What's your worst Amiga game Developer? - Page 5

TCD · 14 April 2011, 11:55

Indeed. The fun starts when you try to play the 'game' though. Everybody that voted for Sierra here should try it

deicidal · 14 April 2011, 11:59

Well I voted Sierra, and dont get me wrong I still played the buggers so they cant have been all that bad just shoddy conversions. You have to wonder though with top banana that during development that no one noticed that it looks like the game play takes place in a buket of puke.

TCD · 14 April 2011, 12:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by deicidal

You have to wonder though with top banana that during development that no one noticed that it looks like the game play takes place in a buket of puke.

Good that you get the idea

gimbal · 14 April 2011, 20:31

ooh abysmal games. Plenty of those on the Amiga

Just to name two that come to mind right away:

Tom and the Ghost: http://hol.abime.net/1453

I mean it looks sort of okay (bit of a color mess) and the music is fun for a while, but my god does it play terrible! You forgot about Tom! Yeah no wonder if you are too busy trying to get the character to properly go up and down stairs.

Moonwalker: http://hol.abime.net/2510

Do I even need to explain? Is it even possible to finish the first level within the time limit? But perhaps this one isn't fair, it is a movie license after all.

Shatterhand · 21 April 2011, 05:14

Yes, it's possible to finish the 1st level of Moonwalker within the time limit. When you are a 12 years old kid with lots of free time you can do it. I know it by experience

No one mentioned Alternative?

Sierra had made Sierra Soccer which was pretty good.

For Ocean movie tie-ins... what about The Addams Family and Jurassic Park? Hudson Hawk was pretty good too (Better than the movie, ha!). I also enjoyed Navy Seals (Not an awesome game, but it was enjoyable enough). And Robocop has lots of fans.

Regarding ICE... they made Fire Force (Which is a brilliant underrated game IMO), and Deep Core which was very enjoyable too. They indeed made a lot of shit.

Codemasters had Micro Machines which is one of the greatest games ever.

But Alternative? I can't name one single game from them that could be enjoyable.

And of course, Tiertex sucked ass.

And about Risky Woods and Dinamic... that game wasn't developed by Dinamic, but by "Zeus Software", which was also a spanish softhouse. Anyway, it's usually said that's the only polished game published by Dinamic because it was the only one they released on consoles, so they were expected to bring something a little better than their usual. I personally think Risky Woods it's a pretty crap game, but it's indeed very polished.

CritAnime · 01 May 2011, 00:21

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Originally Posted by Shatterhand

And of course, Tiertex sucked ass.

What ever gave you that idea

Hewitson · 01 May 2011, 06:59

Check this out for a bad Tiertex game:

[ Show youtube player ]

ComputingData · 25 May 2011, 22:40

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Originally Posted by plasmatron

I love TIERTEX for MERCS. It is better than the arcade original IMO.
I also like STRIDER on AMIGA very much.

The crapiest TIERTEX game USA94.

Thanks.

moijk · 25 May 2011, 22:45

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Originally Posted by scifi

Well... I think that thread could be more interesting!

Llamasoft?! maybe...

Ah! and the one from Australia but I don't remember the name...

Express your thoughts...

Jeff Minter rocks!

moijk · 26 May 2011, 10:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by Photon

Did Codemasters do any Amiga games?

Only good I recall was micro machines.

TCD · 26 May 2011, 10:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by moijk

Only good I recall was micro machines.

A few more as well : http://hol.abime.net/hol_search.php?N_ref_developer=107

antonvaltaz · 26 May 2011, 10:48

Weren't Code Masters mainly a publisher? As a publisher there are lots more games on HoL too:

http://hol.abime.net/hol_search.php?N_ref_publisher=106

TCD · 26 May 2011, 10:57

Yes, mainly publisher.

S0ulA55a551n · 26 May 2011, 12:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by Photon

Did Codemasters do any Amiga games? They really made the most awful tripe, even for budget. Deceiving company name, deceiving game names (Advanced Fruit Machine Simulator... ohkay.), deceiving slogan ("Absolutely Brilliant!")...

Bottom line is they never lived up to their name.

Not sure about AMiga games, but they did some awesome games. What about the Dizzy games ?

humble worm · 26 May 2011, 13:15

Dizzy was developed by the Olivier Twins. codemasters published the series.

S0ulA55a551n · 26 May 2011, 13:38

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Originally Posted by humble worm

Dizzy was developed by the Olivier Twins. codemasters published the series.

Always used to get confussed because two lots of brothers

Thanks for the clarification

CaptainNow · 29 June 2011, 13:43

I seem to remember Ocean disappointed me most at the time. The mags at the time would show these lovely screenies of future Ocean games (Universal Monsters anyone?) and 9 times out of 10 their games stank. I felt especially gutted about Epic, which should've been just that but instead somehow sucked donkey-balls. I liked Lethal Weapon though.

Sensi · 29 June 2011, 19:41

PowerPie5000 · 30 June 2011, 00:00

The majority of my games are great, but there maybe a few rotten ones that i've not played or even discovered yet in my extensive collection. The worst one i've played so far is Pit Fighter... Developed by 'Teque'

Phantom · 30 June 2011, 03:30

Don't forget that Ocean, U.S. Gold and other 8bit developers had very nice games for 8bits computers.

