Best Amiga Games with NO SHOOTING of ANY KIND?

Foebane · 27 July 2021, 20:20

These will most likely be puzzle or racing games or whatever, but I've found a few games that I've liked that require more use of the little grey cells rather than shooting up everything in sight:

E-Motion
Stunt Car Racer
Scrabble
Super Twintris
Geoff Crammond's Formula One Grand Prix

I also played Damocles a lot, and while your vehicles did have a gun, I don't recall a single time in the game where I needed to use it, so this game is borderline in the subject of this thread.

But what good games can you recommend that don't contain guns of any kind? Might make for a fun list.

Konrad · 27 July 2021, 20:24

Dunno if it's one of the best, but I quite enjoyed Logical.

Coagulus · 27 July 2021, 20:34

Robocod (I don't remember any guns), Pacmania, Populous, Vroom, Kid Chaos.

Edit: ah there were cannons in Robocod I think...

Daedalus · 27 July 2021, 20:36

Lemmings
Pushover
The Settlers (they use swords but I don't think there were archers)
Sim City/Ant/Life/Earth/City 2000
A-Train
Railroad Tycoon

saimon69 · 27 July 2021, 21:15

Would like to mention Deflektor but since the main ray of light is emitted (shot?) am not sure...

And beside that
Rock'n' Roll
Ports of Call
Klondike
Hollywood Poker Pro (all shootings there are beyond the screen if you know what i mean

)

Havie · 27 July 2021, 21:58

I second Lemmings although there are lots of hideous deaths and you can blow them all up!

Other ideas:
Speedball 1/2
Lotus 1/2/3
Monkey Island 1/2 (I think there is no shooting)
Sensible Soccer/World of Soccer
Pinball Dreams/Fantasies etc.
Jimmy Whites's Whirlwind Snooker
Moonstone
Bubble Bobble/Rainbow Islands

And many more...

jotd · 27 July 2021, 22:02

Snooker & Speedball & Swos & Pinball games actually shoot balls

And Bubble Bobble & Rainbow Islands have weapons too.

I like the question. Very challenging to find games like this.

Tearaway Thomas
Puzznic
IK+
Lotus series

Foebane · 27 July 2021, 22:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by jotd

Snooker & Speedball & Swos & Pinball games actually shoot balls

And Bubble Bobble & Rainbow Islands have weapons too.

I like the question. Very challenging to find games like this.

Tearaway Thomas
Puzznic
IK+
Lotus series

I know the criteria is very broad, but last I heard, pinballs nor footballs ever killed anyone.

I was thinking in terms of weapons.

DDNI · 27 July 2021, 22:46

Did Colin in Pushover shoot anything?

tygre · 27 July 2021, 23:04

Hi!

Interesting question and interesting list

I think that you could add:

Bubble Bobble
Gobliiins
Hot Rod
Indy Heat
Lure of the Temptress
Marble Madness
Rainbow Island
Rod Land
Simon the Sorcerer
The Great Giana Sisters
The Lost Prince

Tower of Babel features a Zapper that can "zap" objects, would that qualify as a "gun"? If not, add it to the list! What about Loom, there are some "fights" with some spells IIRC. What about Pang, in which player fire a kind of harpoon?

Cheers!

eXeler0 · 27 July 2021, 23:24

OP used one phrasing in title then a slightly differrent in the end of the post.

No shooting of any kind would disqualify a few more.. (Shooting bubbles in Bubble Bobble, rainbows in Rainbow Island, fireball (?) in Giana Sisters.. etc..
Shooting a ball in Sensible Soccer / Kick off.. but if its just about no Guns, then ok :-)

Superman · 27 July 2021, 23:38

Shuffle Puck Cafe

Foebane · 28 July 2021, 00:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by tygre

Rainbow Island

Doesn't the player character shoot rainbows that kill the enemies? That's a tough one to consider.

tygre · 28 July 2021, 00:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by Foebane

Doesn't the player character shoot rainbows that kill the enemies? That's a tough one to consider.

Yes indeed IIRC... While in Rod Land, the player captures monsters with their rods and then "judo" them back and forth on the head... But one of the bonus in Rod Land is a kind of missile...

Foebane · 28 July 2021, 00:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by tygre

Yes indeed IIRC... While in Rod Land, the player captures monsters with their rods and then "judo" them back and forth on the head... But one of the bonus in Rod Land is a kind of missile...

Yeah, what Rodland does reminds me of Syndrome in The Incredibles tossing Mr. Incredible around with his zero-point energy glove. And you're right about the missile.

This list is going to be more contentious than I thought.

SquawkBox · 28 July 2021, 01:33

Dinosaur Detective Agency, no shooting even though you do get rid on ennemies all along the way
The only shooting involved is when your avatar takes pictures
No harm done to baddies, at least nothing lethal presumably
As an example, it's a bit like "phasers to stun"

Lineof7s · 28 July 2021, 01:44

Projectyle

Retro1234 · 28 July 2021, 03:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by Foebane

I know the criteria is very broad, but last I heard, pinballs nor footballs ever killed anyone.

I was thinking in terms of weapons.

You never played Soccer Kid then

but seriously theres probably too many puzzle games to list try HOL

https://hol.abime.net/hol_search.php...re_category=13
https://hol.abime.net/hol_search.php...subcategory=16

plus loads of PD games not listed.

Dan · 28 July 2021, 11:24

I would vote for Wizzy's Quest and Swibble Dibble.

Then there are the adventure games like Maniac Mansion, ZakMc Kracken.

Indiana Jones and the fate of Atlantis has a gun scene, but no shooting if i remember right.
Monkey island ? Hmm, does the launching of the main character with a cannon count as a gun-shooting ?

rabidgerry · 28 July 2021, 12:01

Prince of Persia, I don't consider using a sword as a gun.

