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| ====== SB Recommends Amiga Games ===== | ====== SB Recommends Amiga Games ===== | ||
| - | + | {{:fig:recommended:amiga_party.jpg }} The **Commodore Amiga** is personal computer, or group of computers, with a thing for gradients and barbarians. A few hardware variations exist, but the vast majority of the system's catalogue are compatible with the Amiga 500. | |
| - | It's a home computer. | + | |
| ===== Recommended ===== | ===== Recommended ===== | ||
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| *Loki Laufeyson: A beautiful side-scrolling shooter in which the player is an owl. Allegedly some of the music was later ripped off by a black metal band. | *Loki Laufeyson: A beautiful side-scrolling shooter in which the player is an owl. Allegedly some of the music was later ripped off by a black metal band. | ||
| - | ***//Apydia//** | + | ***//Apidya//** |
| + | *Sniper Honeyviper: Euro-//[[game:gradius_series|Gradius]]// with a truly bizarre nature/wildlife theme. | ||
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| + | ***//Cannon Fodder//** (also on: 3DO; Acorn; Amiga; CD32; GBC; Jaguar; Mega Drive; PC; SNES; ST) | ||
| + | *Bennett: Still fun, still interesting in terms of mechanics and for its attempt to humanize the little troops. Probably not tactically interesting by modern RTS standards. Try not to think of it as a tactics game. And play the Amiga version. | ||
| ***//Datastorm//** | ***//Datastorm//** | ||
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| ***//Defender of the Crown//** | ***//Defender of the Crown//** | ||
| *Loki Laufeyson: Very, very simple strategy game that involves conquering all the counties of England in the days of Robin Hood. You'll probably complete it in half an hour, but worth playing for the luxurious graphics, that look far, far too good for a 25 year old game. Also, don't bother with the jousting, it's pretty much impossible to win. | *Loki Laufeyson: Very, very simple strategy game that involves conquering all the counties of England in the days of Robin Hood. You'll probably complete it in half an hour, but worth playing for the luxurious graphics, that look far, far too good for a 25 year old game. Also, don't bother with the jousting, it's pretty much impossible to win. | ||
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| + | ***//Damocles//** | ||
| + | *Bennett: This is still one of the most ambitious and nonlinear games of all time. Save a planet from being hit by a comet, however you can manage it! | ||
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| + | ***//Deuteros: The Next Millennium//** (also on: Atari ST) | ||
| + | *Bennett: Do you still have patience for management games? If so, the old graphics and interface probably won't put you off. And this is one of the most haunting space exploration games ever. | ||
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| + | ***//Ebonstar//** | ||
| + | * Bennett: Still the best 4-player hotseat game ever. So good, so simple, such a good mixture of cooperation and competition. It's tough to make this work on an Amiga emulator, because modern PC keyboards have shitty 2- or 3-key rollover. If you have two gamepads and a real live friend or two, it is totally worth a shot. Or if you have a real Amiga lying around. Consider it next time you are drunk with friends and someone suggests //Wii Sports//. | ||
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| + | ***//Flashback//** (also on: 3DO; Acorn; Amiga; CD-i; FM Towns; Jaguar; Mac; Mega Drive; Mega CD; PC; PC-98; SNES) | ||
| + | *costel: My first experience with [[genre:cinematic platformers]] and still incredibly memorable. Punishing, slick, and incredibly rewarding at times. It still holds up pretty well. | ||
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| + | ***//Gods//** (also on: Acorn; Atari ST; Mega Drive; PC; PC-98; SNES) | ||
| + | *Bennett: One of the crunchiest games of all time, with some of the best secrets. I know it's flawed, goddammit, but the flaws don't matter. | ||
| ***//Hunter//** | ***//Hunter//** | ||
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| ***//International Karate +//** | ***//International Karate +//** | ||
