Best Amiga Games ..ever.
Marcus Dyson
<hun...@coventry.ac.uk> wrote:
> over the years three games have stood out from the rest .
>
> Judged on playability and lastability
>
>
> 1 . KICK OFF 2
>
> 2 . MONKEY ISLAND 1 and 2
>
> 3 . F1GP
Erm... It might just be me, but isn;t that four games?
Richard Kaulfuss
: In article <Pine.ULT.3.91.951031183504.14511C-100000@rowan>, Jim Clark
: <hun...@coventry.ac.uk> wrote:
Hmm, well Monkey 2's story followed on from Monkey 1, so I guess it
could be classed as one game. ;)
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> : > 1 . KICK OFF 2
> : >
> : > 2 . MONKEY ISLAND 1 and 2
> : >
> : > 3 . F1GP
>
I'll go for
1: Worms
2: Spindizzy Worlds
3: Pinball Fantasies
If I can't have Worms on the grounds of impartiality, move 2&3 up and
shove Rainbow IIslands on there at #3.
Best regards
C.J Coulson
1. F1GP - with the addition of F1GP-Ed
2. Alien Breed Special Edition - the best of the Breed
3. Speedball 2 - great against the computer, wicked against a human
The list could go on, but this posting can`t!
Regards
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Bill Alexander
>Doc...@team17.com (Marcus Dyson) wrote:
>>In article <Pine.ULT.3.91.951031183504.14511C-100000@rowan>, Jim Clark
>><hun...@coventry.ac.uk> wrote:
>>
>>> over the years three games have stood out from the rest .
>>>
>Well, on the criteria above, the games I still play are:
>
>1. Championship Manager 93 (Roll on version 2)
>
>2. Colonization
>
>3. Monkey 2 (for a laugh)
>
How about MegaBall? It's like Arkanoid or Breakout only much better.
Everyone wants to play this on my A2000. I just got MegaBall 4 from IAM and
the green slime bricks along with the new music really add to the game. MB4
also runs on both AGA and ECS Amigas. Check out earlier versions on Aminet.
Regards,
Bill Alexander
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Laurie Knight
F1GP
Civ
SuperSkids
and just outside:
Sensi Soccer 92/93 (missed out due to being non HD installable)
Colonizaiton (just missed out due to Civ)
Pinball Fantasies (just missed out ;> )
Laurie...
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Keurentjes
In article <Doctor-3110...@spong.team17.com> Doc...@team17.com (Marcus Dyson) writes:
> In article <Pine.ULT.3.91.951031183504.14511C-100000@rowan>, Jim Clark
> <hun...@coventry.ac.uk> wrote:
>
> > over the years three games have stood out from the rest .
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > 2 . MONKEY ISLAND 1 and 2
> >
> > 3 . F1GP
1. CIVILIZATION
2. DUNE II
3. POPULOUS II
Note that I haven't added any recent games because it's impossible to judge now
whether I'll still play them in a year. I most certainly did with the 3 above.
Niels
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Paul Chan
>In article <Pine.ULT.3.91.951031183504.14511C-100000@rowan>, Jim Clark
><hun...@coventry.ac.uk> wrote:
>
>> over the years three games have stood out from the rest .
>>
>> Judged on playability and lastability
>>
>>
>> 1 . KICK OFF 2
>>
>> 2 . MONKEY ISLAND 1 and 2
>>
>> 3 . F1GP
>
Well, on the criteria above, the games I still play are:
JD. Counihan
1 . KICK OFF 2
2 . MONKEY ISLAND 1 and 2
3 . F1GP
1. Championship Manager 93 (Roll on version 2)
2. Colonization
3. Monkey 2 (for a laugh)
Nahhhh!! The list reads as follows:
1 - Terry's Big Adventure
2 - Hybris
3 - IK+
just under: Unreal - Monkey Island - Frontier - New York Warriors
- Super Hang On - ATR - anything by Psygnosis
The best thing about most games I've played has been the intro
stuck on to the bootblock..
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>Judged on playability and lastability
>2 . MONKEY ISLAND 1 and 2
>3 . F1GP
The ones that have stayed on my hard drive through thick & thin are:-
1) Hired Guns Great when you can get some friends to play it with you.
2) Wing Commander I've played this time & again - it just appeals to be.
3) Simon The Sorcerer It made me laugh - and I like it.
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>
>
>
> 1 . KICK OFF 2
>
> 2 . MONKEY ISLAND 1 and 2
>
> 3 . F1GP
The games that kept me drooling in front of my Amiga for the most hours are:
1) Speedball (Speedball 2 is better, but I lived on 1 for about 5 months)
2) Cannon Fodder (I could forgive no HDD on a linear game like this)
3) Carrier Command (Why, oh why was there never a follow up to this?)
Now how 'bout the 3 games that should have been on the list but can't be
because the stupid publishers never had them ported to the Amiga?
1) Star Control 2 (What were Accolade thinking about? Star Control is
right up the Amiga's alley in terms of gameplay!)
2) EA's NHL or NHLPA (Didn't this sell fairly well in Europe on Genesis?)
3) Nothing... there have only been 2 PC/console games that I've envied til I
was sick.
Quigs
Andrew Bennett
K> 1. CIVILIZATION
K> 2. DUNE II
K> 3. POPULOUS II
Hmm... Mine are:
1: Dune II - Completed every level with every house,and I *still* play it!
2: Populous II - Because of the 2 player null-modem option.
3: Worms ?? - I'm hooked already... been playing the same 2 demo levels
for days now.. I just love slaughtering those ABBA worms... :)
Never tried Civilisation.. but since u seem to have similar tastes,
maybe I should...
