20 April 2022, 11:13 | #1 |
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Playing some hidden/lesser known Amiga gems
I have been playing some hidden (lesser known) Amiga gems, In an upcoming podcast I am doing (RGDS)
Here are the games we will be covering 1. Hudson Hawk 2. Viz 3. Life and Death 4. Roadkill 5. Ruff and Tumble 6. Alien Fish Finger Certainly been having a blast replaying these gems *even Viz which is a bitt naff lol , but would love if you could share your memories or opinions of these games. Would love to include it in the show. Incidentally our latest show covers the Shadow of the Beast Trilogy, that you may enjoy. https://retrogamingdailyshow.libsyn.com/ |
20 April 2022, 11:17 | #2 |
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Ruff 'N' Tumble is not an "hidden" gem to be honest, i think it's very popular
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20 April 2022, 11:36 | #3 |
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Only Alien Fish Finger qualifies as a lesser known game on that list IMO. Ruff and Tumble especially does not belong there, it frequently pops up on "best of" lists.
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20 April 2022, 13:10 | #4 |
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AFF is quite good known here too, we had Lemon / EAB compo and its author was a member of EAB too, while updating his game few years ago.
On the other hand I have never played Hudson Hawk. |
20 April 2022, 13:14 | #5 |
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To those involved in the amiga retro scene I agree , but to many outside that circle these were games that people missed... or at the very least seldom gets chatted about.
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20 April 2022, 13:27 | #6 |
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20 April 2022, 15:42 | #7 |
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I feel we are getting caught up in the term lesser known lol ... really the selection was just some games we love that doesn't get talked about very often
Still replaying these games again... I have been having a blast (although Viz hasn't held up too well in the gameplay department), but the others its been a joy to replay. |
20 April 2022, 17:12 | #8 |
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Well you probably have around 3800 more to select from
Viz was never a gameplay wonder to be honest. Joystick murder is what it is. |
21 April 2022, 10:01 | #9 |
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One of the Viz authors was at a retro event near me last Sunday signing drawings etc
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22 April 2022, 20:31 | #10 |
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I got pretty good at Roadkill back in the day. It definitely has that 90s EXTREME vibe but its a very fun racer. Very unforgiving though!
Ruff n Tumble is one that I think got overlooked a lot at the time, because people were starting to leave the scene but which has gotten the recognition it deserves now. |
24 April 2022, 19:38 | #11 |
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Ruff'n'Tumble feels like it's one of those games which would've been absolutely bonkers if it had been released around the time of Venus the Flytrap, but as it were, I didn't hear about it until a decade after release when a fellow dev mentioned it on IRC. Same with Alien Fish Finger.
I think I saw Hudson Hawk mentioned in magazines at the time but never played. Never took note of the others. I guess back in the Amiga days you were kinda isolated... you had the games you had and saw a few in magazines, sometimes just names in fine-print game-list ads... no way to tell how good they were. Then a friend showed up with a new game, not necessarily actually new, but good enough to propagate. |
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25 April 2022, 12:42 | #13 |
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Depends what you mean by Gems. If you mean best in genre then maybe my suggestions are not true Gems.
BUT I think that there are some 3D Isometric genre games that are lesser known and good fun. Head Over Heels Treasure Trap Airball Uropa2 Legend Worlds of Legend Darkmere |
25 April 2022, 18:23 | #14 |
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Head Over Heels = a kind of classic !? ?
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25 April 2022, 18:41 | #15 |
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Treasure Trap is a true gem
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Yeah, we had magazine reviews and previews or "my friends nephews cousin just got this cool new game".
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Maybe it's just me who missed those games but The Godfather and The Untouchables (the C64 version end scene was even better imo) look quite ok for being licensed games. I havn't tried playing them though
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The Godfather is a travesty of a licence - prob one of the most missed opportunity licences ever.
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26 April 2022, 04:46 | #19 |
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Yup, I purchased it many moons ago on release, was such a Robocop rip off and made worse. Took forever to load, and 2s to die.
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