Cynicaster Posted November 24, 2023 Share Posted November 24, 2023 I’m in my 40s but I must confess I have never played a single Amiga game - on hardware, emulation, or otherwise - in my entire life. I got to thinking, maybe it’s time to add some Amiga games to my emulation setup(s). Any recommendations? My taste is as follows: - arcade-style games, score-based - shoot ‘em ups, beat-‘em-ups, run ‘n guns, arcade-y sports games, wrestling games, puzzlers - don’t care for: RPGs, one on one fighters, metroidvania, complicated sports games What games should I hunt down? Thanks 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/357259-recommend-some-amiga-games-to-a-noob/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daedalus2097 Posted November 24, 2023 Share Posted November 24, 2023 Okay, since it's emulation the entire library is open to you. Everyone's tastes are different and I find most platformers and shmups on the Amiga to be pretty unmemorable. The Amiga also frequently got poor arcade ports that fell far short of what the machine was capable of. But a couple of games that come to mind include: In the arcadey vein: - Pac-Mania, as an example of a pretty decent arcade conversion that didn't follow the pattern of a common codebase with other platforms. - Uridium 2, a decent shmup. - Banshee, a tough 1942-style shooter that uses the Amiga well - Zeewolf 2, a close-in 3D helicopter shooter using a Virus/Zarch-alike engine - Rodland, a cutesy single-screen platformer - Dynablaster, the renamed port of Bomberman In the more puzzly/strategy arena: - Lemmings, the classic - Settlers, the original of the strategy / resource management series - Cannon Fodder, strategy squad shooter - Dune 2, the forerunner of Command and Conquer and the RTS genre - Napalm: Crimson Crisis, a more modern RTS from the later Amiga years In a more action category: - Desert Strike, isometric helicopter shooter - Turrican 2, classic platform shooter (not really my thing but people seem to love it). Also available in a recent AGA-enhanced version. - Xenon 2, classic horizontal shmup - Payback, a latecomer during the Amiga's decline, excellent GTA clone with a great soundtrack on the CD - Aladdin, decent platformer tie-in for Disney's film In the multiplayer genre: - Worms: Directors Cut - Super Skidmarks - Sensible World of Soccer And some modern, recent releases that are well work checking out (some may be commercial: - Turbo Tomato, a fast-paced Psycho Pigs / Butasan-alike - Reshoot Proxima 3, a visually and technically very impressive shooter that really pushes the hardware - Cecconoid, a stylistic screen-flipping puzzler/shooter - Rogue Declan, a high-score-driven twin-stick shooter / roguelike - Knightmare, a port/remake of the Konami shooter - Inviyaa, another excellent looking horizontal shmup There are thousands of others, but those are the ones that come to mind within your preferred tastes. Enjoy! Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/357259-recommend-some-amiga-games-to-a-noob/#findComment-5354482 Share on other sites More sharing options...