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2 - Hired Guns
3 - Speedball (1 or 2 since they both have their own highlights)
- Mike -
Paul Burkey
1) Sneech Aminet games/2play Check it out.....
2) Settlers Settlers 2 Please Blue Byte ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;)
3) SWOS I'm a Sensible Fan.....
The only 3 games I play on a regular basis appart from the odd game of:-
Scorched Tanks
Stunt Car Racer
Top Banana
F1GP
And remember, Beware the Random Factor!!!
Paul Burkey
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Lars Haugseth
In article <951031233...@boehme.demon.co.uk>, Richard Kaulfuss <dka...@boehme.demon.co.uk> writes:
| Marcus Dyson (Doc...@team17.com) wrote:
| : In article <Pine.ULT.3.91.951031183504.14511C-100000@rowan>, Jim Clark
| : <hun...@coventry.ac.uk> wrote:
|
| : >
| : > Judged on playability and lastability
| : >
| : >
| : > 1 . KICK OFF 2
| : >
| : > 2 . MONKEY ISLAND 1 and 2
| : >
| : > 3 . F1GP
|
|
| Hmm, well Monkey 2's story followed on from Monkey 1, so I guess it
| could be classed as one game. ;)
You had to pay for both, though ;)
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Nikos Sardelianos
Defender of the Crown (at the time: WOW!)
Amiganoid (nothing even close to it even in coin-op machines that time)
Elite (best EVER on ANY machine)
Frontier ( :) )
UFO
Faery Tale
Carrier Command
StarGlider I and II
Lemmings
Beast series
Unreal
Flashback
Speedball
Sencible Soccer series
Turrican series
Blood Money
Silent Service I, II
Sinbad
Uninvited
Shadowgate
Millenium 2.2
Lost Patrol
Drakkhen
Heroes of the Lance
...almost everything Psygnosis released (where are you :( )
sorry... I tried to remember my feelings at THE TIME I saw those games.
NLS
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2) Worms.
3) Lords of Chaos.
4) Settlers.
5) Uridium 2.
3? Eh..oh yeah...umm....
Stu. :)
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Best game on any machine? Hired Guns. No alternative.
R Bursill
: I have owned an amiga since the Batman , Newzealand Story Pack came out
: and over the years three games have stood out from the rest .
: Judged on playability and lastability
: 1 . KICK OFF 2
: 2 . MONKEY ISLAND 1 and 2
: 3 . F1GP
Oh no, here we go again...
1. Boulderdash
2. Arctic Fox
3. The Settlers
Hon mentions to Lemmings series, Oblivion, Sidewinder, Deluxe Galaga
and many others that have slipped my mind. Mind you, I'm getting Worms
for Chrissy so the order may change...
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Andrew Miller
1. Populous II - Excellent game although I do wish it didn't allow
mouse messages to pass through it to the Workbench. Would also be nice
if it worked properly on AGA machine....
2. Brian the Lion - A cute Shadow of the Beast which shows off the
Amigas abilities brilliantly (particularly impressed with crystal
bonus level) and is vey playable.
3. Pang - Just good old fashioned simple fun.
Andy
Johnny Gustavsson
The best game very on the goldie C64 is:
Elite
The best game on Amiga is:
Univers - Adventure
UFO Enemy unknown - strategy
The best intro on a game on Amiga is:
Microcosm
[* I've got only A5OO, A12OO & CD남 *]
Dennis Grant
2) Lemmings
3) F1GP
4) FDPro2
5) Elite
6) Railway Tycoon
7) Populous
8) Speedball
9) Nitro
10) Deluxe Galaga AGA
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Tim Wendt
My top three...
1) Artic Fox
2) Faery Tale Adventure
3) Mindwalker (by C=)
Artic Fox rules!
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Jason Hutchens
>>1 . KICK OFF 2
>>2 . MONKEY ISLAND 1 and 2
>>3 . F1GP
>The ones that have stayed on my hard drive through thick & thin are:-
>1) Hired Guns Great when you can get some friends to play it with you.
>2) Wing Commander I've played this time & again - it just appeals to be.
>3) Simon The Sorcerer It made me laugh - and I like it.
How about:-
1. Virus
2. Stunt Car Racer
3. Exile
4. The Sentinel
5. Dungeon Master
J.
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Chad Randall
: I have owned an amiga since the Batman , Newzealand Story Pack came out
: and over the years three games have stood out from the rest .
: Judged on playability and lastability
: 1 . KICK OFF 2
: 2 . MONKEY ISLAND 1 and 2
: 3 . F1GP
Nah... Try:
1. Dungeon Master - Holding my breath for DM2...own SegaCD ver already
2. Civilization - I own both ECS and AGA versions. :)
3. Populous II
Others:
Settlers
Lemmings (all flavors)
Sim City (Original!)
Anarchy
Carrier Command
Populous - I designed and created my own gfx a year before the con'kit!
Eye of the Beholder 1&2
Bubble Bobble
Empire
Warlords
Galaga Deluxe
Dave Roper
1)F1GP--I've tried quite a few,nothing else comes close.
2)Hired Guns--2play definately!
3)Strike Force Aces--Can't play on my A3000
Crystal Dragon, Elf, Spellbound, Gods, Flashback, AlienBreeds, Street
Sports Football, Killing Game Show, Test Drive, Dalek Attack not to
mension all the others I have forgoten about.
Eighty percent of Amiga games I think, are great!.
GameOn!
Dave
Scott Wilding
>3: Turbo Raketti - Best Gravity game when you are 2 mind you
Was this ever released in the UK?
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2. civilisation
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2. Deuteros
3. Stunt Car Racer
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Johnny Gustavsson
>(Johnny Gustavsson) writes:
>> The best intro on a game on Amiga is:
>>
>> Microcosm
>I recon it's a toss up between that and Alien Breed Tower Assault.
