Category: Commodore Amiga

AMIGArama Podcast Episode 93: North & South

Can AMIGArama help the North make history against the South in this weeks historic show?

S.C.I. – Chase HQ II Commodore Amiga Review

‘Punch the Pedal’. Just one of the iconic phrases from the original Chase H.Q. still lingers in the minds of many, as does the woeful Commodore 64 and Amiga ports. A slew of home conversions and a staple of many an arcade meant a tune-up and respray of Taito’s runaway success was incoming with an obligatory sequel. Special Criminal Investigation:…

AMIGArama Podcast Episode 92: Fast Food Dizzy

Codemasters take on Pac-Man is in the spotlight this week, as AMIGArama looks at the Oliver Twins attempt at an arcade clone.

AMIGArama Podcast Episode 91: Head Over Heels

The Blacktooth Empire has a Head and Heels problem so join AMIGArama in this week’s interplanetary team up for an Amiga remaster of this 8Bit classic.

AMIGArama Episode 90: Zynaps

AMIGArama prepares for some shoot em up action in Hewson’s take on a Scorpion Fighter in this weeks space bound journey.

Graham Gooch World Class Cricket Commodore Amiga Review

If there’s one thing the English are good at is inventing a sport, spreading it around the globe and then promptly getting beat at it. Cricket is a prime example, although England’s recent fortunes at the stumps are a mix of great success or catastrophic failure.  Released in 1993, Audiogenic brought Graham Gooch World Class Cricket to the 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…