As for Sierra, wasn't that bad, apart from their latest Amiga releases with their new icon-driven interface, where those games were simply ports from the pc's and not entirely written in Amiga. Sierra developed such a convertion-tool; to convert from pc to Amiga, that's why the graphics and especially the sound were really crap (don't mention the silly disk-swapping... (Insert StartUp Disk, Insert Disk 1, Insert StartUp Disk, Insert Disk 1 for a million of times).

For me, Macromania. Check Dangerous Streets and you will understand.

30 June 2011, 00:00	#99
PowerPie5000 Miggy Ate My Hamster! Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Lancashire, UK Posts: 1,566	The majority of my games are great, but there maybe a few rotten ones that i've not played or even discovered yet in my extensive collection. The worst one i've played so far is Pit Fighter... Developed by 'Teque' Last edited by PowerPie5000; 30 June 2011 at 00:40.

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14 April 2011, 11:55	#81
TCD HOL/FTP busy bee Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Germany Age: 46 Posts: 31,759	Indeed. The fun starts when you try to play the 'game' though. Everybody that voted for Sierra here should try it

14 April 2011, 11:59	#82
deicidal Registered Insane Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Ununited Kingdom Posts: 792	Well I voted Sierra, and dont get me wrong I still played the buggers so they cant have been all that bad just shoddy conversions. You have to wonder though with top banana that during development that no one noticed that it looks like the game play takes place in a buket of puke.

14 April 2011, 20:31	#84
gimbal cheeky scoundrel Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Spijkenisse/Netherlands Age: 42 Posts: 6,946	ooh abysmal games. Plenty of those on the Amiga Just to name two that come to mind right away: Tom and the Ghost: http://hol.abime.net/1453 I mean it looks sort of okay (bit of a color mess) and the music is fun for a while, but my god does it play terrible! You forgot about Tom! Yeah no wonder if you are too busy trying to get the character to properly go up and down stairs. Moonwalker: http://hol.abime.net/2510 Do I even need to explain? Is it even possible to finish the first level within the time limit? But perhaps this one isn't fair, it is a movie license after all.

21 April 2011, 05:14	#85
Shatterhand Warhasneverbeensomuchfun Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Rio de Janeiro / Brazil Age: 41 Posts: 3,450	Yes, it's possible to finish the 1st level of Moonwalker within the time limit. When you are a 12 years old kid with lots of free time you can do it. I know it by experience No one mentioned Alternative? Sierra had made Sierra Soccer which was pretty good. For Ocean movie tie-ins... what about The Addams Family and Jurassic Park? Hudson Hawk was pretty good too (Better than the movie, ha!). I also enjoyed Navy Seals (Not an awesome game, but it was enjoyable enough). And Robocop has lots of fans. Regarding ICE... they made Fire Force (Which is a brilliant underrated game IMO), and Deep Core which was very enjoyable too. They indeed made a lot of shit. Codemasters had Micro Machines which is one of the greatest games ever. But Alternative? I can't name one single game from them that could be enjoyable. And of course, Tiertex sucked ass. And about Risky Woods and Dinamic... that game wasn't developed by Dinamic, but by "Zeus Software", which was also a spanish softhouse. Anyway, it's usually said that's the only polished game published by Dinamic because it was the only one they released on consoles, so they were expected to bring something a little better than their usual. I personally think Risky Woods it's a pretty crap game, but it's indeed very polished.

01 May 2011, 06:59	#87
Hewitson Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 41 Posts: 3,773	Check this out for a bad Tiertex game: [ Show youtube player ]

26 May 2011, 10:48	#92
antonvaltaz Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: Oxford, UK Age: 43 Posts: 511	Weren't Code Masters mainly a publisher? As a publisher there are lots more games on HoL too: http://hol.abime.net/hol_search.php?N_ref_publisher=106

26 May 2011, 10:57	#93
TCD HOL/FTP busy bee Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Germany Age: 46 Posts: 31,759	Yes, mainly publisher.

26 May 2011, 13:15	#95
humble worm Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: BP/Poland Age: 45 Posts: 745	Dizzy was developed by the Olivier Twins. codemasters published the series.

29 June 2011, 13:43	#97
CaptainNow Eleventh Hour Games Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Carnforth, England Age: 49 Posts: 560	I seem to remember Ocean disappointed me most at the time. The mags at the time would show these lovely screenies of future Ocean games (Universal Monsters anyone?) and 9 times out of 10 their games stank. I felt especially gutted about Epic, which should've been just that but instead somehow sucked donkey-balls. I liked Lethal Weapon though.

29 June 2011, 19:41	#98
Sensi Unregistered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: N/A Posts: 1,643

30 June 2011, 03:30	#100
Phantom Adventurer Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Colossal Cave, Valaii Posts: 364	Don't forget that Ocean, U.S. Gold and other 8bit developers had very nice games for 8bits computers. As for Sierra, wasn't that bad, apart from their latest Amiga releases with their new icon-driven interface, where those games were simply ports from the pc's and not entirely written in Amiga. Sierra developed such a convertion-tool; to convert from pc to Amiga, that's why the graphics and especially the sound were really crap (don't mention the silly disk-swapping... (Insert StartUp Disk, Insert Disk 1, Insert StartUp Disk, Insert Disk 1 for a million of times). For me, Macromania. Check Dangerous Streets and you will understand.

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