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[Papa_Wisdom]

Also, how could I have forgotten this one! Possibly the most brutal game of the time; Moonstone; A Hard Days Knight.

This looks pretty cool!! Thanks for the suggestion. Seeing a lot of games I’ve never played on this thread! Really looking forwards to giving them a try

 

[Rick Dangerous]

Not bad lists here but i'll give you the definitive one (my username says it all lol) :
- Unreal by ordilogic. Now that's a real showcase. Just listen to your fire Sword by the way.
- Heimdall. Loved it.
- Supercars 2. Highly addictive and fun.
- Speedball 2.
- X-out. Z-out is nice too but X-out edges it imho.
- Midwinter. Awesome.

+ the usual suspects everybody played.

 

[Randall365]

Liberation (CD32 but A1200 I think) was an early RPG that I really enjoyed. KGB was also a really good game, as was Life and Death. Too many to mention really!

 

[chilichote]

This one i loved very much^^

 

[Vindicator]

Agony
Disposable Hero
Battle Squadron
Ork
Lethal Xcess
Hunter
Dune 2
Deliverance
Assassin
Death Trap
Wolfchild

 

[M0G]

Extreme Violence

A rad shareware 2D arena shooter with silly ammo (bouncing bullets, shoot through walls) and the minimap allows you to line up off-screen kills.

Yeah, I got this on a cover disk at some point. The "Bleurgh" sound you made when you died still sticks in memory lol.

Here's a few random mentions, there's obviously too many great games to choose from:

B.A.T. and B.A.T. 2 - Adventure/RPG games in cyberpunk setting, styled like a comic book


Gravity Force 2 - Levels look like lemmings, with space ships where you use thrusters to fly around level in 2 player pvp.


Jet Strike - Side scrolling flying game with lots of different mission types and planes etc


All Terrain Racing - Great isometric racer with nice graphics


Fighting Spirit - One of the later beat em ups on the Amiga, reasonable quality.


Alien Breed 3D 2 - One of the better attempts to put an FPS on Amiga


Grind - An FPS currently being made for the A500. Very impressive, so deserves a shout out. Look on Itch.io for other games currently being developed for Amiga.


Mean Streets - The first Tex Murphy adventure. Detective games in future with combat, flying and digitised speech.


Hunter - Open world 3D military game where you explore enemy territory in different vehicles and on foot.


Frontier Elite II - Should need no introduction. Personal favourite.
Youtube link

Apocalypse - Desert Strike sideways
Youtube link

 

[Papa_Wisdom]

Yeah, I got this on a cover disk at some point. The "Bleurgh" sound you made when you died still sticks in memory lol.

Here's a few random mentions, there's obviously too many great games to choose from:

B.A.T. and B.A.T. 2 - Adventure/RPG games in cyberpunk setting, styled like a comic book
Gravity Force 2 - Levels look like lemmings, with space ships where you use thrusters to fly around level in 2 player pvp.
Jet Strike - Side scrolling flying game with lots of different mission types and planes etc
All Terrain Racing - Great isometric racer with nice graphics
Fighting Spirit - One of the later beat em ups on the Amiga, reasonable quality.
Alien Breed 3D 2 - One of the better attempts to put an FPS on Amiga
Grind - An FPS currently being made for the A500. Very impressive, so deserves a shout out. Look on Itch.io for other games currently being developed for Amiga.
Mean Streets - The first Tex Murphy adventure. Detective games in future with combat, flying and digitised speech.
Hunter - Open world 3D military game where you explore enemy territory in different vehicles and on foot.
Frontier Elite II - Should need no introduction. Personal favourite.
Apocalypse - Desert Strike sideways

Lots of great suggestions here!! Thanks!!

 

[Ozzie666]

Don't forget games from the other side of the pond to go along all those amazing european games. An almost endlesss supply of racers, platformers, shooters from europe.
Even if some of them are primarily PC first games from Sierra or Lucasarts, still amazing on Amiga. Don't sleep on them. Amiga had a very underappreciated balance of titles.

