Tag: Commodore 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…
The sad news has reached us that games industry veteran Steve Bak has passed away at the age of 66 following complications from diabetes. The news was broken by Steve’s son Philip in a tweet that revealed that his father’s condition had worsened in recent years, before finally passing away on February 6th, 2019. A programmer and game designer who…
Former Psygnosis dev Mike Clarke puts a piece of computing and gaming history on sale!
Here it is finally released, the interview at gamescom with Andreas Magerl of Amiga Future talking with us about the 20th anniversary they are celebrating this year and about the state of the Amiga scene in general.
In community showcase we highlight the many projects, contributions and endeavours made by other members of the vintage computing and retro gaming community. In this edition we turn the spotlight on AMIGArama, a UK-based podcast dedicated to the Commodore Amiga, a machine which first launched in 1985 and was years ahead of the competition in terms of graphics and audio…
Featuring plenty of old-school charm, there’s a lot to like about Night OWL Design’s latest game for classic Amigas!
In this retrospective, we’ll be revisiting what I consider to be one of the most remarkable games that I was fortuitous enough to experience on my Commodore Amiga. Developed by French studio Lankhor and published in 1991, Maupiti Island is the second – and last – in a series of crime-themed adventure games starring the studio’s fictional detective, Jérôme Lange. Set…
[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/473319603″ params=”color=#ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=true&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] In today’s episode of Retro Island Diskettes we chat with Steve Hammond of DMA Design. He shares his story of the founding of the company, working on hits like Lemmings and their relationship with Psygnosis as well as personal struggles and their effect on his career. Steve tells a fascinating story from behind the…
Anyone self-respecting Commodore Amiga owner must surely be familiar with Graftgold, arguably one of the most prominent and talented British software houses during the 1980’s and 1990’s. Among the talented programmers and artists to work alongside Steve Turner was Andrew Braybrook, author of critically acclaimed Uridium for the Commodore 64, and many other titles; he runs and maintains a personal…
Following the launch of the Commodore Amiga in 1985, nobody could have foreseen the kind of impact that this revolutionary machine would have upon the computing industry. Equipped with a custom chipset that granted the machine advanced graphical and sound capabilities way beyond the capabilities of the competition (at least at the given price point), the Amiga was seen as an…