To see that you must buy a rather expensive FMV-module, and that's cheating.
[* I've got only A5OO+, A12OO & CD남 *]
Paul Dossett
>In Article <8152180...@hchworth.demon.co.uk>, Paul Chan <paul> wrote:
>>Doc...@team17.com (Marcus Dyson) wrote:
>>>In article <Pine.ULT.3.91.951031183504.14511C-100000@rowan>, Jim Clark
>>><hun...@coventry.ac.uk> wrote:
>>>
>>>> over the years three games have stood out from the rest .
>>>>
><snip>
>>Well, on the criteria above, the games I still play are:
>>
>>1. Championship Manager 93 (Roll on version 2)
>>
>>2. Colonization
>>
>>3. Monkey 2 (for a laugh)
>>
>How about MegaBall? It's like Arkanoid or Breakout only much better.
>Everyone wants to play this on my A2000. I just got MegaBall 4 from IAM and
>the green slime bricks along with the new music really add to the game. MB4
>also runs on both AGA and ECS Amigas. Check out earlier versions on Aminet.
Hmm. It's like Arkanoid, except with extremely awful mouse control. *Nobody*
has perfected mouse control like the original Discovery conversion of
Arkanoid..
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Paul Olivero
: In article <Pine.ULT.3.91.951031183504.14511C-100000@rowan>, hun...@coventry.ac.uk says...
: >Judged on playability and lastability
: >1 . KICK OFF 2
: >2 . MONKEY ISLAND 1 and 2
: >3 . F1GP
: The ones that have stayed on my hard drive through thick & thin are:-
: 1) Hired Guns Great when you can get some friends to play it with you.
: 2) Wing Commander I've played this time & again - it just appeals to be.
: 3) Simon The Sorcerer It made me laugh - and I like it.
Hm, you wouldn't want to trade or sell Simon the Sorcerer would you.
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In no particular order.......
Alien Breed 3D I love racing up the stairs and taking "them" out on
the landings.... part sci-fi, part SAS simulation.
Dungeon Master Brilliant design, unequalled in this respect.
Frontier Yes it could have been better, but it held me for
6 months solid.
Carrier Command Great design. Tactics and action.
Full Metal Planet What an overlooked game this is. Still unbeaten in
its class. Makes the gameplay in Battle Isle seem
limp.
Steel Empire If you like joysticks, but want to use Blitzkrieg,
this is a must. I love demolishing an enemies
factories.
Virus More sensation of flight than almost anything else.
Falcon (later version) The air-to-air combat is unsurpassed.
Gunship 2000 The best terrain based 3D engine for the Amiga, and
a fine game.
Paradroid 90 You can tell it was a labour of love for Mr Braybrook,
and its STILL a great game, even the one level demo
on Aminet!
Prince of Persia More brilliant design here, not usually my type
(or Another World) of game, but its just so well done.
Regards,
Angus.
There's a Thargoid ship out there somewhere, and I want it!
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Philip Kaulfuss
and I have had great fun with -
Cannon Fodder, Lotus II and III, Tanx, Scorched Tanks, Tanks 'n' Stuff,
Indy Heat, Biplanes, Mortal Kombat, Bratwurst, SuperCars II, Super SkidMarks,
Stunt Car Racer.
There's plenty more, but they're the ones that come to mind just now.
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: 1. Hired Guns
: 2. Deuteros
: 3. Stunt Car Racer
: I'm done. :-)
A must is 'Shadow of the Beast'... never found a game more fun than that...
Cheers...
Stefan
Brian Hansen
: san...@inet.uni-c.dk (Brian Hansen) wrote:
: >3: Turbo Raketti - Best Gravity game when you are 2 mind you
: Was this ever released in the UK?
Actually i think mine is shareware or a prerealease because all
text is in finnish ;-) that's not to be understood be me ... :-)
Its very similar to Roketz but not as confusing and hard to control
and much more fun in 2Player than roketz (R has better grafx though).
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Reg Martin
: >(Johnny Gustavsson) writes:
:
: >> The best intro on a game on Amiga is:
: >>
: >> Microcosm
: To see that you must buy a rather expensive FMV-module, and that's cheating.
:
: [* I've got only A5OO+, A12OO & CD남 *]
For Microcosm? I don't have a CD32 myself, so I can't be %100 absolutely
positive on this, but I'd be willing to be large sums of money that
that's not true. I'm quite certain it'll show just fine on a stock
CD32. The animation is CDXL -- not MPEG...
Reg Martin
D V K Timiney
>In article <284.6515T...@mailbox.swipnet.se> m-1...@mailbox.swipnet.se (Johnny Gustavsson) writes:
>
>> The best intro on a game on Amiga is:
>>
>> Microcosm
>
>
Well if we are talking _intros_, How about Roadkill on the cd32? now THATS and
intro:) My personal favourite is the intro to Syndicate. An absolute classic.
>> [* I've got only A5OO, A12OO & CD남 *]
>
>I've got only A500+, A2000, CD32, A1200 and a TRS80
Me? oh, uh, A1200, ZX speccy 48k, ZX speccy +2, Amstrad 6128, and one of those
silly Pentium things ;)
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(without thinking for long)
SWIV - simply and still the best shooter ever made! 2 player, one in Jeep
(has to avoid obstacles) other in Heli (gets hit by flying enemies)
the most playable and durable game I ever played on my humble Amiga
"Die Kurve" - Head of the pack 6 player (!!!) competitive freeware-tron with
a big twist in gameplay which lasts and lasts... (big snakes,
angled curves instead of 90 deg. turns, holes to slurch
through)
Charr - Artillerie Duell clone which looks dull on first go, but gets
better and better the longer you play it (with a bunch of
friends, at least 3!)
