Lost amiga titles from Germany

29 May 2006, 18:27

Here´s a list of announced, but never published games. Perhaps anybody does know what happend to them (and, of course, just for fun because I have nothing else to do right now) and perhaps somebody is interested in this :-)

Hard Lines – Kingsoft announced that 1988/89 including Screenshot. Price: 29,95 DM in the magazin Powerplay

Galactic Dance – Kingsoft, too. The magazine Powerplay printed a screenshot with the Headline „Aliens im Dreivierteltakt“

Barney Mouse – Kingsoft presented the animations of the game in the magazine ASM in Spring 1989. Was there ever a commercial realize ?

Industrial Rebound from Magic Bytes – The Amiga Joker printed a short text about the game in 1991/1992 with Screenshot. They also named the following two Magic-Bytes-games

American Journeys and European Journeys – There was a preview in the magazine ASM with 2 screenshots and also an announcement including the package design in one issue of the Amiga Joker. Unfortunetly Magic Bytes went bankrupt a short time later.

Kayden Garth from EAS – ST- and C-64-Versions are existing, the Amiga-Version was announced, but never finalized ?

Advantage from EAS: In 1990 the magazine ASM printed a short notice including one Screenshot, but nothing more.

Again EAS with a strange case: They announced in Spring 1989 some new games, „The Black Magic“ and „Roll-Out“ (both realized) and another game. Unfortunetly they only print the package designs and EAS had a preference to use fonts which are hardly to read, so I don´t know if the unknown game was called Hangar, Wrangler, Hangler, Wanger or whatsorever.

EAS also announced the jump´n´Run „Magic“ and the Jungle Olympics in the Magazine ASM (2 Screenshots) – the last game had a different name in a french magazine, there it was called Animal Games.

Emerald Mine 4 from Kingsoft – Kingsoft wrote me one day that they´re working on it – but it never appears ?

Turbo Star Grand Prix from Turtle Byte - announced 1988 including Screenshots and package design, a racing simulator with construction kit - did this ever see the shops ?

Adderly · 29 May 2006, 18:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by Valaxuna

Barney Mouse – Kingsoft presented the animations of the game in the magazine ASM in Spring 1989. Was there ever a commercial realize ?

released in 1989 (http://hol.abime.net/43)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Valaxuna

Kayden Garth from EAS – ST- and C-64-Versions are existing, the Amiga-Version was announced, but never finalized ?

unreleased, see http://hol.abime.net/5417

Nice list Valaxuna!

NOB · 29 May 2006, 19:08

More infos about Kayden Garth :http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?...ghlight=kayden

(Including excellent english translation of the preview by andreas)

Nice list.

NOB · 30 May 2006, 19:02

Announced and reviewn+screenshot(Amiga Joker 4/91):Cybexion.
Maybe this game is only MIA or it was never sold officially.
Where is Cybexion?

DamienD · 30 May 2006, 19:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by NOB

Announced and reviewn+screenshot(Amiga Joker 4/91):Cybexion.
Maybe this game is only MIA or it was never sold officially.
Where is Cybexion?

Looks very similar to Puzznic

NOB · 30 May 2006, 19:34

Hehe, even the symbols are equal.Maybe the concept was stolen.

03 June 2006, 14:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by Adderly

released in 1989 (http://hol.abime.net/43)
unreleased, see http://hol.abime.net/5417

Nice list Valaxuna!

Thanks

Concerning Barney Mouse: I know that the game exists, but I´ve never seen a commercial version, package or something like that. Was is really released or is the existing version a unauthorized copy ?

NOB · 03 June 2006, 15:58

Rebel Racer

announced but never released under this name(?)

NOB · 03 June 2006, 16:30

Sunny shine:annouced + reviewn with screenshots.
What happend to Sunny Shine?

05 June 2006, 13:53

Another one:

Rock´n´roll 2 - There was a great preview in one issue of the Amiga-Magazin and that was the only one I´ve ever seen of it...

plasmatron · 06 June 2006, 15:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by NOB

Rebel Racer

announced but never released under this name(?)

Released under the name - CORTEX - REBELL RACERS by STARTBYTE.

Crap game.

NOB · 06 June 2006, 16:34

Thanks, found that review yesterday in the Amiga Joker.
Indeed: Corx-the Rebel Racer.

(BTW:silly advert)

[edit]
Does anyone know if there is a difference between german
and english Corx box?

If there is no differnence, then the http://hol.abime.net/3698 link
is obsolete.

andreas · 30 January 2007, 15:25

Well, update time. Valaxuna sent me a scan of an EAS advert with that one game in question. There is really hardly any chance to determine the actual game title.

Could also be MANGLER from "to mangle" = "to squeeze". Anything is possible [tm].

Happy guessing

s2325 · 30 January 2007, 17:20

Wanker

31 January 2007, 01:57

Looks like Hanger to me

killergorilla · 31 January 2007, 11:13

It's Anger.

Probably.

nzo · 02 February 2007, 09:17

My choice is: WANGLER

StingRay · 02 February 2007, 19:50

I second KG.

Retro-Nerd · 29 July 2009, 22:00

Galactic Dance looks pretty nice. I would love to see a least a playable demo version.

Photon · 29 July 2009, 22:47

Yeah, that screenshot is succulent. Hunt down those Kingsoft releases/previews, I say! Check with ex Amiga magazine editors, they may have received some interesting disks....