Wings
Rocket Ranger
It came from the Desert
Indiana Jones Fate of Atlantis
Indiana Jones Last Crusade
Monkey Island 1 and 2
Legend of Kyrandia
Test Drive 2, Grand Prix
Wrath of the Demon
Willy Beamish
Search for the King
SSI Gold Box Games - Eye of the beholder, Kyrnn, Pools
Dune 2
Street Rod 1 and 2

 

[Papa_Wisdom]

Don't forget games from the other side of the pond to go along all those amazing european games. An almost endlesss supply of racers, platformers, shooters from europe.
Even if some of them are primarily PC first games from Sierra or Lucasarts, still amazing on Amiga. Don't sleep on them. Amiga had a very underappreciated balance of titles.

Wings
Rocket Ranger
It came from the Desert
Indiana Jones Fate of Atlantis
Indiana Jones Last Crusade
Monkey Island 1 and 2
Legend of Kyrandia
Test Drive 2, Grand Prix
Wrath of the Demon
Willy Beamish
Search for the King
SSI Gold Box Games - Eye of the beholder, Kyrnn, Pools
Dune 2
Street Rod 1 and 2

I didn’t know willy beamish came out on the Amiga, I played it in the mega cd back in the day

 

[Ozzie666]

I didn’t know willy beamish came out on the Amiga, I played it in the mega cd back in the day

Willy beamish (11 or was it 12 disks, yikes!). All the Dynamix stuff under sSerra pretty much came out pre 1992. Heart of the Dragon, Rise of the Dragon amongst others smaller titles.

 

[nkarafo]

I'm not a huge fan of the platform, i prefer the 16bit consoles 99% of the time. But there are a few instances where the Amiga comes on top, for instance, Toki is a much better port on the Amiga than the Mega Drive.

 

[WhamBamThankYouMaam]

This thread needs more video when people mention ganes.

 

[TheStam]

A couple of strategy games that popped into my mind. Amiga was such a versatile gaming platform. Was going to post Buzz Aldrin's race into space as well, but apparently that was released later for MS-DOS, so no dice. But loved that one as well.

 

[Nitty_Grimes]

Also have a look at https://www.lemonamiga.com/

 

[wa600]

One game I havent seen being mentioned:

Battle Isle

 

[Mephisto40]

Moonstone
Moonstone
Moonstone
Moonstone

Just bare in mind the game is quiet prone to crashes though

 

[calistan]

I was always quite partial to Datastorm - a Defender clone with easier controls, powerups, giant jellyfish bosses that you have to shoot the tentacles off, and loads of particles exploding all over the screen.

 

[Papa_Wisdom]

I was always quite partial to Datastorm - a Defender clone with easier controls, powerups, giant jellyfish bosses that you have to shoot the tentacles off, and loads of particles exploding all over the screen.

Omg another epic blast from the past, I used to play this for hours!! The intro screen with the guy In the cockpit and the sound effects bring back so many memories. This was one of those cloudy memory games. Thank you for bringing it back into my life!

 

[Badlucktroll]

I thought about getting a g4 mac mini and putting MorphOS on it for a modern Amiga like expierence. Anyone used it before?

 

[Papa_Wisdom]

I thought about getting a g4 mac mini and putting MorphOS on it for a modern Amiga like expierence. Anyone used it before?

What would that offer which you can’t get on an amiga emulator or the Amiga mini?

I was a bit hesitant about the mini that I got but I have to say I’m absolutely loving it, my gf sits there looking at me all strange wondering how and why I’m getting excited about “crap graphics” (she’s not really a gamer) while I’m getting hit hard repeatedly in the face by a nostalgia bat.

 

[mdkirby]

The Faery Tale Adventure - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

 

[Papa_Wisdom]

The Faery Tale Adventure - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

This looks like something I can invest my time into! Many thanks for the suggestion!

 

[Nitty_Grimes]

Super Stardust
SWIV
Blood Money
Parasol Stars

The list is endless its more what type of genres don't you like.

 

[Papa_Wisdom]

Super Stardust
SWIV
Blood Money
Parasol Stars

The list is endless its more what type of genres don't you like.

I’ll give anything a go tbh, this thread has already brought up many games I forgot about and new ones to look into. Pics or vids would help me greatly to see if they might be something of interest!

 

[mdkirby]

This looks like something I can invest my time into! Many thanks for the suggestion!

Was great. Played it as a family when I was a kid.

