The Top 50 Underappreciated Commodore Amiga Games - Page 2

turrican9 · 06 March 2016, 19:46

Now, someone please make me a Top 200 or 300 games list

alkis21 · 06 March 2016, 23:47

Great article, thank you for sharing. A lot of good games in the list. I don't know if they can all be called under appreciated, I think that some of them are very well know. I totally agree about Qwak, such a polished single-screen platformer with a perfect difficulty curve that many people don't seem to know about.

I would definitely add Highway Hawks to that list, as well as some adventure games such as Kult: The Temple of Flying Saucers and Innocent Until Caught.

SWIV · 11 March 2016, 20:19

I agree with No.20 Flood ,it amazes me how people miss that game,so unique.

gary · 14 March 2016, 01:23

Paradroid 90? I guess anyone who liked this hadn't played the C64 original or the heavy metal edition. Even Andrew Braybrook apologised later for doing a simple (and painfully slow) Atari ST port.

Retro-Nerd · 14 March 2016, 01:34

Yep, Paradroid '90 was a big disappointment. Fly Harder on the list: Unplayable hard due to completely broken/unbalanced controls. Can't image that anybody would like to play it longer than 5 minutes.

DisposableHero · 05 May 2016, 00:58

Two great lists with a lot of great games on. The later Amiga years in particular threw out some gems which didn't get wider recognition. Every veteran Amigan should browse through this, check out a few they've never played, and say goodbye to their weekend. Bob's Bad Day is the one I always single out in threads like this, but Stardust, Nitro, Dynablaster, Wizkid and Campaign all jump out too. A fair few of these were later titles released after a lot of people had moved onto PCs or newer consoles - only Worms and Super Skidmarks of our later Amiga-original favourites made it to other systems. And I don't want to reopen old wounds, but almost all these games got great reviews from Amiga Power.

nobody · 05 May 2016, 10:06

A good list, Bomberman and BC kid being the best of them

Cobe · 05 May 2016, 14:50

Burnout (1996)
http://hol.abime.net/250

Underrated back in the days and unappreciated since then.
Awfully fun when played in multiplayer mode. HiRes AGA graphics looked really nice back in the days and also I think it aged pretty well. Up to 4 players simultaneously. No adapter needed. Keyboard + Joysticks

Predseda · 05 May 2016, 15:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cobe

Burnout (1996)
http://hol.abime.net/250

Underrated back in the days and unappreciated since then.
Awfully fun when played in multiplayer mode. HiRes AGA graphics looked really nice back in the days and also I think it aged pretty well. Up to 4 players simultaneously. No adapter needed. Keyboard + Joysticks

Thats correct, but Knockout is simply better.

Cobe · 05 May 2016, 15:49

I stumbled on Knockout 1 & 2 a year or so ago. I didn't have who to play against so missed the fun. It's pretty much the same game but PD in every sense of that word.

I was wondering what's the connection between these two games?
My first thought was that Burnout is polished/updated Knockout but they were both released in about the same time.

And btw Hol says: Converted in 2002 to PC under the name TRAX by Cornutopia.
I was never able to find that conversion. Anyone has any link?

Belgarath · 05 May 2016, 18:02

Strange...It's not listed on Cornutopia's site http://www.cornutopia.co.uk/cornutopia/games.php. It is listed on Mark's site but there's no link..http://www.marksheeky.com/software002.php

DisposableHero · 06 May 2016, 02:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by nobody

A good list, Bomberman and BC kid being the best of them

Opposite to most of the other titles on this list (which might've done well on the Amiga, but never saw other systems) both quite well-known games that few know even had Amiga versions.

Cobe · 06 May 2016, 08:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by Belgarath

Strange...It's not listed on Cornutopia's site http://www.cornutopia.co.uk/cornutopia/games.php. It is listed on Mark's site but there's no link..http://www.marksheeky.com/software002.php

Yup, that's about where my searches in the past ended. Only thing I could find more was I think some file_id.diz with crackers info. But I didn't find a game nor pictures nor video.

Belgarath · 06 May 2016, 09:58

Well there's a conversion screenshot on HOL but looking at the logs I can't actually make out where they came from

appiah4 · 06 May 2016, 12:31

Space Crusade should have been No. 1 easily and Midwinter II should be much higher..

Great list overall though

trixster · 09 May 2016, 16:12

In contradiction to the thread title, I'd say a lot of games on that list were very well appreciated at the time.

bebek · 09 May 2016, 20:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by trixster

In contradiction to the thread title, I'd say a lot of games on that list were very well appreciated at the time.

