[Found: Trained Assassin] pd shooter

gimbal · 23 December 2004, 20:38

I don't have high hopes for this one... I just remembered a game that I absolutely loved for as far as I could play it, but seemed to have forgotten about in the last few years...

It was a side way shooter like R-Type, Project-X and Saint Dragon, only PD i guess, it wasn't exactly commercial material, although the ugliest amiga game topic proves me wrong there several times...

The "ship" was some kind of army dude in a blue outfit that just floated through the air, which is the biggest clue I can offer. I seem to remember that the first level scrolled from left to right, and the second from bottom to top where you had to battle a large boss. After that, the game crashed

I also remember that there were pickups to increase weapons, add lives, etc...

Does anybody have an idea what the hell I'm talking about?

Ironclaw · 27 December 2004, 16:24

Played MANY space shooters... but not anyone like that. If you can't come up with more details, I can't help you. Sorry...

Shoonay · 27 December 2004, 16:38

So,

Quote:

Originally Posted by gimbal

The "ship" was some kind of army dude in a blue outfit that just floated through the air

, was it?

How about: Forgotten Worlds, then?

Ironclaw · 27 December 2004, 17:15

Hmm, I recorgnise the title, but have never played the game. Gonna test it right away...

Ironclaw · 27 December 2004, 18:06

Seems to me that there is no scrolling up, but only played the two first levels and they were both horizontal.

Galahad/FLT · 27 December 2004, 18:11

Sounds like Blood Money to me. http://hol.abime.net/?id=154

Titler · 28 December 2004, 16:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ironclaw

Seems to me that there is no scrolling up, but only played the two first levels and they were both horizontal.

I don't know about the Amiga version off hand, but Forgotten Worlds does scroll vertically in the arcade on a number of levels; one of which is up the body of a boss creature, who punches from left and right with huge fists to try and kill you... He can be seen bottom left on this arcade flyer;

http://www.arcadeflyers.com/?page=fl...d=4213&image=1

(the final level is also vertical, if I remember correctly)

Apparently, Forgotten Worlds was the third in a series of similar games by Capcom, "Section Z", and "Side Arms - Hyper Dyne", so you may also be thinking of conversions of one of these too.

gimbal · 30 December 2004, 09:51

Thanks for the replies, but no, I already went through all the sideway shooters in the HOL. As I said, I didn't have high hopes since there were a billion PD shooters for the Amiga out there.

Can't give more details either, because the entire game seemed to have slipped out of my mind for many years. Don't know what made me remember it, maybe because I played Saint Dragon again about a week ago. The game still kicked my ass....

gimbal · 19 December 2011, 19:02

Ha! 7 years later I finally found it. It was Trained Assassin

http://hol.abime.net/1494

Apparently not a PD game, although it certainly looks like one. Yay for Recorded Amiga Games for finally solving it!

http://www.recordedamigagames.org/mo...dex.php?id=941

25 March 2012, 15:32

heehee - you cheeky scoundrel Gimbal - I smiled more when I read that you loved the game but not so much when you said my graphics looked like they should be pd ;0P

take care.

23 December 2004, 20:38	#1
gimbal cheeky scoundrel Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Spijkenisse/Netherlands Age: 43 Posts: 7,017	[Found: Trained Assassin] pd shooter I don't have high hopes for this one... I just remembered a game that I absolutely loved for as far as I could play it, but seemed to have forgotten about in the last few years... It was a side way shooter like R-Type, Project-X and Saint Dragon, only PD i guess, it wasn't exactly commercial material, although the ugliest amiga game topic proves me wrong there several times... The "ship" was some kind of army dude in a blue outfit that just floated through the air, which is the biggest clue I can offer. I seem to remember that the first level scrolled from left to right, and the second from bottom to top where you had to battle a large boss. After that, the game crashed I also remember that there were pickups to increase weapons, add lives, etc... Does anybody have an idea what the hell I'm talking about?

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27 December 2004, 16:24	#2
Ironclaw Banned Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: ... Age: 46 Posts: 3,313	Played MANY space shooters... but not anyone like that. If you can't come up with more details, I can't help you. Sorry...

27 December 2004, 17:15	#4
Ironclaw Banned Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: ... Age: 46 Posts: 3,313	Hmm, I recorgnise the title, but have never played the game. Gonna test it right away...

27 December 2004, 18:06	#5
Ironclaw Banned Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: ... Age: 46 Posts: 3,313	Seems to me that there is no scrolling up, but only played the two first levels and they were both horizontal.

27 December 2004, 18:11	#6
Galahad/FLT Going nowhere Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: United Kingdom Age: 50 Posts: 9,024	Sounds like Blood Money to me. http://hol.abime.net/?id=154

30 December 2004, 09:51	#8
gimbal cheeky scoundrel Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Spijkenisse/Netherlands Age: 43 Posts: 7,017	Thanks for the replies, but no, I already went through all the sideway shooters in the HOL. As I said, I didn't have high hopes since there were a billion PD shooters for the Amiga out there. Can't give more details either, because the entire game seemed to have slipped out of my mind for many years. Don't know what made me remember it, maybe because I played Saint Dragon again about a week ago. The game still kicked my ass....

19 December 2011, 19:02	#9
gimbal cheeky scoundrel Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Spijkenisse/Netherlands Age: 43 Posts: 7,017	Ha! 7 years later I finally found it. It was Trained Assassin http://hol.abime.net/1494 Apparently not a PD game, although it certainly looks like one. Yay for Recorded Amiga Games for finally solving it! http://www.recordedamigagames.org/mo...dex.php?id=941

25 March 2012, 15:32	#10
pSouper Posts: n/a	heehee - you cheeky scoundrel Gimbal - I smiled more when I read that you loved the game but not so much when you said my graphics looked like they should be pd ;0P take care.

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