19,000 screens, permadeath across 3 brothers, so when the eldest dies you return to the starting village as the next brother, if you find the firsts corpse you get all their stuff. When enemies die their corpses slowly turn to skeletons over time and always remain. Whole thing was made by one guy and fit on a single floppy disk, using half a mb of ram, if you had the Amiga plus with the extra ram you had to flip a switch to disable it

Was from a time before the internet, and magazines were rare. So my dad meticulously mapped out the world on what became a massive 3 meter hand made map

 

[Papa_Wisdom]

Was great. Played it as a family when I was a kid.

19,000 screens, permadeath across 3 brothers, so when the eldest dies you return to the starting village as the next brother, if you find the firsts corpse you get all their stuff. When enemies die their corpses slowly turn to skeletons over time and always remain. Whole thing was made by one guy and fit on a single floppy disk, using half a mb of ram, if you had the Amiga plus with the extra ram you had to flip a switch to disable it

Was from a time before the internet, and magazines were rare. So my dad meticulously mapped out the world on what became a massive 3 meter hand made map

Now that’s dedication, and makes me want to play it more! Many thanks

 

[Mephisto40]

 

[Null Persp]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7c5QdTO4A8

 

[WilliamSBirkin]

You should also try the newer games that gets released. I get my info from Retro news

https://www.indieretronews.com/search/label/Amiga
Really good site if you look for newer games (and under development)

If i should recommend a game i would recommend UFO: Enemy Unknown AGA version.

REASON: Awesome music! Look a ton better than the ECS version but it is slow, really slow. So slow the game feels dangerously realistic haha. Still remember it took me an entire night just to clean out (raid it) an extremely large UFO (3 or 4 layer). An experience you never forget (but that was on my CD32 which is 14Mhz and 2mb chip). Good times!

I have linked the music from the AGA version. It is really amazing.

 

[Papa_Wisdom]

You should also try the newer games that gets released. I get my info from Retro news

https://www.indieretronews.com/search/label/Amiga
Really good site if you look for newer games (and under development)

If i should recommend a game i would recommend UFO: Enemy Unknown AGA version.

REASON: Awesome music! Look a ton better than the ECS version but it is slow, really slow. So slow the game feels dangerously realistic haha. Still remember it took me an entire night just to clean out (raid it) an extremely large UFO (3 or 4 layer). An experience you never forget (but that was on my CD32 which is 14Mhz and 2mb chip). Good times!

I have linked the music from the AGA version. It is really amazing.

Thanks for this, I’ve bookmarked the page. I assume these new releases are paid? Old games I don’t mind “obtaining” but I wouldn’t want to do that for new creators unless they are free.

 

[WilliamSBirkin]

Thanks for this, I’ve bookmarked the page. I assume these new releases are paid? Old games I don’t mind “obtaining” but I wouldn’t want to do that for new creators unless they are free.

Some are paid others are totally free to download, example is Turrican II AGA version.

 

[DJ12]

Had an Amiga as a kid an I’ve got cloudy memories of some of the games I used to play.

Rick Dangerous
Zool
Rainbow island
James pond
Vroom
Kings quest games
Fire and ice
Cannon fodder
Shuffle puck cafe
Lemmings
Push over
R type

Gf got me an Amiga 500 mini for my birthday and I’ve loaded it with whds but actually finding games that I enjoy or remember Is a bit of a chore.

Loving going back down memory lane.

If anyone has any must have games that they could recommend (preferably with pics if possible that would be great)

I do remember a fantasy game with an isometric view that you played as a barbarian or something, there was a town and skeletons that in struggle to remember the name of.

So have at it fellow Amiga Gaffers hit me with your nostalgia.

Sounds a bit like cadaver, but could be a viking which would probably be heimdall.

Could list loads of games worth a go, what sort of stuff you into?

 

[TheStam]

I barely remember an Amiga game I've been thinking about for years but the memory is blurry and was wondering if anyone could identify it.

You could play alone or local co-op. It's a top down military style shooter where you configured your loadout. I remember some of the weapons like an uzi and what I believe was an assault rifle with a grenade launcher which was great. On the first level I believe you attacked a base outside. Does that ring a bell for anyone?

 

[wa600]

I barely remember an Amiga game I've been thinking about for years but the memory is blurry and was wondering if anyone could identify it.

You could play alone or local co-op. It's a top down military style shooter where you configured your loadout. I remember some of the weapons like an uzi and what I believe was an assault rifle with a grenade launcher which was great. On the first level I believe you attacked a base outside. Does that ring a bell for anyone?

