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[FOL]

for Stuart Campbell's review of SWOS 2006 go here:

http://worldofstuart.excellentcontent.com/swiz2/swiz2.htm

remember SC of Amiga Power? For me the magazine and especially he was an integral part of my Amiga gaming life. I loved that magazine, and still do.

we're in an active argument against Stu Campbell at the EAB currently... he's an arrogant git tbh, check it out :

http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?goto=newpost&t=26154

he reckons Rick Dangerous is crap 

bah Rick Dangerous is classic, always remember playing on my dads demonstration Amiga he brought home every night, 

[Abhoth]

I find it impossible to list just three games. Perhaps if I narrow it down a bit. I mean, some of the games that were great when they were new don't have the same appeal now, simply because the genre has evolved and improved since then. Others are without any similar "modern" versions at all. For instance, the Lotus series were great racing games, but since I have a lot of quality racing games these days, it isn't one of the games I'm most eager to play on my Amiga now.

Hmm. No. Didn't make it any easier. Still can't mention just three. I'll try to narrow it down further by only listing games that (as far as I know) can exclusively be played on the Amiga.

Here goes, in random order:
Silkworm
Rick Dangerous
Moonstone

...Battle Isle... Darn!

[FOL]

I find it impossible to list just three games. Perhaps if I narrow it down a bit. I mean, some of the games that were great when they were new don't have the same appeal now, simply because the genre has evolved and improved since then. Others are without any similar "modern" versions at all. For instance, the Lotus series were great racing games, but since I have a lot of quality racing games these days, it isn't one of the games I'm most eager to play on my Amiga now.

Hmm. No. Didn't make it any easier. Still can't mention just three. I'll try to narrow it down further by only listing games that (as far as I know) can exclusively be played on the Amiga.

Here goes, in random order:
Silkworm
Rick Dangerous
Moonstone

...Battle Isle... Darn!

bah, you should play Lotus 2 on killera, . Great fun even today, 

[Hungry Horace]

bah, you should play Lotus 2 on killera, . Great fun even today, 

indeed. the only "new" racer i like is OutRun Coast to Coast.... it feels a bit closer to the old-school type.

Lotus Trilogy and OutRun (megadrive version tho) still kick arse.

[EmuChicken]

true words there horace...  I agree wholeheartedly....theres a few other decent ones too (supercars!!!)

[Abhoth]

Heh. I must admit I haven't actually tried any og the Lotus'es for a long time, so I might be wrong to dismiss it. I can't imagine it being as fun as, say, Wipeout, but I haven't tried, so who am I to judge?

Still love Stunt Car Racer, though. Nothing like that around these days.

...and why aren't anyone able to do a better pinball game than the pinball dreams-series? Those not only age with style, they are still way better than anything else I've tried. If I had no interest in the Amiga and retro stuff I'd still go for one from that series rather than anything released later on.

[FOL]

Heh. I must admit I haven't actually tried any og the Lotus'es for a long time, so I might be wrong to dismiss it. I can't imagine it being as fun as, say, Wipeout, but I haven't tried, so who am I to judge?

Still love Stunt Car Racer, though. Nothing like that around these days.

...and why aren't anyone able to do a better pinball game than the pinball dreams-series? Those not only age with style, they are still way better than anything else I've tried. If I had no interest in the Amiga and retro stuff I'd still go for one from that series rather than anything released later on.

Now this thread is getting interesting, . As I have always said, I would rather play Amiga games, purely for the gameplay and lastability. I still play them all now, and the best thing is, commodore didnt hold back on quality as amiga's are still running today. Sure they might have had the odd production problem, but name me 1 thing today that actually lasts like the amiga and other home computers of that time.

My kids werent around in the Amiga rein. However they love it and the games as I did, when i was a little older than my eldest. My brother is 1 of these, move on people. The best thing is the new games he buys for his Xbox, pc, are finished with in a week, and thats it. Im still trying to finish Amiga games I never finished back when they were fresh.

My favorite game has to be DUNE, played alot and lost count of how many times i have finished it. That game had a couple of ways to end it, but it just kept calling to me, even after finishing it. The GUI, the music, the gfx, they were all spot on.

Stunt car racer, is 1 of those classic's, spent many a day on this game, playing it over and over. As are the lotus's and super car's. Like Emu, I prefer Super Cars 1, as Super Cars 2 went over the top abit, still a good game though. As for lotus, my favorite has to be Lotus 2, and playing it over killera (when it works) is great.