str0m Posted November 24, 2023 Share Posted November 24, 2023 Good list above A few more. Chaos Engine - overhead run and gun. Agony - side scrolling shooter. Pinball Dreams/Fantasies/Illusions. 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/357259-recommend-some-amiga-games-to-a-noob/#findComment-5354528 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+chue Posted November 24, 2023 Share Posted November 24, 2023 A couple of my personal favorites: Volfied - Next gen "Qix", I'm unsure if it's a sequel, or a clone of Qix. Another World / Out of this World - Not sure how to classify this one. A little bit like Prince of Persia maybe? One of the great games of all time, IMO James Pond Robocod - Platformer 3 Stooges - Another one that's difficult to describe. Storyline: do various tasks as the stooges to save the orphanage Most if not all of these were released on other platforms. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/357259-recommend-some-amiga-games-to-a-noob/#findComment-5354602 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OLD CS1 Posted November 24, 2023 Share Posted November 24, 2023 Shadow of the Beast, The Killing Gameshow, GODS, Deluxe Pacman, Deluxe Galaga, PacMania, Silkworm, Dune & Dune II, Uropa2, T-Zero, Zool, Sleepwalker, Turbo Sprint, Test Drive 2, Myst, Walker, Baalistix... This guy has some thoughts. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/357259-recommend-some-amiga-games-to-a-noob/#findComment-5354729 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CommodoreDecker Posted November 25, 2023 Share Posted November 25, 2023 IMHO, killer games are: The Killing Game Show Lemmings Deluxe Pac-Man Deluxe Galaga Shadow of the Beast II Captain Blood (okay, this something of a RPG/adventure game, so you might not dig this one) Rise of the Dragon (ditto) Rick Dangerous Rick Dangerous II Turrican II (best soundtrack, ever) North & Sound The Three Stooges For killer demos that are sold as ostensibly being games: Shadow of the Beast Shadow of the Beast II Blood Money (or pretty much 95% of any Psygnosis game because those were bloomin' difficult, but sure made any of the competition look like a Pong console's graphical depth by comparison...) Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/357259-recommend-some-amiga-games-to-a-noob/#findComment-5355242 Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordav1 Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 I can recommend Super Hang-On which is a very good port of the arcade, and Robocop. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/357259-recommend-some-amiga-games-to-a-noob/#findComment-5483561 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Child Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 I always got a kick out of Ork Attack and Grand Monster Slam Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/357259-recommend-some-amiga-games-to-a-noob/#findComment-5483613 Share on other sites More sharing options...
amcboy Posted November 25 Share Posted November 25 Zany Golf Syndicate Mind Walker Syndicate is simply awesome (even on emus). Mind Waker is one of the few bits of software written only for the Amiga... Amazing sound and game play. Originally for the 1000 but plays awesome on the 4000/060 tower.. 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/357259-recommend-some-amiga-games-to-a-noob/#findComment-5572220 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertB Posted November 29 Share Posted November 29 A favorite for attendees at the Rocklin Maker Faire and Bay Area Maker Faire -- Metro Siege !! Happy Thanksgiving! Robert Bernardo Fresno Commodore User Group - http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm Southern California Commodore and Amiga Network - http://www.portcommodore.com/sccan Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/357259-recommend-some-amiga-games-to-a-noob/#findComment-5574662 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dj dzjg Posted November 30 Share Posted November 30 Klax and Star Wars The Arcade Game are very accurate ports on the Amiga, had a blast with those. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/357259-recommend-some-amiga-games-to-a-noob/#findComment-5575609 Share on other sites More sharing options...
youxia Posted November 30 Share Posted November 30 For me, where Amiga really shined, and the reason I got it bitd, were "computer games" - RPG, strategy, flight sim, point'n click, etc, and especially hybrid" ones such as Cinemaware's titles. So, not exactly what you're into It had a fair share of action games, of course, but compared to consoles/arcades they'd at best be on-par and more often than not lacking either technically or design wise. That said, there are quite a few gems too. Apart from the ones mentioned above, I'd add -Hybris, Battle Squadron, Apidya in the shoot'em up genre - as good as any other platform's stuff -Speedball 2 in action sports - still probably the best futuristic sports game -"Tiny": series - TinyUs, TinyBobble, Tiny Galaga, Tiny Invaders - really excellent modern reworkings of some arcade classics Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/357259-recommend-some-amiga-games-to-a-noob/#findComment-5575628 Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiqMatrix Posted December 1 Share Posted December 1 (edited) How about a brand new Star Wars game that will blow your Amiga's CPU mind? Some of the best games for the Amiga are being developed currently. Oh, and it's free. Download link is at the bottom of the article. Cheers. https://www.indieretronews.com/2024/11/star-dust-wars-have-amiga-and-love-star.html Edited December 1 by LiqMatrix 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/357259-recommend-some-amiga-games-to-a-noob/#findComment-5576274 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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