Tag: Commodore Amiga
Of all the games I owned for my Commodore Amiga, Elvira: Mistress of the Dark, remains one of the most memorable. Based on the character of Elvira – portrayed by Cassandra Peterson – the game follows in the footsteps of the 1988 comedy horror film released a couple of years earlier, although the game’s story is completely separate to that…
In today’s retrospective, we’ll be looking back at one of the most memorable games from my childhood, The Adventures of Robin Hood. Developed by Steve Grand and Ian Saunter for MS-DOS PCs and converted to the Amiga by Alan McCarthy in 1991, this was one of the very first games I ever got to experience on my Amiga 500. As you…
Those of you following the development of WinUAE 4.0 can now download a copy of beta release 13, having been released for testing by Toni Wilen in the ongoing development thread over at the EAB forums. This is likely to be one of the final beta releases made available, with the final public release expected somewhere within the next 7…
They say that diamonds are a girl’s best friend, a mantra that Pixelglass Games has taken to heart in Worthy, it’s newest game just released for OCS Amiga computers! The objective of the game is to guide your would-be Romeo around a series of mazes, collecting as many gems as possible. Only by filling your pockets with these precious gems…
Among the many titles I played on my Amiga 500, one of those that I remember most vividly is Sword Of Honour. A curious blend of martial arts combat and graphical adventure that takes inspiration from games such as The Last Ninja series by System 3, the game would prove to be something of a labour of love for the small…
In the words of Charles Caleb Colton, imitation is often considered to be the sincerest form of flattery. Never was there a truer word spoken than when it comes to Wrath of the Demon, an arcade adventure game developed by Canadian developer Abstrax. Released in 1991 for the Commodore Amiga and Atari ST 16-bit computing platforms, Wrath of the Demon was…
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In the third in a series articles, I hope you’ll join me on this trip down memory lane as I look back at the Commodore Amiga, a truly revolutionary computer in every sense of the word. Of all the computers and video game systems that I’ve owned over the years, it is undoubtedly the Amiga that I consider my favourite,…
When it comes to racing games, it would be difficult for even the most discerning of Commodore Amiga fans to disagree that that the Lotus trilogy weren’t among the very best that the system had to offer. Developed by Magnetic Fields and published by Gremlin Graphics between 1990 and 1992, this was a franchise that showcased the technical capabilities of the…
1993 proved to be a killer year for the Amiga, seeing some of the best titles for the platform released that very year by some best and brightest studios in the business. The Bitmap Brothers would release The Chaos Engine, one of my favourite shooters of all time, and Sensible Software were hot on their heels with one of their…