29 May 2006, 18:27	#1
Valaxuna Posts: n/a	Lost amiga titles from Germany Here´s a list of announced, but never published games. Perhaps anybody does know what happend to them (and, of course, just for fun because I have nothing else to do right now) and perhaps somebody is interested in this :-) Hard Lines – Kingsoft announced that 1988/89 including Screenshot. Price: 29,95 DM in the magazin Powerplay Galactic Dance – Kingsoft, too. The magazine Powerplay printed a screenshot with the Headline „Aliens im Dreivierteltakt“ Barney Mouse – Kingsoft presented the animations of the game in the magazine ASM in Spring 1989. Was there ever a commercial realize ? Industrial Rebound from Magic Bytes – The Amiga Joker printed a short text about the game in 1991/1992 with Screenshot. They also named the following two Magic-Bytes-games American Journeys and European Journeys – There was a preview in the magazine ASM with 2 screenshots and also an announcement including the package design in one issue of the Amiga Joker. Unfortunetly Magic Bytes went bankrupt a short time later. Kayden Garth from EAS – ST- and C-64-Versions are existing, the Amiga-Version was announced, but never finalized ? Advantage from EAS: In 1990 the magazine ASM printed a short notice including one Screenshot, but nothing more. Again EAS with a strange case: They announced in Spring 1989 some new games, „The Black Magic“ and „Roll-Out“ (both realized) and another game. Unfortunetly they only print the package designs and EAS had a preference to use fonts which are hardly to read, so I don´t know if the unknown game was called Hangar, Wrangler, Hangler, Wanger or whatsorever. EAS also announced the jump´n´Run „Magic“ and the Jungle Olympics in the Magazine ASM (2 Screenshots) – the last game had a different name in a french magazine, there it was called Animal Games. Emerald Mine 4 from Kingsoft – Kingsoft wrote me one day that they´re working on it – but it never appears ? Turbo Star Grand Prix from Turtle Byte - announced 1988 including Screenshots and package design, a racing simulator with construction kit - did this ever see the shops ?

30 May 2006, 19:02	#4
NOB Zone Friend Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Germany Age: 51 Posts: 424	Announced and reviewn+screenshot(Amiga Joker 4/91):Cybexion. Maybe this game is only MIA or it was never sold officially. Where is Cybexion? Last edited by NOB; 23 January 2007 at 21:01.

03 June 2006, 15:58	#8
NOB Zone Friend Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Germany Age: 51 Posts: 424	Rebel Racer announced but never released under this name(?) Attached Thumbnails

03 June 2006, 16:30	#9
NOB Zone Friend Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Germany Age: 51 Posts: 424	Sunny shine:annouced + reviewn with screenshots. What happend to Sunny Shine? Last edited by NOB; 23 January 2007 at 21:01.

06 June 2006, 16:34	#12
NOB Zone Friend Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Germany Age: 51 Posts: 424	Thanks, found that review yesterday in the Amiga Joker. Indeed: Corx-the Rebel Racer. (BTW:silly advert) [edit] Does anyone know if there is a difference between german and english Corx box? If there is no differnence, then the http://hol.abime.net/3698 link is obsolete. Last edited by NOB; 06 June 2006 at 17:16.

29 May 2006, 19:08	#3
NOB Zone Friend Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Germany Age: 51 Posts: 424	More infos about Kayden Garth :http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?...ghlight=kayden (Including excellent english translation of the preview by andreas) Nice list.

30 May 2006, 19:34	#6
NOB Zone Friend Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Germany Age: 51 Posts: 424	Hehe, even the symbols are equal.Maybe the concept was stolen.

05 June 2006, 13:53	#10
Valaxuna Posts: n/a	Another one: Rock´n´roll 2 - There was a great preview in one issue of the Amiga-Magazin and that was the only one I´ve ever seen of it...

30 January 2007, 15:25	#13
andreas Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Germany Age: 49 Posts: 5,857	Well, update time. Valaxuna sent me a scan of an EAS advert with that one game in question. There is really hardly any chance to determine the actual game title. Could also be MANGLER from "to mangle" = "to squeeze". Anything is possible [tm]. Happy guessing Attached Thumbnails

30 January 2007, 17:20	#14
s2325 Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Gargore Age: 43 Posts: 17,789	Wanker

31 January 2007, 01:57	#15
alexj2002 Posts: n/a	Looks like Hanger to me

31 January 2007, 11:13	#16
killergorilla Lesser Talent Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: UK Age: 41 Posts: 7,957	It's Anger. Probably.

02 February 2007, 09:17	#17
nzo WHD/oldskool maniac Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Pecs/Hungary Age: 48 Posts: 96	My choice is: WANGLER

02 February 2007, 19:50	#18
StingRay move.l #$c0ff33,throat Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Berlin/Joymoney Posts: 6,847	I second KG.

29 July 2009, 22:00	#19
Retro-Nerd Missile Command Champion Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Germany Age: 51 Posts: 12,401	Galactic Dance looks pretty nice. I would love to see a least a playable demo version.

29 July 2009, 22:47	#20
Photon Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Eksjö / Sweden Posts: 5,444	Yeah, that screenshot is succulent. Hunt down those Kingsoft releases/previews, I say! Check with ex Amiga magazine editors, they may have received some interesting disks....

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