Pleasant surprise: Arabian Nights

Mr Creosote · 23 April 2022, 09:09

Never played this one before, always looked ultra-generic to me. Then, to some degree, I wasn't even completely off. Yet, I found the level design enjoyable, the challenge right… save for the underwater level where I almost gave up

https://www.goodolddays.net/game/id%...an-Nights.html

alkis21 · 23 April 2022, 10:52

I know what you mean, this game is definitely more than meets the eye at first. The quests make it more interesting than your average platformer, and the difficulty level is just right.

jbenam · 23 April 2022, 10:58

It was one of my fav games when I was a kid.

Somehow, it just kept crashing on my A600 when it tried to load the magic carpet level - it worked fine on my cousin's expanded A500 though. I suppose my old A600 was broken or something.

Ended up completing it only ten years later or so on WinUAE. A very nice game, a must play for platforming games fans.

jurassicman · 23 April 2022, 11:01

I completed the games back in the days and a few years ago... it's a great game!

d4rk3lf · 23 April 2022, 12:17

One of my favorites platformer on the Amiga.
That oriental music is awesome, the graphics are very cute, the gameplay is fantastic, level design is great, quests are fun.. etc...

Not sure what you mean by " looked ultra-generic", because for me personally, that was some arcade quality game.

Unfortunately, never managed to finish it, it was too hard for me. I think I got to the boat level, or level after that.

Mr Creosote · 23 April 2022, 12:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by d4rk3lf

Not sure what you mean by " looked ultra-generic", because for me personally, that was some arcade quality game.

I was just prejudiced based on few screenshots. Quests, level layout etc., you really cannot see on those. Graphics looked nice. But not spectacular enough to make me want to try it based on that alone. Long story short: I had no good reason

Superman · 23 April 2022, 19:16

It’s a good game but it gets very difficult later on.

Girolamo85 · 01 May 2022, 10:35

One of my favorite Amiga's game!
I remember it very well, platform/action with a story/quest
It's only "applause" for me

Gzegzolka · 01 May 2022, 11:26

I still do not understood how this game counts % of level completed. Did anybody manage to get 100% for first level?

rothers · 01 May 2022, 23:56

This is one of those games which will detect memory manipulation (via an action reply) and pop up messages from the devs.

Plus it's a great game too, it didn't get ported to anything else, did it?

23 April 2022, 09:09	#1
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23 April 2022, 10:52	#2
alkis21 Zone Friend Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Athens, Greece Age: 49 Posts: 1,408	I know what you mean, this game is definitely more than meets the eye at first. The quests make it more interesting than your average platformer, and the difficulty level is just right.

23 April 2022, 10:58	#3
jbenam Italian Amiga Zealot Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Italy Age: 36 Posts: 1,910	It was one of my fav games when I was a kid. Somehow, it just kept crashing on my A600 when it tried to load the magic carpet level - it worked fine on my cousin's expanded A500 though. I suppose my old A600 was broken or something. Ended up completing it only ten years later or so on WinUAE. A very nice game, a must play for platforming games fans.

23 April 2022, 11:01	#4
jurassicman Registered User Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: Sassari/Italy Posts: 867	I completed the games back in the days and a few years ago... it's a great game!

23 April 2022, 12:17	#5
d4rk3lf Registered User Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Novi Sad, Serbia Posts: 1,645	One of my favorites platformer on the Amiga. That oriental music is awesome, the graphics are very cute, the gameplay is fantastic, level design is great, quests are fun.. etc... Not sure what you mean by " looked ultra-generic", because for me personally, that was some arcade quality game. Unfortunately, never managed to finish it, it was too hard for me. I think I got to the boat level, or level after that.

23 April 2022, 19:16	#7
Superman Super Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Wakefield Age: 48 Posts: 1,334	It’s a good game but it gets very difficult later on.

01 May 2022, 10:35	#8
Girolamo85 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2020 Location: Italy Posts: 121	One of my favorite Amiga's game! I remember it very well, platform/action with a story/quest It's only "applause" for me

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Gzegzolka Registered User Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Warszawa / Polska Posts: 1,858	I still do not understood how this game counts % of level completed. Did anybody manage to get 100% for first level?

01 May 2022, 23:56	#10
rothers Registered User Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: UK Posts: 487	This is one of those games which will detect memory manipulation (via an action reply) and pop up messages from the devs. Plus it's a great game too, it didn't get ported to anything else, did it?

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