Category Archives: Amiga
#96: Syndicate
Format: Amiga Genre: Tactical shooting/Real-time tactics Released: 1993 Developer: Bullfrog Productions I’ve always been interested in politics and, well, power. I distinctly remember aged 7 or 8 explaining to a classmate that Margaret Thatcher was a Prime Minister, not a … Continue reading
Filed under 1993, Amiga, Bullfrog Productions, Real-Time Tactics
#95: Defender
Format: Coin-Op/Amiga Genre: Shoot ‘Em Up Released: 1980/1994 Developer: Williams/Ratsoft Sadly, I’ve never played the original Defender arcade machine, although with the current growth of the retro game scene, it’s surely only a matter of time before I come across … Continue reading
#89: Alien Breed
Format: Amiga Genre: Shoot ‘Em Up Released: 1991 Developer: Team 17 Oh, the hours I used to spend playing this bloody game. Not only was Alien Breed one of the best games on the Amiga, it was also one of … Continue reading
Filed under 1991, Amiga, Shoot 'Em Up, Team17
#86: Rise of the Robots
Format: Amiga 1200 Genre: Fighting Game Released: 1994 Developer: Mirage ‘Even if you don’t believe in Father Christmas, it might be worth writing to him to make sure he doesn’t bring you a copy of this’. Jonathan Davies, Rise of … Continue reading
#83: UFO: Enemy Unknown
Format: Amiga 1200 Genre: Strategy, Turn Based Tactics Released: 1994 Developer: MicroProse Do you believe in love at first sight? That you could be at a crowded bus stop in the rain and your eyes meet with a … Continue reading
Filed under 1994, Amiga, MicroProse, Strategy, Turn-Based Tactics
#68: Sid Meier’s Railroad Tycoon
Format: Amiga Genre: Business simulation Released: 1990 Developer: MicroProse Railroad Tycoon was one of the few games my Dad bought during his occasional dalliances with home computing. I remember him coming home with it and thinking, “Pffft, a game about … Continue reading
Filed under 1990, Amiga, Business simulation, MicroProse
#46: The Settlers
Format: Amiga Genre: RTS Released: 1993 Developer: Blue Byte The Settlers has to be one of my favourite games of all time. If you’ve never heard of it, think Age of Empires but with more personality and a lot less … Continue reading
#38: Cannon Fodder
Format: Amiga Genre: Real-Time Tactics Released: 1993 Developer: Sensible Software [Two of The Four Cyclists of the Apocalypse (the only minor deities committed to a programme of rigorous consumer testing) are drinking tea.] FIRST CYCLIST: Another biscuit? SECOND CYCLIST: Don’t … Continue reading
Filed under 1993, Amiga, Real-Time Tactics, Sensible Software