| * les meat: fighting game where lots of keys on the keyboard had weird effects, like T made everyone's trousers fall down. | * les meat: fighting game where lots of keys on the keyboard had weird effects, like T made everyone's trousers fall down. | ||
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| + | ***//Lemmings//** (also on: [[wp>Comparison_of_Lemmings_portspretty much everything]]) | ||
| + | * The King: This is one of my favorite computer games. Charming 8X8 pixel art, delightful puzzles that need to be executed with precision. | ||
| + | * Lick Meth: [[people:Yuji Naka]]'s favourite game is a charming collection of pixel-based puzzling in weird environments that feel *slightly* more realistic than Sonic. I'm more disappointed by how Sony have left this to rot, when we'd all prefer it back in the hands of [[company:rockstar_north|Rockstar North]]. | ||
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| + | ***//Lemmings 2: The Tribes//** (also on: Acorn; Atari ST; Game Boy; FM Towns; Mega Drive; PC; SNES) | ||
| + | *Bennett: It's a lot less repetitive than //Lemmings//, and it has more charm. A good sequel. Not sure which version to recommend, probably PC by 1993. | ||
| ***//Lionheart//** | ***//Lionheart//** | ||
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| ***//[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xegb1IZ0Tdc|Savage]]//** | ***//[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xegb1IZ0Tdc|Savage]]//** | ||
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| + | ***//Super Offroad//** (also on: Arcade; Amstrad; Atari ST; C64; Game Boy; Game Gear; Lynx; Master System; Mega Drive; NES; PC;SNES; ZX Spectrum) | ||
| + | *YourImaginaryFriend: //Super Offroad// is actually one of my favorite multiplayer games. Me and my little brother spent a lot of time playing that game together(along with //TMNT Arcade// and //Super Contra//) and we got hours of entertainment out of it. I love the way it feels, and it's the only racer of its type that I've enjoyed playing. | ||
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| + | ***//Syndicate//** (also on: 3DO; Acorn; CD32; Jaguar; Mac; MD; PC; PC-98; SNES) - [[http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/syndicate/syndicate.htm|HG101 article]] | ||
| + | *Bennett: Easily the best [[people:Peter Molyneux]] game, and the model for a whole line of Western-made realtime tactics games. | ||
| + | *The Blueberry Hill: You're best going for the //Syndicate Plus// version (Amiga/PC), which includes the maybe-too-tough expansion //American Revolt//. | ||
| ***//Slam Tilt Pinball//** | ***//Slam Tilt Pinball//** | ||
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| ***//Turrican 2//** | ***//Turrican 2//** | ||
| * les meat: one of the best level 1 themes ever. This game is to me what //[[game:super_mario_bros|Super Mario Brothers]]// is to most people. | * les meat: one of the best level 1 themes ever. This game is to me what //[[game:super_mario_bros|Super Mario Brothers]]// is to most people. | ||
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| + | ***//Wizball//** (also on: Amstrad; C64; Atari ST; PC; Spectrum) | ||
| + | *kthorjensen: //Wizball// is really excellent and easily emulated, go for it. | ||
| + | *cake: //Wizball// is my favourite game of all time. | ||
| + | *vamos: It's interesting, but I've given it a go several times and never found it to live up to the hype. It has a [[http://retrospec.sgn.net/game-links.php?link=wizball|nice remake]]. | ||
| ***//Xenon 2: MEGABLAST//** | ***//Xenon 2: MEGABLAST//** | ||
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| =====See also===== | =====See also===== | ||
| - | * [[http://forums.selectbutton.net/viewtopic.php?p=78324|GURU MEDITATION ERROR: Press Left Mouse Button [video] ]] - Selectbutton forum thread | + | * [[hardware:amiga]] - About the Amiga Hardware, including emulation information. |
| + | * [[http://forums.selectbutton.net/viewtopic.php?p=78324|GURU MEDITATION ERROR: Press Left Mouse Button [video]]] - Selectbutton forum thread | ||
| + | * [[http://forums.selectbutton.net/viewtopic.php?t=18421|Now It's Time For the Greatest Show On Earth]] - Forum thread, with some images and recommendations. | ||
| + | * [[http://forums.selectbutton.net/viewtopic.php?t=30450|amiga screenshots]] - A SB screenshot thread. | ||