I counted how many games are shared between the Amiga and Sega Genesis

[Minuous]

Just posted about http://hol.abime.net/hol_search.php?N_ref_conversion=8 and then noticed TCD had beaten me to it :-(

Definitely a quicker and more accurate/complete way of generating this list, hope you did not waste too much time on it.

[Megalomaniac]

Originally Posted by Galahad/FLT

I dont like to be a pedant, but First Samurai was NOT a success, so god only knows how it was reported like that.

First Samurai and Mega-Lo-Mania both suffered due to the collapse of Mirrorsoft/Imageworks when Robert Maxwell topped himself!

I think he topped himself because the company was collapsing, but yea, a few games lost out on sales but those two were the best ones. Judging by charts from the time, Mega-lo-Mania was out a couple of months earlier so had already done okay, but that UbiSoft double pack (which I bought) was damage limitation for both developers. Not sure how many that sold, or how much of the money went to Vivid Image and Sensible. I guess what they mean is that its reputation and popularity meant there was demand for a sequel (although it took ages for them to do a publishing deal for Second Samurai, which I think is why the A500 version doesn't work on the A1200 despite being released a year after it)

[dlfrsilver]

Originally Posted by gimbal

The same for Strider 2. Amiga version is a Tiertex original abomicreation, the Genesis game is made by Capcom itself.

Tiertex did strider 2 megadrive for USGOLD. Capcom is not linked to Strider 2 in 2D......

[gimbal]

I stand corrected? Man there is no sign of it on the title screen, at least not the one that i found. Looks like a different game though :/

Not a really good one though, maybe that should have tipped me off.

[Fiery Phoenix]

Guessing not including Sega CD titles like AH-3 Thunderstrike (ThunderHawk - Amiga) and Dragon's Lair?

[TCD]

Originally Posted by Fiery Phoenix

Guessing not including Sega CD titles like AH-3 Thunderstrike (ThunderHawk - Amiga) and Dragon's Lair?

Good point. Here's the HOL list for those: https://hol.abime.net/hol_search.php..._conversion=56

[alexh]

Originally Posted by Galahad/FLT

First Samurai was NOT a success

How on earth did Second Samurai get made then?

[DanScott]

Chuck Rock 2 was developed simulateously on Amiga and Megadrive

[gimbal]

Originally Posted by alexh

How on earth did Second Samurai get made then?

The review scores were quite high across the board according to HOL, so perhaps that is what is meant by "success". Seemed like a good property to take a chance on, putting out a sequel might create interest in the first game as well.

[sokolovic]

Plus the commercial failure of the First one wasn't due to market rejection but rather company bankrupcy.

[Torti-the-Smurf]

Originally Posted by Galahad/FLT

I dont like to be a pedant, but First Samurai was NOT a success, so god only knows how it was reported like that.

First Samurai and Mega-Lo-Mania both suffered due to the collapse of Mirrorsoft/Imageworks when Robert Maxwell topped himself!

I loved First Samurai

(the Second Samurai is still one of the coolest Amiga Game imho )

The Fist Samurai / Mega-Lo-Mania Pack was my first
original bought Amiga Game and will always have a special place for me.

Back on Topic tho.

Wonderdog is missing from the List

Maybe you can add that wondrous Dog

[TCD]

Originally Posted by Torti-the-Smurf

Wonderdog is missing from the List

Maybe you can add that wondrous Dog

Fiery mentioned that the list doesn't include MegaCD titles.

[Torti-the-Smurf]

Ohhh well then; nevermind

Thanks TCD

[lionagony]

Originally Posted by TCD

Just quickly skimmed the thread, but you could also cross-reference HOL: https://hol.abime.net/hol_search.php?N_ref_conversion=8

Seems like there are a few more, but it might be just multiple names for the same game though.

Doh! It's okay, it was kind of fun trying to do it off the top of my head a bit, only took a few hours! So big changes ahead:

Have to add Blockout, F1 World Championship Edition, Final Blow, G-Loc Air Battle, Galaxy Force 2, Gaunlet IV, Jim Power, Mig 29, Nobunaga's Ambition, Onslaught, SS Lucifer Man Overboard, Total Football, Arnold Palmer Tournament Golf, Winter Olympics, World Class Leaderboard and World Cup USA 94.

Have to delete Batman Returns, Last Action Hero, Moonwalker, Rambo III and Risk for being too different and Ms Pacman for being PD.

Looks like HOL has Afterburner for Genesis but I can't find it listed.

Also have to add Amiga developed to Flashback, Jim Power and Nigel Mansell.

[lionagony]

Originally Posted by Fiery Phoenix

Guessing not including Sega CD titles like AH-3 Thunderstrike (ThunderHawk - Amiga) and Dragon's Lair?

I added them to the original post under Honourable Mentions.

And just for fun since I clearly have too much time on my hands I quickly went through the HOL List for SNES and there are 123 games in common with the Amiga, so pretty good. I won't bother keeping a comprehensive list for SNES but the Amiga games on that console that weren't on the Sega Genesis or Sega CD are A-Train, Alfred Chicken, Bombuzal, Brainies, California Games 2, Civilization, Cool World, Dennis, Drakkhen, Dungeon Master, European Football Champ, First Samurai, Home Alone, Lambourghini Challenge, Lethal Weapon, Magic Boy, Morph, Mr Blobby, Obitus, Operation Thunderbolt, Oscar, Pierre Le Chef, Pinball Dreams and Fantasies, Pushover, Putty Squad, Sim City, Sim Ant, Soccer Kid, Spindizzy Worlds, Super Loopz, Super Putty, Total Carnage, Troddlers, UN Squadron, Ultima VI, Untouchables, Utopia, Whizz and Wizardry.

I think a lot of people would be shocked that the Amiga shares well over 220 games with the 16 bit consoles.

[TCD]

Originally Posted by lionagony

Looks like HOL has Afterburner for Genesis but I can't find it listed.

It's the same game as After Burner II on Genesis/MegaDrive.