It's a tank game, but the bullets bounce off the walls and around the mazes. It's kind of retro. If you have five people playing it at once, then it's lots of fun and you can change all the options in the game. No idea why it's called Tankkk, though! Attached Thumbnails

04 February 2002, 16:49	#44
CodyJarrett Global Moderator Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: UK Age: 46 Posts: 6,166	Number 6 - Ork Attack Now you can pretend to be taking part in the Helm's Deep battle from The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers! Lots of orks climb up the walls of the castle - you stand at the top and drop stops or slice them with your sword. As you can't have both rocks and sword at the same time, it can sometimes be difficult to decide on what to use. One mistake and you're dead! There's lots of blood and gore too... Attached Thumbnails

05 February 2002, 10:43	#46
CodyJarrett Global Moderator Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: UK Age: 46 Posts: 6,166	Number 5 - Knockout Hey, it's an AMOS game! Lots of cars start on a circle and try to shove each other off - but the circle gets continually smaller and harder to stay on. Then the last remaining car must drive off the circle onto a bridge (a last chance for the car to fall off and lose its point). As is usual with some of the best PD games, this is a simple and good idea done very well. There are also lots of good multiplayer options. Attached Thumbnails

05 February 2002, 19:28	#48
CodyJarrett Global Moderator Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: UK Age: 46 Posts: 6,166	Number 4 - Gravity Power Originally called Gravity Force 2, this is an enhanced version especially made for Amiga Power who championed it, probably because of its multiplayer qualities. It's split-screen Thrust time, but with numerous configurations and maps. A map editor is also available to make your own. Great stuff! Attached Thumbnails

04 February 2002, 13:44	#43
Twistin'Ghost Give up the ghost Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: U$A Age: 33 Posts: 4,662	Maybe it's a reference to the Ku Klux Klan? Actually, the bounce-off-the-wall bullets was very effective in the coin-op classic, Tron (maybe my fav arcade game ever).

04 February 2002, 19:39	#45
Dalai Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: UK Posts: 148	I used to love Knights. Surely inspired by the Moonstone intro, it even uses Ratmen sound effects for the zombies!

05 February 2002, 16:47	#47
Drake1009 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Denmark Posts: 2,284	Ooh that sounds fun. I remember playing Street racer (on the PC), multiplayer option had the possibility to play something similar (knock your opponents into barricades to remove the barricades, and then knock them out of the ring)

05 February 2002, 21:42	#49
Drake1009 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Denmark Posts: 2,284	I hope you're going to upload the last 2 in the zone cody. Both look really entertaining.

05 February 2002, 23:36	#50
Djay 95th User Join Date: May 2001 Location: Brighton/UK Age: 48 Posts: 3,120	gravity power was specially made for Amiga Power magazine because they raved about gravity force, gravity power featured on a coverdisk (issue 50 - June 95) excellent 2-player game

06 February 2002, 03:55	#51
TikTok Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Malayasia Age: 43 Posts: 657	3 and 4 Yeah, two more great games there. There was a sequel to Knockout I think, although it cluttered things up without really adding much IIRC. I did find that Knockout crashed quite a lot on my A600 though . I loved Gravity Force 2, but I was always looking for the version which allowed two people to try racing each other. I remember every version I found, the race option was missing. It was always detailed in the instructions, never in the game .

06 February 2002, 06:06	#52
7-Zark-7 Zone Friend Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Brisbane/Australia Posts: 1,270	Ork Attack had to rate as one of my fave PD games too. Not that I played to many AMOS titles but it seems to be the best Amos based game I played too. A pity it's unplayable by PC keyboard-another excuse to look for a PC joystick I guess!

06 February 2002, 11:28	#53
Shatterhand Warhasneverbeensomuchfun Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Rio de Janeiro / Brazil Age: 41 Posts: 3,450	Cyberntix and Obliterayion gotta be 2 of my fav amiga games ever. Knockout seems to be really fun. Hope I can get it after I have internet connection at home again.

06 February 2002, 14:14	#54
CodyJarrett Global Moderator Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: UK Age: 46 Posts: 6,166	Number 3 - Master Blaster Not much to say here. It's Bomberman and this is a good version of it! Attached Thumbnails

07 February 2002, 11:42	#55
CodyJarrett Global Moderator Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: UK Age: 46 Posts: 6,166	Number 2 - Super Foul Egg The name Super Foul Egg comes from an Amiga Power in-joke (they asked for it to be renamed after it was sent in for the coverdisk). The actual game is a port of Super Puyo Puyo, a game which didn't really see the commercial light of day on the Amiga. So, it was released in the shareware/PD scene (actually, I think it was supposed to be an Amiga Power coverdisk only thing, rather than freeware). The addictive part comes from trying to match the colours together, so that they disappear, but also drop rocks on the other player's side. This makes it a top two player game. Attached Thumbnails

07 February 2002, 15:04	#56
Drake1009 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Denmark Posts: 2,284	That version looks much more playable than Outfall which is a game almost similar.

07 February 2002, 23:50	#57
Djay 95th User Join Date: May 2001 Location: Brighton/UK Age: 48 Posts: 3,120	its Dr Robonik's Meanbean Machine, which killed lots of hours at work (i worked at an indie video/computer game shop), never played this Amiga version, i hope you upload to the zone soon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

08 February 2002, 06:42	#58
Drake1009 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Denmark Posts: 2,284	I just downloaded it yesterday (no reference to AP disk though it seems that's where it came from so it took some time getting from PE2000). Though it looks nice it somehow played worse than another clone for the Amiga called Outfall. The fact that the AI was either too easy or too hard was really annoying.

08 February 2002, 08:16	#59
CodyJarrett Global Moderator Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: UK Age: 46 Posts: 6,166	I've never played it as just one-player...

08 February 2002, 08:27	#60
Drake1009 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Denmark Posts: 2,284	I don't have friends to play with so I mostly play one player.

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