What makes the Amiga really good to play games?
- The 4-ply adapter and all those cool multiplayer games out there (and a
few garbage ones, too!)
My hint: Buy a PSX to play on your own, but get out that Amiga if you are
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Gods - Played it to death !!!
Speedball II - Played this so much my mates stoped playing it with me !!
UFO - Excellent game (shame I only have a bod standard A1200 (Nasty !!)
Super Frog - My all time Fav platformer this !
Alien Breed (I liked no 2 and TA best but I will probably get flamed !)
Pinball Illusions
Lotus II
Monkey Island
OOOH and so many others I'm just gonna burst if I don't shut my face !!
Ho Hum :-
Moosie
Mr J. Bull
: I have owned an amiga since the Batman , Newzealand Story Pack came out
: and over the years three games have stood out from the rest .
: Judged on playability and lastability
: 1 . KICK OFF 2
: 2 . MONKEY ISLAND 1 and 2
: 3 . F1GP
In the many responses to this thread lots of grat games have been mentioned
but not, for some bizarre reason, LOTUS1 the best spritey driving game EVER.
When you crashed you actually visibly stopped and it looked like it was
getting faster as you accelerated, you had fuel stops and some great courses
that were more downhill than uphill thus enabling you to really pick up some
speed :-) It was great in two player mode and had the added incentive that
if you were sad and had no friends then the game had twice the frame rate:-)
Oh, and some of the music was just fab.
In second and third place come The Settlers and Civilization.
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Christer Bjarnemo
>: 2. Deuteros
>: 3. Stunt Car Racer
>: I'm done. :-)
>A must is 'Shadow of the Beast'... never found a game more fun than that...
Don't forget Elvira - Mistress of the dark!
Rex....
Speedball II
Sensible Soccer (all except SWOS)
Pinball Fantasies
Fire & Ice
I still come back to these 4 (although I usually go for Pinball
Illusions now, since wiping my high scores - sob :(
This is even with a PC and PSX to play with.
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Ok, since u never mentioned these brill games..
Gravity Force
Trexwarrior
Rock'n'roll
Moonstone
North & South
Starglider II
Giana Sisters
Didn't these games keep u awake a couple of nights?
Yeah, i thought so.....
/Jocke S.
Paul Ledbury
2: Civilazation
3: Lotus II
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Jordan Deasy
: Brett Cooper wrote:
: >In article <284.6515T...@mailbox.swipnet.se> m-1...@mailbox.swipnet.se (Johnny Gustavsson) writes:
: >
: >> The best intro on a game on Amiga is:
: >>
: >> Microcosm
: >
: >I recon it's a toss up between that and Alien Breed Tower Assault.
: >
:
: Well if we are talking _intros_, How about Roadkill on the cd32? now THATS and
: intro:) My personal favourite is the intro to Syndicate. An absolute classic.
:
: >
: >I've got only A500+, A2000, CD32, A1200 and a TRS80
:
: Me? oh, uh, A1200, ZX speccy 48k, ZX speccy +2, Amstrad 6128, and one of those
: silly Pentium things ;)
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BEST GAMES
1. IMPOSSAMOLE
2. JOE BLADE
3. LEMMINGS
Nathan Jones
1. Hired Guns (!)
2. StarDust
3. Dune II
[and now for what I think are the worst games in my collection[
1. Eye Of The Beholder
2. Dungeon Master (&Chaos Strikes Back)
3. F117A stealth Fighter
4. Drakkhen
5. Death Mask
* The WORST game, separated due to a rating lower than low *
Skyfox 2: The Cygnus Conflict.
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Charles Lorentzen
from Delphine software...
Anyone remember Another World or Flashback
These 2 games Rulez
They both got awesome intros,GAMEPLAY.graphics,sound,cut sequences
etc, at the time they were released
And You'll never find any other game that you'd be so hokked on
to for ours 'n ours They are damn atmospheric too :)
HEY THEY AREN'T 3D EITHER
Why arent there more games like these??
Grrrrrrr
Lorenzo
The truth is that the best games are as follows,
Lords of the realm
sim city 2000
dune II
worthy mentions.
arkanoid
lemmings
neuromancer
f/a interceptor
marble madness
pinball fantasies
cinemaware titles (the stooges, rocket ranger, etc.)
d&d series.
these may have been on my c64. its been so long.
arkon
mail order monsters.
I've got a amiga 4000/040, had an amiga since the 500 first came out, and
soon got f/a interceptor and defender of the crown, they still rank up
there as my all time favorites. there is alternate reality the city, but
when they didn't continue it (that is the series), I long interest in
building up my character.
______ z n.
Peter Elzner
1. Dungeon Master (best atmosfear ever :-)
2. Lionheart
3. Xenon2
3. Gods
4. Shanghai
Best C64 games I remember:
1. Master of Magic (great music by Rob Hubbart!)
2. Allaykat
3. Boulder Dash
4. IK+
5. Giana Sisters (nice Amiga Version, too)
Peter Elzner [Ha...@blanker.ruhr.de]
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Randy Simcox
I had to give this some real thought.... I've had an Amiga since '85.
Out of this World and Hired Guns were great. So was DM when it first came
out. But the games that to me had that great first time thrill and also
that cant-stop-playing feeling, along with longevity have to be:
In no particular order:
Archon/ArchonII - my friends and I still love the speed and feel of
both these games.
Pinball Fantasies - I love pinball and the feel of these 4 tables is
as close as you can get.
Earl Weaver Baseball - I cant tell you how many leagues and thousands
of games we played of this.
Populous/PopulousII - I've never felt more like God! Better than
powermonger etc...
