Favourite Amiga games?

TroyWilkins · 24 August 2016, 07:51

Back when I used to have my Amigas back in the day, I was more interested in creative uses - even if I never actually produced anything worthy of sharing with anyone. So most of the time I was playing around in Deluxe Paint IV, or PPaint, Imagine 2.0 or any number of others that I can't remember now.

I played a few games, but usually just the ones that were already installed on the hard disk of my A1200 when I got it - Syndicate, Civilisation and a few others. But I was more interested in creative uses.

Fast forward to now, and the joys of WHDLoad, and it appears from what I've read and seen, that most people saw the Amiga as a gaming platform, and that I may have missed out on some great games.

So, now that I've got my A600, can anyone suggest some games that they really enjoyed back then, or still do now, that don't need AGA or anything above a 68000, that will run nicely on my A600?

Thanks in advance.

Gordon · 24 August 2016, 09:21

Seen as you like Strategy games, you will love Settlers
http://hol.abime.net/1878

TroyWilkins · 24 August 2016, 09:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gordon

Seen as you like Strategy games, you will love Settlers
http://hol.abime.net/1878

Cool, I'll give that one a go, thank you.

Oh, and I wouldn't say strategy games are my favourite, just what was already installed on my A1200 when I got it back in I think it was 1994.

ransom1122 · 24 August 2016, 09:58

you will get so many posts with so many good games here. I suggest searching a Top 100 Amiga games in youtube. They're generally a fair good idea of whats good and popular.

TroyWilkins · 24 August 2016, 10:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by ransom1122

you will get so many posts with so many good games here.

I sincerely hope so, as there are so many to choose from it's honestly quite daunting.

Quote:

Originally Posted by ransom1122

I suggest searching a Top 100 Amiga games in youtube. They're generally a fair good idea of whats good and popular.

Good idea, thank you, I will. I didn't mind Turrican II, but the up to jump really annoyed me, and yes, I know, single fire button, but I found it made precise platforming rather more difficult - but I guess that could be a case of just what you're used to, having got used to Alex Kidd in Miracle World on the Sega Master System...

ransom1122 · 24 August 2016, 10:09

Another World
Shadow of the Beast 1,2,3
The Chaos Engine
IK+
Stunt Car Racer
Super Cars 1,2
Alien Breed 1,2
Turrican 1,2,3
Superfrog
Speedball 2
Gods
Dungeon MAster
Battle Squadron
Moonstone

Zetr0 · 24 August 2016, 10:39

Hmmmm lets setup this way-back machine.... Zetr0 t a young and handsome 16-18 years young

Primarilly I would love to code, create graphics and write med-mods but there were times I would be known to play games

So the following would be my Desert Island disks - as long as I had power and a reasonably tasty Amiga - these are the games that would have to come with me

Strategy / Sim

UFO: Enemy Unknown
Mega-lo-mania
Syndicate
Pirates (Gold)
Realms
K240
Laser Squad
Elite
Frontier

Dungeon Crawling / RPG

Captive
Eye of the Beholder II
Abandon Places 1&2
Ambermoon
Ishar (series 1-3)
Bards Tale (series 1-3)
Perihelion (what a game!!!)
Drakken (about the only game I played on the Atari ST - Amiga was quicker BTW )
Dungeon Master
Heimdal 1&2
Hero Quest Series
Hired Guns
Liberation
Shadow Lands
Shadow Worlds
Space Hulk
Space Crusade
Xenomorph

Platform Games

Flash Back
Super Frog
Shadow of the Beast 1 - 2
Turrican 2
Alien 3
Assassin SE
Brian the Lion
Bubble Bobble
Chuck Rock
Lost Vikings
Rick Dangerous

Racing / Driving Games

F1 Grand Prix
Super Cars 2
Road Kill
Lotus
Nitro
Test Drive 1 - 2
Overdrive
Vroom (awesome 3 player!)

Beat 'em Up

Barbarian
Body Blows (series)
Elf Mania
Street Fighter II (series)
IK+
Rampage
Shadow Fighter
Sword of Sodan (one of the reasons I got an Amiga!)

Other Games

Super Foul Eggs
Slam Tilt
Pinball Fantasies
Pinball Dreams
Dyna-Blasters

Now that is a games list..... phew..... While that list is quite large - the truth is that I normally only play a game for a couple of hours and then its back to something creative like coding, writing music (I put that optimistically) and drawing graphics - fun fun fun =D

liviux76 · 24 August 2016, 10:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by ransom1122

Another World
Shadow of the Beast 1,2,3
The Chaos Engine
IK+
Stunt Car Racer
Super Cars 1,2
Alien Breed 1,2
Turrican 1,2,3
Superfrog
Speedball 2
Gods
Dungeon MAster
Battle Squadron
Moonstone

Great list!