Pinball Dreams, IS still as fresh as the day it was released. I remember 3 or 4 of us gathering round an Amiga in my dads shop, with jaws dropped. It was a perfect pinball simulation in every way. I have not come across anything that comes close to it even today. Pinball Fantasies, was great also, basically it was like an addon, as in different tables. The jury is still out on Pinball Illutions (was that even 21st Century), never really played it.

Anways, thats my ramble, .

[Hungry Horace]

pinball illusions, with the multiball, and the lack of bugs that fantasies have (2 tables are faulty) and without the "wmptiness" of the tables on Dreams,.... is actually probably my fave.

Dreams is also unplayable on anything expect pspuae too, as i need the CD32 pad layout, which winuae wont let me do for my PS2 pads on pinball dreams.


i will reccommend  the Gottlieb Pinball Hall of Fame for PSP though.  real tables on the PSP... and "Black Hole" is an ABSOLUTE classic.

need to turn the PSP on its side for a good button layout though.

[iqcumber]

I played and tremendously enjoyed Pinball Dreams, Fantasies and especially Illusions back in the day, but the Pro Prinball series on PC blows them all out of the water, with its completely convincing physics engine and deep table designs. Timeshock is my favourite - i heartily recommend it.

[Bluemeanie]

Hi, my first post, had to think long and hard on this as there were so many great games.

I could list a hundred at least 

F-19 Stealth fighter

I remember my dad buying me this when i was 12, and how daunting the manual looked at first. Huge game, i loved flying for hours and then try to make it back to the aircraft carrier before i ran out of fuel. I still have the map i got with it! but sadly not the game and box 

Dreamweb

The demo of this game instantly gripped me, i was only young but the graphics and gameplay were immense at the time, remember begging my ma for months and finally got it at christmas.

Premier manager 3 (or maybe 2)

Both were classics, the transfer system and overall menu screens were much better in 3 but it failed miserably on the matches, they took way too long and i hated the 3d view.

I detested the pinball games, maybe i was too young to appreciate them, it seemed every week another was released. They used to be bundled with every compilation pack i bought and they never ever got played.

[delta191]

come on guys!

1st. FTL's dungeon Master
2nd. captive by mindscape
3rd. Goldrunner with rob hubbards music!

I'd love them running A1 speed, would be amazing!

4th. Another World and flashback, both by Dephine studious.

5. Xenon, Xenon II
6. Ikari warriors
7. Barbarian (psygnosis)
8. chaos engine
9. alien bash II
10. desert strike

[FOL]

come on guys!

1st. FTL's dungeon Master
2nd. captive by mindscape
3rd. Goldrunner with rob hubbards music!

I'd love them running A1 speed, would be amazing!

4th. Another World and flashback, both by Dephine studious.

5. Xenon, Xenon II
6. Ikari warriors
7. Barbarian (psygnosis)
8. chaos engine
9. alien bash II
10. desert strike

Nice selection there, . id say 7 of the 10 i play,

[delta191]

11. alien syndrome
12. platoon (ocean) but its very hard!
13. Sidewinder 1 + 2
14. obliterator
15. barbarian (palace) head chopping fun!
16. menace
17. blood money
18. captain blood
19. warlocks quest
20 gauntlet II
21. R-Type
22. Goldrunner II
23. Better dead than alien
24. Black tiger
25. Bubble bobble
26. Hostages
27. Blasteroids
28. Starglider
29. Chaos strikes back
30. Space Harrier 1 + 2
31. arkanoid 2
32. Fernadez must die
33. cannon fodder
34. Lemmings
35. Silent service 1 + 2
36. Hades nebula
37. 1943
38. Bloodwych
39. defender of the crown
40. Defender II
41. Airball
42. space ace II borfs revenge
43. dropzone
44. eye of the beholder
45. populus
46 plutos
47. foundations waste
48. starray
49. gods
50. swiv

all these games are excellent titles and give fond memories! try them and see!
gosh! i could go on and on!

[FOL]

11. alien syndrome
12. platoon (ocean) but its very hard!
13. Sidewinder 1 + 2
14. obliterator
15. barbarian (palace) head chopping fun!
16. menace
17. blood money
18. captain blood
19. warlocks quest
20 gauntlet II

gosh! i could go on and on!

And thats the problem,

[Trekster]

1:Alien Breed
2:Blood Money
3:Shadow of the Beast
4:Blood Money
5:Project-X
6:Battlesquadron

Sorry can't name just 3, it's really hard to stop at 6