All the Lemmings - I finished them all - nothing more frustrating than
to think you've got it only to see 100 of those
little buggers plunge to their deaths.
Emerald Mine - The most frustrating game I ever played. And yet I keep
going back for more.
Ebonstar - Great two player arcade game that can last hours! Thumb
cramp time.
Ive probably missed something I'll have to post later.
Randy
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Steve Detoni
: I don't really have any favourites, but here are some games that my friends
: and I have had great fun with -
: Cannon Fodder, Lotus II and III, Tanx, Scorched Tanks, Tanks 'n' Stuff,
: Indy Heat, Biplanes, Mortal Kombat, Bratwurst, SuperCars II, Super SkidMarks,
: Stunt Car Racer.
Can't beleive Dungeon Master was not the list, the first and STILL
i thin one of the best D&D style game. Doom maybe 3D, but some of the
puzzles in DM take some solving ... Not having a Map of the Dungeon is
fatal, and even when you have a map it is still bloody hard!
So:
Dungeon Master
Black Crypt (another real goody)
Duetoris
Nueomancer (Really is quite an original game that should have been
written right!)
Head Over Heels (Was an auesome game on 8bit, and auesome puzzle solver on
16 bit)
And then there is the original Lemmings.
What the game market is lacking is new ideas to games ... Doom is old,
great graphics, but limited interaction .... System Shock is auesome.
Steve... My two cents worth.
A game player from the days when Space
Invaders were in the local Fish & Chip shops!
Patrick Leslie Whittemore
Yes...here is a game that did not get the recognition it deserved. The
graphics are INCREDIBLE and it is so much fun to play. My friend used to
come over just to WATCH me play this game it is so amazing. It's even
HD-installable so if anyone hasn't tried it out I suggest seeing if you
can get a copy from a mail order place etc. I remember how excited I was
to see this game when it came out and it surpassed my expectations. The
best action game I have ever played period.
Ish Hallin
CL> I'd say game developers should really have somthing to learn
CL> from Delphine software...
CL> Anyone remember Another World or Flashback
Yes, they were very nice games, but far too easy! I liked Future Wars and
Operation Stealth (also from Delphine) much better...although the atmosphere
wasn't really as good they lasted a good while longer!
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Per Einarsson
>What about:
>1. Wizkid
^^^^^^^^
At last someone with good taste! I think Wizkid is the most bizarre computer
game I've seen, and it's great! I have completed it several times, but I'm
yet to complete it in "hard"-mode.
I love the Asteroids clone found in the game. To play it you'll have to get
to the end of the game, or find the secret door on lvl one. The latter is
done by buying a gum in the toilet. Then ignore the two doors on the left,
and walk through a hidden door on the right. You now get to a maze with two
doors in every room. If you are in room number n, the left door takes you to
room 2*n, and the right to 2*n+1. I don't remember what room the Asteroids
clone is in, so you'll have to try it yourself. In the process you'll probably
find some other cool stuff in the maze, like level teleporters and sound
checking.
/Pelle
Marcus Alanen
> Actually i think mine is shareware or a prerealease because all
> text is in finnish ;-) that's not to be understood be me ... :-)
> Its very similar to Roketz but not as confusing and hard to control
> and much more fun in 2Player than roketz (R has better grafx though).
I don't think the guy ever translated it. Nowadays he is studying
so he can't make games :( The next version should've had a level
editor and new weapons.
Because I don't know the programmer personally I must admit that
this information is (must!:) rather old and therefore I can't
take any responsibility for its accuracy...
Marcus Alanen
... 1/2: one half the value, i.e.: 1/2, X/2, PS/2, OS/2 ...
Hidehiko Ogata
> ALEXA...@cber.cber.fda.gov (Bill Alexander) writes:
>
> >How about MegaBall? It's like Arkanoid or Breakout only much better.
> >Everyone wants to play this on my A2000. I just got MegaBall 4 from IAM and
> >the green slime bricks along with the new music really add to the game. MB4
> >also runs on both AGA and ECS Amigas. Check out earlier versions on Aminet.
>
> Hmm. It's like Arkanoid, except with extremely awful mouse control. *Nobody*
> has perfected mouse control like the original Discovery conversion of
> Arkanoid..
Arkanoid surely was fun, but MB4 has its own merits:
HD-installable. Works with 040. Runs happily on gfx-board (at least
on my PicassoII.) And if you have some cd.device emulation, it plays
your favorite audio-CD during play (works fine with that of AsimCDFS.)
Check it out folks, it's a fun program, and that's all what matters :)
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Ish Hallin
About Lionheart...
PW> Yes...here is a game that did not get the recognition it deserved. The
PW> graphics are INCREDIBLE and it is so much fun to play. My friend used to
PW> come over just to WATCH me play this game it is so amazing. It's even
PW> HD-installable so if anyone hasn't tried it out I suggest seeing if you
PW> can get a copy from a mail order place etc. I remember how excited I was
PW> to see this game when it came out and it surpassed my expectations. The
PW> best action game I have ever played period.
I agree, it really is quite nice, heh, I even like the intro .. but as far as
platformers go I have to say I like Wolfchild, Zool II and Soccer Kid better.
Doug Shanks
1. Pinball Fantasies
2. Dune 2
3. Colonization
Just another opinion!
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James Bet Tee
1) Hired Guns
2) The Settlers
3) Black Crypt
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Gavin H Renner
Speaking of Elvyra :) (Ut oh, here comes the questions duck your heads all!)
My friend has gotten quite a ways in that game and he's stuck at an odd point.
Here's the question he's requested I ask
1) How does he fire the cannon on that tower to blast the top off the other
tower? He did it once but has no recolection of how
2) What good are the keys duteros, quadros, paths (Or whatever those three odd
names are)
3) He's found Emelda, but she zorches him before he can do anything, I'm
assuming you need this 'chest' to beat her.