Golden Axe I suppose as well.

What about beat 'em ups? No guns in a lot of them, unless you are banning projectiles?

27 July 2021, 20:20	#1
Foebane Banned Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Cardiff, UK Age: 51 Posts: 2,871	Best Amiga Games with NO SHOOTING of ANY KIND? These will most likely be puzzle or racing games or whatever, but I've found a few games that I've liked that require more use of the little grey cells rather than shooting up everything in sight: E-Motion Stunt Car Racer Scrabble Super Twintris Geoff Crammond's Formula One Grand Prix I also played Damocles a lot, and while your vehicles did have a gun, I don't recall a single time in the game where I needed to use it, so this game is borderline in the subject of this thread. But what good games can you recommend that don't contain guns of any kind? Might make for a fun list.

27 July 2021, 22:02	#7
jotd This cat is no more Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: FRANCE Age: 52 Posts: 8,162	Snooker & Speedball & Swos & Pinball games actually shoot balls And Bubble Bobble & Rainbow Islands have weapons too. I like the question. Very challenging to find games like this. Tearaway Thomas Puzznic IK+ Lotus series Last edited by jotd; 27 July 2021 at 22:07.

27 July 2021, 23:04	#10
tygre Returning fan! Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Montréal, QC, Canada Posts: 1,434	Hi! Interesting question and interesting list I think that you could add: Bubble Bobble Gobliiins Hot Rod Indy Heat Lure of the Temptress Marble Madness Rainbow Island Rod Land Simon the Sorcerer The Great Giana Sisters The Lost Prince Tower of Babel features a Zapper that can "zap" objects, would that qualify as a "gun"? If not, add it to the list! What about Loom, there are some "fights" with some spells IIRC. What about Pang, in which player fire a kind of harpoon? Cheers! Last edited by tygre; 27 July 2021 at 23:09.

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
kind of way to display gfx on amiga ?	turrican3	support.Other	12	24 October 2019 12:35
Kind of a kvm for amiga 3000	simon_m74	support.Hardware	5	25 March 2019 09:52
What kind of part is EMI301 on a Amiga 3000D ?	salocinx	support.Hardware	4	01 September 2016 21:55
What kind of weird Amiga webpage is this?	Pyromania	Amiga scene	14	17 April 2011 00:57
What kind of Amiga user are you?	APFelon	Nostalgia & memories	17	11 January 2003 23:50

27 July 2021, 20:24	#2
Konrad Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Germany Age: 43 Posts: 742	Dunno if it's one of the best, but I quite enjoyed Logical.

27 July 2021, 20:34	#3
Coagulus Gets there in the end... Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Wales Posts: 862	Robocod (I don't remember any guns), Pacmania, Populous, Vroom, Kid Chaos. Edit: ah there were cannons in Robocod I think...

27 July 2021, 20:36	#4
Daedalus Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Dublin, then Glasgow Posts: 6,334	Lemmings Pushover The Settlers (they use swords but I don't think there were archers) Sim City/Ant/Life/Earth/City 2000 A-Train Railroad Tycoon

27 July 2021, 21:15	#5
saimon69 J.M.D - Bedroom Musician Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: los angeles,ca Posts: 3,519	Would like to mention Deflektor but since the main ray of light is emitted (shot?) am not sure... And beside that Rock'n' Roll Ports of Call Klondike Hollywood Poker Pro (all shootings there are beyond the screen if you know what i mean )

27 July 2021, 21:58	#6
Havie Registered User Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: UK Posts: 1,893	I second Lemmings although there are lots of hideous deaths and you can blow them all up! Other ideas: Speedball 1/2 Lotus 1/2/3 Monkey Island 1/2 (I think there is no shooting) Sensible Soccer/World of Soccer Pinball Dreams/Fantasies etc. Jimmy Whites's Whirlwind Snooker Moonstone Bubble Bobble/Rainbow Islands And many more...

27 July 2021, 22:46	#9
DDNI Targ Explorer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 5,431	Did Colin in Pushover shoot anything?

27 July 2021, 23:24	#11
eXeler0 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Sweden Age: 50 Posts: 2,946	OP used one phrasing in title then a slightly differrent in the end of the post. No shooting of any kind would disqualify a few more.. (Shooting bubbles in Bubble Bobble, rainbows in Rainbow Island, fireball (?) in Giana Sisters.. etc.. Shooting a ball in Sensible Soccer / Kick off.. but if its just about no Guns, then ok :-)

27 July 2021, 23:38	#12
Superman Super Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Wakefield Age: 48 Posts: 1,334	Shuffle Puck Cafe

28 July 2021, 01:33	#16
SquawkBox Speedbump gimme goosebump Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: France Age: 50 Posts: 773	Dinosaur Detective Agency, no shooting even though you do get rid on ennemies all along the way The only shooting involved is when your avatar takes pictures No harm done to baddies, at least nothing lethal presumably As an example, it's a bit like "phasers to stun"

28 July 2021, 01:44	#17
Lineof7s Registered User Join Date: May 2019 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 56	Projectyle

28 July 2021, 11:24	#19
Dan Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Germany Posts: 629	I would vote for Wizzy's Quest and Swibble Dibble. Then there are the adventure games like Maniac Mansion, ZakMc Kracken. Indiana Jones and the fate of Atlantis has a gun scene, but no shooting if i remember right. Monkey island ? Hmm, does the launching of the main character with a cannon count as a gun-shooting ?

28 July 2021, 12:01	#20
rabidgerry Registered User Join Date: Nov 2018 Location: Belfast Posts: 1,512	Prince of Persia, I don't consider using a sword as a gun. Golden Axe I suppose as well. What about beat 'em ups? No guns in a lot of them, unless you are banning projectiles?

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)