Maybe Dogs of War? Its 1 or 2 players, you can buy your weapons and munition. Only difference is there is no 1st level, you can chose the level on a world map.
Even if it isnt, I'd still recommend it.

 

[Holammer]

I barely remember an Amiga game I've been thinking about for years but the memory is blurry and was wondering if anyone could identify it.

You could play alone or local co-op. It's a top down military style shooter where you configured your loadout. I remember some of the weapons like an uzi and what I believe was an assault rifle with a grenade launcher which was great. On the first level I believe you attacked a base outside. Does that ring a bell for anyone?

Music will jog your memory.

 

[TheStam]

Maybe Dogs of War? Its 1 or 2 players, you can buy your weapons and munition. Only difference is there is no 1st level, you can chose the level on a world map.
Even if it isnt, I'd still recommend it.

Music will jog your memory.

Thanks a lot guys, that's the one! I probably just remembered one specific level kinda. I'm gonna try and play this again. I remember the loadout options felt amazing. I looked a lot more modern in my mind haha, but I'm sure it can still be fun.

 

[Fess]

Thanks a lot guys, that's the one! I probably just remembered one specific level kinda. I'm gonna try and play this again. I remember the loadout options felt amazing. I looked a lot more modern in my mind haha, but I'm sure it can still be fun.

Yeah it was great! Fun to play 2 players.

I need to go check my boxes but here are a couple great games just off the top of my head:

Turrican
Turrican 2
Dungeon Master
Rick Dangerous
Rick Dangerous 2
Hunter
Pinball Dreams/Fantasies/Illusions
Ninja Remix (The Last Ninja 1)
F/A-18 Interceptor
F16 Falcon
Battle Squadron
Killing Game Show
Gods
Silk Worm
Star Glider 2
Venus the Flytrap
Midnight Resistance
X-Out
Z-Out
Fire and Ice
Rock’n Roll
Paradroid 90
PP Hammer
Wings of Fury
Nitro
Cadaver
Blood Money
Another World
Flashback

 

[Bogroll]

 

[KAOS]

Awesome
Project X
Killing Game Show
Agony
X-Out
Chaos Engine
Lemmings
Battle Squadron
Xenon 2
Alien Breed
Turrican
Stunt Car Racer
Barbarian
Targhan

 

[SlimeGooGoo]

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[Dick Jones]

Come into the thread to say Rick Dangerous. First game mentioned

 

[Ragnarok]

Amigabros, are these games actually meant to be played with a 1 button controller or do you use the keyboard most of the time? These games always look so neat to me but I don’t know if I could play with a one button controller

 

[Wildebeest]

Amigabros, are these games actually meant to be played with a 1 button controller or do you use the keyboard most of the time? These games always look so neat to me but I don’t know if I could play with a one button controller

Depends on the game. CD32 controller had 4 face buttons, but the games were rarer. Things like Lemmings and Cannon Fodder were a mouse games, although they might use a controller on console ports. One button arcade sticks were more common than NES controllers.

 

[RAIDEN1]

This thread is a reminder of what could have been if Commodore were around today, would they have been able to compete in the console space, something the CD32 was not cut out to do? The difference being of course that they couldn't have turned into a Sega and just specialise in game-development...

 

[Red Scarlet]

I grew up with an amiga 500. I got a lot of games. Ultima 3-5. 6 kinda sucks without a hard drive. Bard's Tale 2. Lemmings. Saint Dragon. Ports of Call. Cinemaware games. Too drunk to remember others. I'll look through my disks.

 

[keraj37]

 

[mansoor1980]

awesome shooter with a badass title theme

 

[nemiroff]

awesome shooter with a badass title theme

Agreed, I really liked this game back in the days. But my musician brain got messed up by the comically out of tune synths.

 

[Rick Dangerous]

Awesome
Project X
Killing Game Show
Agony
X-Out
Chaos Engine
Lemmings
Battle Squadron
Xenon 2
Alien Breed
Turrican
Stunt Car Racer
Barbarian
Targhan

Very good taste. I would add Heimdall, Midwinter and Unreal.

 

[Thanati]

I was always quite partial to Datastorm - a Defender clone with easier controls, powerups, giant jellyfish bosses that you have to shoot the tentacles off, and loads of particles exploding all over the screen.

This was an incredible Defender clone. Fast and frantic like hell. Great title!