4) How close is he to beating the game? >;)
I know these are a bit vague, but I can't reemmber his exact questions right
now :)
Thanx in advance
Chad Randall
: Can't beleive Dungeon Master was not the list, the first and STILL
: puzzles in DM take some solving ... Not having a Map of the Dungeon is
: fatal, and even when you have a map it is still bloody hard!
Dungeon Master was the *only* game I was able to play *without* mapping.
The levels were intuitive enough that I memorized them quickly.
EOB and Black Crypt, while nice clones, really required you to map the
level. What spoiled both those games were "hint" books (read: cheat
books) supplied with the game. I could never resist "taking a peek"
at them.
: What the game market is lacking is new ideas to games ... Doom is old,
: great graphics, but limited interaction .... System Shock is auesome.
Yes, but how many more original ideas are left? There are only so many
combinations possible.
Chad Randall
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Nick
but, it's hard to say which one is >the best<.
so.. here they are: captive, mega lo mania, eye of beholder II, populous,
civilization, dune II, leisure suit larry I&II&III, and lots of others good
games....
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Peteroo
particular -- and have a few of my own to add. They're based mainly on
what I played the most:
In no special order:
Bard's Tale
Dune II
Flames of Freedom (aka Midwinter II)
Carrier Command
Out of this World
Squeekin'
1). Alien Breed (Responsible for more conversions to Amiga than Indians to the Spanish Way)
2). Sensible Soccer (Broken more joysticks than Douglas Bader)
3). Gunship 2000 (Lost more virtual fellow pilots than virtual Vietnam)
Highly Hammered -
Microprose GP (the ONLY racing game),Dyna/Master Blaster, Syndicate, Galaga '92, Pinball Dreams, Colonization, /continue y/n...
Squeekin -
P.S. Top Mag - The One....I miss you guys, and you never told me
where to find Eliza...
Arse.
Harold Herndon
of what I can think of in no real order of goodness.
1. Midwinter 2:Flames of Freedom, made me feel like James Bond while
playing it. Lots of vehicle choices and great underwater sequences.
2.Dungeon Master & Chaos Strikes Back, just plain fun and well done.
3.Birds of Prey, i love flight sims and this one is one of the best i've
ever seen.
4.Wizardry 6: Bane of the Cosmic Forge, a bit slow but lots of places to
explore and lots and lots of senseless combat :) Though the ending was a
bit dissapointing because the sequel isn't coming out for amiga :(
5.Red Storm Rising, love sneaking around and sinking things and this game
is well made and is the best sub sim for amiga IMHO
6.M-1 Tank Platoon, love rolling around and blowing up other tanks, i
keep coming back to this game time after time.
7.F/A-18 Interceptor, despite it's age, is still one of the best,
I know that as soon as I finish typing I'll think of another one.
Harold
DG Coombes
: "Squeekin'" wrote:
: > Top Mag - The One....I miss you guys
: I'll second that one. Especially while Simon Byron was editor. Most cynical
: magazine I'd ever read regularly.
!?! It's available in the local newsagent. It's rubbish. It's very slim
with little interesting content and the only reason to purchase it is
becuase it's taken to giving away games on coverdisks. They've given away
Trolls and Dangerous Streets and Winter Olympics so far.
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Angus Manwaring
: >Paradroid 90 You can tell it was a labour of love for Mr Braybrook,
: > and its STILL a great game, even the one level demo
: > on Aminet!
: Have you also checked out the Shareware version of this game? I have the
: commercial version & it kicks butt but the S/W vers is pretty nice too. It
: even allows 2 players, provided you have enough memory. Mind you, the
: Commercial version has Far better graphics. :)
Yes, I have, its good fun, isn't it?
: >Prince of Persia More brilliant design here, not usually my type
: >(or Another World) of game, but its just so well done.
: POP & AW are 2 different games. :)
Yup, I know. They both hit the same spot for me though.
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Angus Manwaring
: Some person titled Jason Quigley wrote:
: : "Squeekin'" wrote:
: : > Top Mag - The One....I miss you guys
: : I'll second that one. Especially while Simon Byron was editor. Most cynical
: : magazine I'd ever read regularly.
: !?! It's available in the local newsagent. It's rubbish. It's very slim
: with little interesting content and the only reason to purchase it is
: becuase it's taken to giving away games on coverdisks. They've given away
: Trolls and Dangerous Streets and Winter Olympics so far.
You missed the point, DG. I don't care what it calls itself, the magazine
you describe is *NOT* The One.
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Chris Kerr
: Aminet/games/2play/Sneech.lha Best multi-player game ever!!!!!!!!!
: Need I say more?
Yes. Is that a plug or do you have a reason?
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out well before Flashback.
Casper
: In article <951118040...@sneech.demon.co.uk>, Paul Burkey
: <pa...@sneech.demon.co.uk> wrote:
:
: > Aminet/games/2play/Sneech.lha Best multi-player game ever!!!!!!!!!
: >
: > Need I say more?
:
: pa...@sneech.demon.co.uk. You're about as biased as I am when I say...
: Worms is *actually* the best multi-player game ever.
You're correct.
But Marcus is waayyyy closer. :) (if it wasn't for that Johnston
character....)
Stu. :)
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:
: Worms is *actually* the best multi-player game ever.
Sneech is the *BEST* multi-action-simultaneous-6-Humans-4-Computers game EVER!
While Worms is the *BEST* multi-player-take-it-in-turns game so far ;)
Hows this for the first multi-player plug for two games simultaneously!!!!!
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Paul Burkey
: Marcus Dyson (Doc...@team17.com) wrote:
:
: : Worms is *actually* the best multi-player game ever.