I'd add

Lotus 1,2,3
R-Type 1,2
Agony
The Lost Vikings
Prince of Persia
Benefactor
Rick Dangerous 1,2
Gods
Panza Kick Boxing
Flashback

and many more...

DamienD · 24 August 2016, 10:48

Such a difficult question as there are sooooo many cool games

If you look at this thread you can see all the games that I've currently setup in WinUAE (warning; over 1400+): http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=80841

Reverse 2 years back and I had only added around 500 games; these were probably all the must haves IMHO

Anyway, when I get home tonight I'll put the list of 500 here

Zetr0 · 24 August 2016, 11:39

My list is stronger Double D

DamienD · 24 August 2016, 12:26

I'm sure it is my good friend Z

TroyWilkins · 24 August 2016, 12:57

Thank you so very much everyone!

Cpt. Hindsight · 24 August 2016, 15:04

There's no need to watch a Top 100 list on youtube.

http://www.lemonamiga.com/games/votes_list.php

Thorham · 24 August 2016, 15:08

Dungeon Master and it's expansion Chaos Strikes Back.

Predseda · 24 August 2016, 15:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by TroyWilkins

So, now that I've got my A600, can anyone suggest some games that they really enjoyed back then, or still do now, that don't need AGA or anything above a 68000, that will run nicely on my A600?

Here we have a pretty good chart:

http://www.lemonamiga.com/games/

if you select model A500 / A600, you will get a real quality for your Amiga.

DamienD · 24 August 2016, 23:00

Quote:

Originally Posted by DamienD

Anyway, when I get home tonight I'll put the list of 500 here

As mentioned, see attached that has 478 games that IMHO are absolute classics from the golden age of Amiga

...of course every list is subjective / personal so.

Zak · 24 August 2016, 23:22

The EAB Top 100 Vote 2013

http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?...t=Top+100+2013

(Edit: swap to last page to see the 100)

ZEUSDAZ · 24 August 2016, 23:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by ransom1122

Another World
Shadow of the Beast 1,2,3
The Chaos Engine
IK+
Stunt Car Racer
Super Cars 1,2
Alien Breed 1,2
Turrican 1,2,3
Superfrog
Speedball 2
Gods
Dungeon MAster
Battle Squadron
Moonstone

Hybris dude, don't forget about Hybris!!!

Phantasm · 25 August 2016, 17:40

Millenium 2.2, Deuteros and Supremacy are great if you like that kind of space strategy games. They aren't the kind of game you can just pick up and have a quick blast on though - also Dune II is one of my all time favorite games.

29 August 2016, 10:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by TroyWilkins

Back when I used to have my Amigas back in the day, I was more interested in creative uses - even if I never actually produced anything worthy of sharing with anyone. So most of the time I was playing around in Deluxe Paint IV, or PPaint, Imagine 2.0 or any number of others that I can't remember now.

I played a few games, but usually just the ones that were already installed on the hard disk of my A1200 when I got it - Syndicate, Civilisation and a few others. But I was more interested in creative uses.

Fast forward to now, and the joys of WHDLoad, and it appears from what I've read and seen, that most people saw the Amiga as a gaming platform, and that I may have missed out on some great games.

So, now that I've got my A600, can anyone suggest some games that they really enjoyed back then, or still do now, that don't need AGA or anything above a 68000, that will run nicely on my A600?

Thanks in advance.

Defender of the crown was one of my favourites.

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24 August 2016, 07:51	#1
TroyWilkins Registered User Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 548	Favourite Amiga games? Back when I used to have my Amigas back in the day, I was more interested in creative uses - even if I never actually produced anything worthy of sharing with anyone. So most of the time I was playing around in Deluxe Paint IV, or PPaint, Imagine 2.0 or any number of others that I can't remember now. I played a few games, but usually just the ones that were already installed on the hard disk of my A1200 when I got it - Syndicate, Civilisation and a few others. But I was more interested in creative uses. Fast forward to now, and the joys of WHDLoad, and it appears from what I've read and seen, that most people saw the Amiga as a gaming platform, and that I may have missed out on some great games. So, now that I've got my A600, can anyone suggest some games that they really enjoyed back then, or still do now, that don't need AGA or anything above a 68000, that will run nicely on my A600? Thanks in advance.

