Category: Commodore Amiga

AMIGArama Podcast Episode 89: The Lion King

AMIGArama swings into the sahara, singing Hakuna Matata for this weeks Disney special but can The Lion King really live up to its proud and powerful name?

Learn how to install and use Amiblitz/BlitzBasic 3 on the Amiga emulator WinUAE

This is just a quick plug to a video Phaze101 has published on YouTube teaching step by step how to install and run the Amiblitz (aka Blitz Basic 3) on the Commodore Amiga running on WinUAE emulator. Amiblitz used to be a commercial product that allowed programmers to create Amiga applications using the BASIC language while still delivering excellent performance….

AMIGArama Episode 88: Xybots

Atari gets the AMIGArama close up in Lorfarius’ latest look at a Doom like shooter before… well Doom was even a thing!

The Plague – Commodore Amiga Retro Rewind Review

When Innerprise Software and Critical Design’s The Plague released on the Commodore Amiga in 1990, the scowling barbarian that adorned the front cover piqued my interest while browsing the local musty computer shop. The promises of “Incredible Arcade Quality” and “Joystick-sizzling” action, whatever that means, resonated as the gloriously colourful screenshots popped from the back of the box.  With the…

Last Action Hero – Commodore Amiga Retro Rewind Review

Everyone’s a critic. When Arnie’s Last Action Hero opened, it was unanimously panned by the movie press but still earned nearly $140 million at the box office. As such, its popularity meant that video game tie-ins were a foregone conclusion and hot on the heels of Sony’s takeover of Psygnosis, the game based on the satirical stab at the action…

Bridge Strike for Commodore Amiga Reviewed

If the words ‘looks like River Raid for the Amiga’ grab your attention wanting to find out more then the Project R3D have just what your are looking for with their official commercial release of Bridge Strike. Bridge Strike sees you take control of an aircraft fighter as you fly into combat against insurmountable odds with the sole objective of…

AMIGArama Podcast Episode 86: Pit-Fighter

Can Lorfarius climb to the top of this Pit-Figher challenge in this weeks street fighting AMIGArama.

Jump! – an impressive Yoomp! conversion headed to Amiga

Released back in 2007, Yoomp! wowed 8-bit Atari fans with its psychedelic gameplay, flashy pseudo-3D visuals and catchy music. Taking inspiration from Shaun Southern’s Trailblazer and stuffing it inside a tube, the combination of funky beats and addictive gameplay made it a genuine showcase for the XL/XE range, and its lasting popularity would even earn itself a conversion – reviewed…

New Amiga WHDLoad Updates

WHDLoad offers a way to play Amiga diskette games from your hard disk. The following installers have been added up to 2019-06-03. 2019-06-03 improved: Magic Pockets (Renegade/Bitmap Brothers) 2nd button support added, alternate custom level 1 support (Info) 2019-05-31 fixed: Super Stardust (Bloodhouse) soundFx in game were trashed if intro was not skipped immediately, more options for trainers added (Info)…

AMIGArama Podcast Episode 85: Exolon

A run and gun without the running… and not much gunnin. Just what have we gotten ourselves into in this weeks AMIGArama with this Hewson hit.