: Is it really possible to load in your own pics as levels in the final
: version? if not... forget it and play "Achtung, Die Kurve" everyone, 'cause
: it beats sneech for pure fun (6 players simultaneoulsy!)
Hi Arne, sorry for putting this message in the newsgr but I tried to contact
via the email address ra...@aball.de but it failed. Anyway, tell me where
I can get the Achtung & DieKurve games from coz I can't find em. Another thing
is what do you want to load pics in as levels? And does pure fun mean basic WB
games coz Sneech is NOT a basic WB game it's really totaly different from all
the other BASIC WORM games. Name one worm game that has decent CPU players
like Sneech does!!! and also sound/graphics/stratergy and the *Random Factor*
Soria Suarez Rene-IND
1) Monkey Island 2
2) Lemmings
3) UFO
4) Super Stardust
5) Goblins (1,2 & 3)
This is my personal point of view.
K E R M I T
Marc Forrester
>>1. Dungeon Master (best atmosfear ever :-)
>
>You have not played on Amigas very much, you must have a PC or Mac,
>or whatever.
Oh, I don't know, I haven't yet encountered anything -more- terrifying
than DM. Sure, it doesn't scare me -now-, but I still remember the worms..
James Allen
1). Monkey Island II - Best adventure EVER!
2). Formula 1 Grand Prix - Superb fast racing action.
3). Monkey Island 1 - My first ever adventure game - superb.
4). Flashback - Bags of atmospeher - unbelievable animation.
5). DynaBlasters - 5 player mayhem - best multiplayer game.
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1. Pang (my first Amiga game!)
2. Worms (most playable game ever)
3. SWIV (Very good, why no A1200 version?)
4. Kick Off 2 (before Sensible Soccer)
5. Super Skidmarks (in 8 player link up mode)
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1) Kick Off 2 (with Player Manager teams)
2) Bard's Tale III
3) Dune II
4) Frontier
5) Civilisation
Joseph Salerno
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Marc Forrester
Er. You missed a bit, really. That's the same game twice, sort of thing.
Right, my go. In no particular order..
Dungeon Master - Near widdled myself, I did. :)
Ultima VI - I played this to completion with one floppy drive.. Sad.
Civilisation - Okay, I got 106% on emperor. Can I delete it now? Please?
Gravity Force 2 - Wins multiplayer without trying, but needs more players..
Star Control - I just like spaceship games, okay? :>
With honourable mentions for all the old Sierra games,
Wing Commander for being converted, and Amiga Worm. (Yes, Worm)
Marc Forrester
Ray Wright
Way ahead of its time!
I also like Microbes, too!
Paul Branney
and turning round - it's like swinging round a pole!
Anyway, when I use the map editor and draw a map, remembering to add a starting
position, and press Q, no file is written.
How do I save new maps?
Zvonko Tesic - Graficki fak.
: 2. Worms (most playable game ever)
: 3. SWIV (Very good, why no A1200 version?)
: 4. Kick Off 2 (before Sensible Soccer)
: 5. Super Skidmarks (in 8 player link up mode)
bad choice!
1. OK, not so bad
2. most playable? the game is shit!
3. well, this is also more/less ok
4. hmmmm...
5. hmmmmmmmmmm.... super cars 2 maybe much much better?
what about real legends? monkey island? another world? stunt car racer?
(i still play last one!) warhead? megalomania (shit, no a1200! :(
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>what about real legends? monkey island? another world? stunt car racer?
>(i still play last one!) warhead? megalomania (shit, no a1200! :(
What about Faery Tale (one of my first Amiga games, and still my all-time
favourite), Interceptor (despite the fact that more recent flight-sims are more
"realistic", I'm yet to find one that's anywhere near as playable) and all the
Cinemaware classics (Defender of the Crown, Rocket Ranger, King of Chicago)??
Sheesh :)
Peter Elzner
> What about Faery Tale (one of my first Amiga games, and still my all-time
> favourite), Interceptor (despite the fact that more recent flight-sims are more
> "realistic", I'm yet to find one that's anywhere near as playable) and all the
> Cinemaware classics (Defender of the Crown, Rocket Ranger, King of Chicago)??
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Wasn't that the very first Amiga game demanding 1MB memory (before Dungeon Master)?
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Angus Mann
>ma...@ipacific.net.au (Angus Mann) wrote:
>> What about Faery Tale (one of my first Amiga games, and still my all-time
>> favourite), Interceptor (despite the fact that more recent flight-sims are
>> more "realistic", I'm yet to find one that's anywhere near as playable) and
>> all the Cinemaware classics (Defender of the Crown, Rocket Ranger, King of
>> Chicago)??
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>Wasn't that the very first Amiga game demanding 1MB memory (before Dungeon
>Master)?
Nope - it didn't need 1Mb of RAM, it just didn't show things like the interval
music/GFX and certain animations (spinning newspaper) if you only had 512K..
Kjell Irgens
|> ma...@ipacific.net.au (Angus Mann) wrote:
|>
|> > What about Faery Tale (one of my first Amiga games, and still my all-time
|> > favourite), Interceptor (despite the fact that more recent flight-sims are more
|> > "realistic", I'm yet to find one that's anywhere near as playable) and all the
|> > Cinemaware classics (Defender of the Crown, Rocket Ranger, King of Chicago)??
|> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
|> Wasn't that the very first Amiga game demanding 1MB memory (before Dungeon Master)?
