Category: Commodore

Published by Acid Software Developed by Bullfrog Productions, Ltd. Released 1994 Also For 3DO, Amiga CD32, DOS, FM Towns, Genesis, Jaguar, Macintosh,Nintendo DS, PC-98, PlayStation, PlayStation 3, PSP, PS Vita, SEGA CD, SEGA Saturn, SNES, Windows Released in 1994 Theme Park was a Resource Management game where you attempt to run a successful Amusement park. This game was released on many formats including Super Nintendo, Megadrive and even the Atari Jaguar but it is this version on the Amiga which I prefer (mainly due to the ability to use a Mouse and Keyboard).…

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Published by Taito America Corporation Developed by Taito Corporation Released 1987 Platforms Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Game Boy Color, J2ME, NES, TurboGrafx CD, Windows, ZX Spectrum Rainbow Islands was released in arcades way back in 1987, a sequel to the very successful Bubble Bobble this game is essentially a fast paced 2d platformer where the player has to outrun the rising tide and reach the top of the island using rainbows as makeshift platforms. The game was hugely well received and so it was only a matter of time…

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Published by Domark Software, Inc. Developed by Sports Interactive Limited Released 1995 Official Site Championship Manager 2 Platforms Amiga, DOS When I first saw a friend of mine playing Championship Manager 2 on the Amiga I did not see what all the fuss was about, I mean sure I love footy games and I always enjoy resource management games also but this game looked like nothing more than a spreadsheet. How wrong I was! This game is one of the finest Amiga games of all time and despite there being no graphics whatsoever (it is…

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Published by Spectrum Holobyte, Inc. Developed by The Bitmap Brothers Released – 1993 Platforms – Acorn 32-bit, Amiga, Amiga CD32, Atari ST, BlackBerry, DOS,Genesis, J2ME, Linux, Macintosh, SNES, Windows The Chaos Engine was released for the Amiga 500 in 1993, a top down run and gun game with elements of Steampunk this game was great fun and very original at the time. The graphics are superb with very large chunky sprites and very detailed backgrounds (the artwork throughout the game is outstanding). The sound is also excellent with very meaty…

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Published by Binary Asylum Developed by Binary Asylum Released Nov, 1994 Platform Amiga Released in late 1994  is a superb helicopter shoot em up, what really made this game stand out at the time was the fact that it was programmed by former magazine writers who were tired of the Amiga 500 being overlooked in favour of the 16 bit and 32 bit consoles! Zeewolf has much to enjoy, graphically the game is excellent with vector style graphics very similar to Electronic Arts Desert Strike and Jungle Strike, the sound is also…

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Published by Microplay Software Developed by Core Design Ltd. Released 1989 Also For Acorn 32-bit, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS,iPhone, ZX Spectrum Released in 1989 Rick Dangerous is a tough as nails 2d platformer, essentially a spoof version of Indiana Jones this game has much to enjoy. Firstly the graphics for the team period are superb! Chunky sprites and very detailed backgrounds make this game feel almost like a Saturday morning cartoon. The music and sound effects are also very good especially the noise when you die and respawn (you will…

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Published by Renegade Software Developed by Sensible Software Released 1992 Also For Acorn 32-bit, Amiga CD32, Atari ST, DOS, Game Boy, Game Gear, Genesis, J2ME, Jaguar, SEGA CD, SEGA Master System   Despite not being a massive football fan I have played many footy games over the years and I still rate this game as being my favourite more than 20 years after first playing it. I first played Sensible Soccer when I picked up a copy of Amiga Format back in 1992 and played the demo version on the cover disc,…

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Published by Psygnosis Limited Developed by Reflections Interactive Limited Released 1989 Also For Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, FM Towns, Genesis, Lynx,SEGA Master System, TurboGrafx CD, ZX Spectrum Long ago, the Beast Lord conquered the world and banished all light. A mysterious child was born into this darkness. The Beast Lord’s warrior priests knew of the birth and warned the evil king that this child would someday destroy the Beast Lord and return light to the world. In terror, the Beast Lord ordered the child captured and transformed him into a demon…

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