Best AGA games - Page 2

BippyM · 30 March 2005, 15:03

I edited my post after checking the Star Trek thread, I still kept it sweet though!!

I never meant to upset him, just state a fact!

ST Dragon · 30 March 2005, 15:15

Alien Breed II
Alien Breed Tower Assault
Alien Breed 3D
Alien Breed 3D II
Aladdin
Banshee
Body Blows Galactic
Chaos Engine
Fightin Spirit
Gloom
Gloom Deluxe
Oscar
Primal Rage
Pinball Fantasies
Pinball Illusions
Pinball Dreams
Shadow Fighters
Simon The Sorcerer
Soccer Kid
Super Stardust
Trolls

icewizard2k5 · 30 March 2005, 15:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by bippym

My sincere apologies if I offended you, it was not meant to be!

i certainly didnt expect you to be reasonable about that

truce bippy

StarEye · 30 March 2005, 15:30

Don't forget we're talking about the BEST AGA games here, not "which one has best graphics or pushes the AGA chipset the most?". Even if a game doesn't really push the hardware that much, it can still be a good game.

My favourites are:
Pinball Fantasies
Pinball Illusions
Slamtilt
Xtreme Racing
Trolls
Gloom Deluxe
Shadow Fighters
Super Stardust
Alien Breed II
Alien Breed - Tower Assault
Fightin' Spirit
Simon the Sorcerer
Beneath a Steel Sky CD32 (because of the speech)
Civilization
Colonization (because of extra sound, and being able to play in Workbench)
OnEscapee (excellent Another World/Flashback hybrid)

Probably many more. Most are already mentioned anyway.

icewizard2k5 · 30 March 2005, 15:35

i love Beneath a Steel Sky but i hated the cd32 speech version.

i've only played the start of the game i'll admit that but i can't see how the cd32 version differs from the ecs at all apart from the speech and ridiculous password system. i'm sure i read it was meant to take "full advantage of the aga chipset" colours????

KombatSanta · 30 March 2005, 17:19

Quote:

Originally Posted by icewizard2k5

i certainly didnt expect you to be reasonable about that

truce bippy

No, no.. let him have it!

Von würst · 30 March 2005, 20:27

AGA = total failure.

Not only was the hardware not that great..but the support was also pretty lacklustre.

I dont think there is any reason to own an aga amiga if youre in to games, everything is aviable for ocs/ecs machines..

But i guess alladin and banshee are the best aga exclusive games.

killergorilla · 30 March 2005, 20:36

AGA wasn't that good really was it. A damn let down.

Some damn decent games came out but yeah, they never looked THAT much better than ECS/OCS games.

Some AGA exclusive top-notch games IMO are:

Roadkill
Slam Tilt
Pinball Illusions
Banshee
Alien Breed 3D
Putty Squad Demo
XTreme Racing

DopPie · 30 March 2005, 21:24

True, AGA was not what it should have been. But I also think it never really got a chance anyway. But that is offtopic.

As for greatest games. Alladin impressed me. Lion king disappointed me. Pirates gold was total horror and should have been what the svga version was. But it was a mangled A500 version. Pitty. My absolute favorite is xtr-racing and the doom clone (when you have a beefy processor)

BlaCkAdDa · 31 March 2005, 03:04

my favs would be slam tilt and simon the sorcerer aga.

ST Dragon · 31 March 2005, 08:23

I compared Aladdin on WinUAE & Aladdin on Genesis/Kega Emu. The AGA version looks worse!
That's funny but I remember it looking great on my real A1200. I might have to hook it up sometime.

Banshee while having great graphics, the gameplay wasn't that great & had no music!
Why so many AMIGA games even on AGA only had sfx or let you choose between sfx & music.

wlcina · 31 March 2005, 08:24

because the memory

ST Dragon · 31 March 2005, 08:28

What about the memory?
Chaos Engine, Chuck Rock 2, SuperFrog, Turrican etc... had both.
But other like Project X, Alien Breed, Assassin... didn't.

wlcina · 31 March 2005, 08:30

256color aga graphics takes more memory I think.

ST Dragon · 31 March 2005, 08:48

Older OCS/ECS games had the same problem aswell...

BippyM · 31 March 2005, 12:55

A few games didn't offer music + sfx because it is difficult with just 4 channels of audio to play with, and lets be honest, music does become annoying and grates after a short while... Sfx though.. genwerally they never grind!

sw2001 · 01 April 2005, 09:44

I remember buying those AGA games for my A1200:

Arcade Pool
Aladdin
Banshee
James Pond 3
Simon the Sorcerer

and probably some more I forgot

05 April 2005, 23:51

For me, most of the stuff that made my A1200 worth having was PD - demos mostly, and the odd game here and there. Some commercial games that deserve a special mention, though:

Super League Manager (hence my nickname!

)
Slamtilt
Worms CD32
Fantastic Dizzy CD32 (with CDDA soundtrack!)
Arcade Pool
Arcade Snooker (!)
Liberation
Jetstrike

It was especially satisfying to run Liberation with all of the wall textures included, even though it took half an hour to install to my HD

JudasEZT · 06 April 2005, 12:13

One of the most amazing aga games is MegaTyphoon.
I had the two or three levels demo and played over and over.
I wonder if theres a finished version with more levels.

CU_AMiGA · 14 April 2005, 16:46

Don't diss AGA too much. Without it, there would have been no Worms: The Directors Cut - Possibly one of the great games around. The OCS/ECS version would have been crap like the original Amiga Worms, which was a let down.