Don't think so, but it was maybe the first game to need two diskdrives to be
playable at all.
|> Peter Elzner [Ha...@blanker.ruhr.de]
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Lasse Olsen
1. Star Glider-II
2. Star Glider
3. Star Wars (the original vecotor)
4. Dune-II
5. Elite
6. Interceptor
7. Dungeon Master
8. Port Of Calls
9. Silent Service
10. F-16 Combat Pilot
11. Romance Of The Three Kingdoms
12. F-16 Fighting Falcon
13. Test Drive
14. Empire
15. Pinball Dreams
16. Virus
17. International Karate +
18. Harpoon
19. Powermonger
20. Amoebe
Anyway, this is (probably) the games which have
left me with some of the most enjoyable moments in
my Amigas history - we're not talkin' the C64, right? ;)
Cheers...
Bruno Schleich
>
> 1. Star Glider-II
> 2. Star Glider
> 3. Star Wars (the original vecotor)
> 4. Dune-II
> 5. Elite
> 6. Interceptor
> 7. Dungeon Master
> 8. Port Of Calls
> 9. Silent Service
> 10. F-16 Combat Pilot
> 11. Romance Of The Three Kingdoms
> 12. F-16 Fighting Falcon
> 13. Test Drive
> 14. Empire
> 15. Pinball Dreams
> 16. Virus
> 17. International Karate +
> 18. Harpoon
> 19. Powermonger
Well, here are my top 10
1. SWOS (latest)- Especially with the latest patch
2. F1GP
3. Civilisation
4. Dune II
5. Eye of the Beholder II
6. Stunt car racer
7. Ports of Call
8. Settlers
9. Empire
10. Oil Empire (similar to Ports of Call)
Bruno Schleich
bsch...@hgmp.mrc.ac.uk
Matt Schmill
How about these gems:
TVS Basketball
Bubble Bobble
Chaos Engine
Angus Mann
> 1. Star Glider-II
> 2. Star Glider
Hmm, not sure I really agree with these two - the gameplay left a little to be
desired IMHO
> 3. Star Wars (the original vecotor)
Yep, was good for its time...
> 4. Dune-II
Definately - its the only "real-time" military strategy game I've encountered
on the Amiga...
> 5. Elite
Ergh...I don't like the space role players/sims, I feel they all lack gameplay.
> 6. Interceptor
The best atmosphere and gameplay of any flight sim...
> 7. Dungeon Master
Not bad...
> 8. Port Of Calls
> 9. Silent Service
Yep - great atmosphere. It and SS-II are the best sub-sims on the Amiga...
> 10. F-16 Combat Pilot
I felt it lacked decent gameplay...
> 11. Romance Of The Three Kingdoms
> 12. F-16 Fighting Falcon
Good for its time...
> 13. Test Drive
Yep - the best of its kind...
> 14. Empire
Uh-huh. What about Civilization, though? Certainly expanded more upon the
theme, and was more in-depth [not a "replacement" for Empire, though - I like
the purely military nature of Empire...well did...I killed my original game
disk :(]
> 15. Pinball Dreams
<yech> Just don't like pinball games :)
> 16. Virus
> 17. International Karate +
> 18. Harpoon
> 19. Powermonger
Not bad indeed, although I got bored of it more quickly than I expected...
> 20. Amoebe
> Anyway, this is (probably) the games which have
> left me with some of the most enjoyable moments in
> my Amigas history - we're not talkin' the C64, right? ;)
> Cheers...
Those which I enjoyed most are:
*Faery Tale - the best ever. No adventure/RPG even comes close. Great interface
too...
*Interceptor - said it above...
*Defender of the Crown - Nobody did 'em like Cinemaware. Superb GFX, great
sound, and VGood playability - both strategic and arcade/action.
*Rocket Ranger - Ditto as above :)
*It Came From The Desert - Ditto :)
*Lords of the Rising Sun - Ditto :)
*Lemmings - Lotsa fun, especially in 2-player mode :)
*Loom - good atmosphere, although perhaps too easy...
*The Secret of Monkey Island (I and II) - Fantastic atmosphere (both are two of
the best adventure games in that respect), good GFX, good sound, bloody
hilarious, great playability, and the right level of difficulty.
*Pirates! - Good atmosphere, pretty good interface/playability.
*SimCity - Innovative, good difficulty level - certainly keeps me coming back
for more..
*Populous I and II - My favourite "God" games...
*Dune II - Said it above in reply to your list...
*Syndicate - Loved the interface and the gameplay. Atmosphere was okay. Best
action game of its type (little man/men moving around map area)
*Guild Of Thieves - Fantastic graphics given its time, great atmosphere, and a
good interface for a text adventure.
*Space Quest III - Very good atmosphere, and decent difficulty.
*King's Quest III - Ditto.
*Leisure Suit Larry II and III - Ditto.
*Midwinter II (Flames of Freedom) - Interface was a little tricky, and the 3D
nature of it made it more difficult, but good atmosphere, difficulty and
lastability.
*Indianapollis 500 - Good graphics, speed and difficulty, as well as plenty of
car-tuning options.
*Civilisation - The depth of it could be very good if you wanted to play it on
more than a military-conquering level.
*Empire - Rather simplistic, but great fun none-the-less...
*Mousetrap - Rather childish/silly arcade/platform game, VERY old by now, but
great fun, and good for its time.
Just my $2K worth :)
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Angus Manwaring
: How about Mechforce by Ralph Reed?
Yeah, and how about a software company with the talent, foresight,
wisdom and general good-looks takes the idea into 3D.....
Hi Andy, hi dudes!
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Harald Fricke
> David W. Llewellyn (lle...@llewell.us.net) wrote:
> : How about Mechforce by Ralph Reed?
>
>
> Yeah, and how about a software company with the talent, foresight,
> wisdom and general good-looks takes the idea into 3D.....
>
to FASA... and that is why Ralph Reed's excellent program went under.
FASA takes intellectual property extremely serious.
- Harald