Somehow I have the same feeling

CodyJarrett · 09 May 2016, 20:41

Well, the article was written to be broader than games underappreciated "at the time", so that's alright then!

14 March 2016, 01:34	#25
Retro-Nerd Missile Command Champion Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Germany Age: 52 Posts: 12,435	Yep, Paradroid '90 was a big disappointment. Fly Harder on the list: Unplayable hard due to completely broken/unbalanced controls. Can't image that anybody would like to play it longer than 5 minutes. Last edited by Retro-Nerd; 14 March 2016 at 01:41.

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06 March 2016, 19:46	#21
turrican9 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Norway Age: 47 Posts: 893	Now, someone please make me a Top 200 or 300 games list

06 March 2016, 23:47	#22
alkis21 Zone Friend Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Athens, Greece Age: 49 Posts: 1,408	Great article, thank you for sharing. A lot of good games in the list. I don't know if they can all be called under appreciated, I think that some of them are very well know. I totally agree about Qwak, such a polished single-screen platformer with a perfect difficulty curve that many people don't seem to know about. I would definitely add Highway Hawks to that list, as well as some adventure games such as Kult: The Temple of Flying Saucers and Innocent Until Caught.

11 March 2016, 20:19	#23
SWIV Registered User Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: West Bromwich UK Posts: 74	I agree with No.20 Flood ,it amazes me how people miss that game,so unique.

14 March 2016, 01:23	#24
gary Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Perth, Western Australia Age: 50 Posts: 283	Paradroid 90? I guess anyone who liked this hadn't played the C64 original or the heavy metal edition. Even Andrew Braybrook apologised later for doing a simple (and painfully slow) Atari ST port.

05 May 2016, 00:58	#26
DisposableHero Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: England Posts: 188	Two great lists with a lot of great games on. The later Amiga years in particular threw out some gems which didn't get wider recognition. Every veteran Amigan should browse through this, check out a few they've never played, and say goodbye to their weekend. Bob's Bad Day is the one I always single out in threads like this, but Stardust, Nitro, Dynablaster, Wizkid and Campaign all jump out too. A fair few of these were later titles released after a lot of people had moved onto PCs or newer consoles - only Worms and Super Skidmarks of our later Amiga-original favourites made it to other systems. And I don't want to reopen old wounds, but almost all these games got great reviews from Amiga Power.

05 May 2016, 10:06	#27
nobody Registered User Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: GR Age: 46 Posts: 1,416	A good list, Bomberman and BC kid being the best of them

05 May 2016, 14:50	#28
Cobe Registered User Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Belgrade / Serbia Age: 41 Posts: 999	Burnout (1996) http://hol.abime.net/250 Underrated back in the days and unappreciated since then. Awfully fun when played in multiplayer mode. HiRes AGA graphics looked really nice back in the days and also I think it aged pretty well. Up to 4 players simultaneously. No adapter needed. Keyboard + Joysticks

05 May 2016, 15:49	#30
Cobe Registered User Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Belgrade / Serbia Age: 41 Posts: 999	I stumbled on Knockout 1 & 2 a year or so ago. I didn't have who to play against so missed the fun. It's pretty much the same game but PD in every sense of that word. I was wondering what's the connection between these two games? My first thought was that Burnout is polished/updated Knockout but they were both released in about the same time. And btw Hol says: Converted in 2002 to PC under the name TRAX by Cornutopia. I was never able to find that conversion. Anyone has any link?

05 May 2016, 18:02	#31
Belgarath HOL Team Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Manchester Posts: 2,513	Strange...It's not listed on Cornutopia's site http://www.cornutopia.co.uk/cornutopia/games.php. It is listed on Mark's site but there's no link..http://www.marksheeky.com/software002.php

06 May 2016, 09:58	#34
Belgarath HOL Team Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Manchester Posts: 2,513	Well there's a conversion screenshot on HOL but looking at the logs I can't actually make out where they came from

06 May 2016, 12:31	#35
appiah4 Registered User Join Date: May 2015 Location: Somewhere in Time Posts: 490	Space Crusade should have been No. 1 easily and Midwinter II should be much higher.. Great list overall though

09 May 2016, 16:12	#36
trixster Guru Meditating Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: England Posts: 2,337	In contradiction to the thread title, I'd say a lot of games on that list were very well appreciated at the time.

09 May 2016, 20:41	#38
CodyJarrett Global Moderator Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: UK Age: 46 Posts: 6,160	Well, the article was written to be broader than games underappreciated "at the time", so that's alright then!

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