05 April 2005, 23:51	#38
Folkfordite Posts: n/a	For me, most of the stuff that made my A1200 worth having was PD - demos mostly, and the odd game here and there. Some commercial games that deserve a special mention, though: Super League Manager (hence my nickname!) Slamtilt Worms CD32 Fantastic Dizzy CD32 (with CDDA soundtrack!) Arcade Pool Arcade Snooker (!) Liberation Jetstrike It was especially satisfying to run Liberation with all of the wall textures included, even though it took half an hour to install to my HD

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30 March 2005, 15:03	#21
BippyM Global Moderator Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Derby, UK Age: 48 Posts: 9,355	I edited my post after checking the Star Trek thread, I still kept it sweet though!! I never meant to upset him, just state a fact!

30 March 2005, 15:15	#22
ST Dragon Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: home Posts: 171	Alien Breed II Alien Breed Tower Assault Alien Breed 3D Alien Breed 3D II Aladdin Banshee Body Blows Galactic Chaos Engine Fightin Spirit Gloom Gloom Deluxe Oscar Primal Rage Pinball Fantasies Pinball Illusions Pinball Dreams Shadow Fighters Simon The Sorcerer Soccer Kid Super Stardust Trolls

30 March 2005, 15:30	#24
StarEye Zone Friend Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Norway Age: 46 Posts: 987	Don't forget we're talking about the BEST AGA games here, not "which one has best graphics or pushes the AGA chipset the most?". Even if a game doesn't really push the hardware that much, it can still be a good game. My favourites are: Pinball Fantasies Pinball Illusions Slamtilt Xtreme Racing Trolls Gloom Deluxe Shadow Fighters Super Stardust Alien Breed II Alien Breed - Tower Assault Fightin' Spirit Simon the Sorcerer Beneath a Steel Sky CD32 (because of the speech) Civilization Colonization (because of extra sound, and being able to play in Workbench) OnEscapee (excellent Another World/Flashback hybrid) Probably many more. Most are already mentioned anyway.

30 March 2005, 15:35	#25
icewizard2k5 Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Australia Age: 38 Posts: 200	i love Beneath a Steel Sky but i hated the cd32 speech version. i've only played the start of the game i'll admit that but i can't see how the cd32 version differs from the ecs at all apart from the speech and ridiculous password system. i'm sure i read it was meant to take "full advantage of the aga chipset" colours????

30 March 2005, 20:27	#27
Von würst Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Würstburg Posts: 22	AGA = total failure. Not only was the hardware not that great..but the support was also pretty lacklustre. I dont think there is any reason to own an aga amiga if youre in to games, everything is aviable for ocs/ecs machines.. But i guess alladin and banshee are the best aga exclusive games.

30 March 2005, 20:36	#28
killergorilla Lesser Talent Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: UK Age: 42 Posts: 7,957	AGA wasn't that good really was it. A damn let down. Some damn decent games came out but yeah, they never looked THAT much better than ECS/OCS games. Some AGA exclusive top-notch games IMO are: Roadkill Slam Tilt Pinball Illusions Banshee Alien Breed 3D Putty Squad Demo XTreme Racing

30 March 2005, 21:24	#29
DopPie Zone Friend Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Den Hoorn, NL Age: 44 Posts: 259	True, AGA was not what it should have been. But I also think it never really got a chance anyway. But that is offtopic. As for greatest games. Alladin impressed me. Lion king disappointed me. Pirates gold was total horror and should have been what the svga version was. But it was a mangled A500 version. Pitty. My absolute favorite is xtr-racing and the doom clone (when you have a beefy processor)

31 March 2005, 03:04	#30
BlaCkAdDa Zone Friend Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Adelaide / Australia Age: 47 Posts: 214	my favs would be slam tilt and simon the sorcerer aga.

31 March 2005, 08:23	#31
ST Dragon Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: home Posts: 171	I compared Aladdin on WinUAE & Aladdin on Genesis/Kega Emu. The AGA version looks worse! That's funny but I remember it looking great on my real A1200. I might have to hook it up sometime. Banshee while having great graphics, the gameplay wasn't that great & had no music! Why so many AMIGA games even on AGA only had sfx or let you choose between sfx & music.

31 March 2005, 08:24	#32
wlcina Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Czech republic Posts: 580	because the memory

31 March 2005, 08:28	#33
ST Dragon Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: home Posts: 171	What about the memory? Chaos Engine, Chuck Rock 2, SuperFrog, Turrican etc... had both. But other like Project X, Alien Breed, Assassin... didn't.

31 March 2005, 08:30	#34
wlcina Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Czech republic Posts: 580	256color aga graphics takes more memory I think.

31 March 2005, 08:48	#35
ST Dragon Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: home Posts: 171	Older OCS/ECS games had the same problem aswell...

31 March 2005, 12:55	#36
BippyM Global Moderator Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Derby, UK Age: 48 Posts: 9,355	A few games didn't offer music + sfx because it is difficult with just 4 channels of audio to play with, and lets be honest, music does become annoying and grates after a short while... Sfx though.. genwerally they never grind!

01 April 2005, 09:44	#37
sw2001 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 74	I remember buying those AGA games for my A1200: Arcade Pool Aladdin Banshee James Pond 3 Simon the Sorcerer and probably some more I forgot

06 April 2005, 12:13	#39
JudasEZT Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Location: mercury Posts: 577	One of the most amazing aga games is MegaTyphoon. I had the two or three levels demo and played over and over. I wonder if theres a finished version with more levels.

14 April 2005, 16:46	#40
CU_AMiGA Banned Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Exeter Age: 38 Posts: 970	Don't diss AGA too much. Without it, there would have been no Worms: The Directors Cut - Possibly one of the great games around. The OCS/ECS version would have been crap like the original Amiga Worms, which was a let down.

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