24 August 2016, 10:39	#7
Zetr0 Ya' like it Retr0? Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: United Kingdom Age: 49 Posts: 9,768	Hmmmm lets setup this way-back machine.... Zetr0 t a young and handsome 16-18 years young Primarilly I would love to code, create graphics and write med-mods but there were times I would be known to play games So the following would be my Desert Island disks - as long as I had power and a reasonably tasty Amiga - these are the games that would have to come with me Strategy / Sim UFO: Enemy Unknown Mega-lo-mania Syndicate Pirates (Gold) Realms K240 Laser Squad Elite Frontier Dungeon Crawling / RPG Captive Eye of the Beholder II Abandon Places 1&2 Ambermoon Ishar (series 1-3) Bards Tale (series 1-3) Perihelion (what a game!!!) Drakken (about the only game I played on the Atari ST - Amiga was quicker BTW ) Dungeon Master Heimdal 1&2 Hero Quest Series Hired Guns Liberation Shadow Lands Shadow Worlds Space Hulk Space Crusade Xenomorph Platform Games Flash Back Super Frog Shadow of the Beast 1 - 2 Turrican 2 Alien 3 Assassin SE Brian the Lion Bubble Bobble Chuck Rock Lost Vikings Rick Dangerous Racing / Driving Games F1 Grand Prix Super Cars 2 Road Kill Lotus Nitro Test Drive 1 - 2 Overdrive Vroom (awesome 3 player!) Beat 'em Up Barbarian Body Blows (series) Elf Mania Street Fighter II (series) IK+ Rampage Shadow Fighter Sword of Sodan (one of the reasons I got an Amiga!) Other Games Super Foul Eggs Slam Tilt Pinball Fantasies Pinball Dreams Dyna-Blasters Now that is a games list..... phew..... While that list is quite large - the truth is that I normally only play a game for a couple of hours and then its back to something creative like coding, writing music (I put that optimistically) and drawing graphics - fun fun fun =D Last edited by Zetr0; 24 August 2016 at 11:40.

24 August 2016, 23:22	#17
Zak Zap´em Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Germany Posts: 600	The EAB Top 100 Vote 2013 http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?...t=Top+100+2013 (Edit: swap to last page to see the 100) Last edited by Zak; 24 August 2016 at 23:28.

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24 August 2016, 09:21	#2
Gordon Settler Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Serf City Posts: 1,760	Seen as you like Strategy games, you will love Settlers http://hol.abime.net/1878

24 August 2016, 09:58	#4
ransom1122 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Omnicorp Age: 45 Posts: 5,852	you will get so many posts with so many good games here. I suggest searching a Top 100 Amiga games in youtube. They're generally a fair good idea of whats good and popular.

24 August 2016, 10:09	#6
ransom1122 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Omnicorp Age: 45 Posts: 5,852	Another World Shadow of the Beast 1,2,3 The Chaos Engine IK+ Stunt Car Racer Super Cars 1,2 Alien Breed 1,2 Turrican 1,2,3 Superfrog Speedball 2 Gods Dungeon MAster Battle Squadron Moonstone

24 August 2016, 10:48	#9
DamienD Banned Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: London / Sydney Age: 47 Posts: 20,420	Such a difficult question as there are sooooo many cool games If you look at this thread you can see all the games that I've currently setup in WinUAE (warning; over 1400+): http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=80841 Reverse 2 years back and I had only added around 500 games; these were probably all the must haves IMHO Anyway, when I get home tonight I'll put the list of 500 here

24 August 2016, 11:39	#10
Zetr0 Ya' like it Retr0? Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: United Kingdom Age: 49 Posts: 9,768	My list is stronger Double D

24 August 2016, 12:26	#11
DamienD Banned Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: London / Sydney Age: 47 Posts: 20,420	I'm sure it is my good friend Z

24 August 2016, 12:57	#12
TroyWilkins Registered User Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 548	Thank you so very much everyone!

24 August 2016, 15:04	#13
Cpt. Hindsight Registered User Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Southpark Posts: 477	There's no need to watch a Top 100 list on youtube. http://www.lemonamiga.com/games/votes_list.php

24 August 2016, 15:08	#14
Thorham Computer Nerd Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Rotterdam/Netherlands Age: 47 Posts: 3,797	Dungeon Master and it's expansion Chaos Strikes Back.

25 August 2016, 17:40	#19
Phantasm Not a Rebel anymore Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: UK Age: 51 Posts: 501	Millenium 2.2, Deuteros and Supremacy are great if you like that kind of space strategy games. They aren't the kind of game you can just pick up and have a quick blast on though - also Dune II is one of my all time favorite games.

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