Another interesting news story for all of our Amiga readers , as we've recently found out through Saberman, that Paweł Tukatsch together with Retronics, is still working on bringing the Polish point and click adventure game of 'Sołtys' over to the Commodore Amiga 1200. A game which was originally released by LK Avalon for MS-DOS on May 23, 1995. To coincide with this news, while we don't know when it will be released, Saberman has at least provided some early footage below.
Great news if you're looking for something different to play this evening, as thanks to the creator announcing it via itch io and via our good friend Saberman, we've been told that izero79 has released an update for the DOS to Commodore Amiga port of Chopper Duel; A game that was originally released for DOS way back in 1993 by Addict. To coincide with this news, Saberman as per usual has done a short video showing the game in action.
Well this came as a complete surprise to us, as trawling through the EAB forums, we have just found out that an awesome looking game has been released for the Commodore Amiga OCS called 'Ninja Carnage'. This game available to download for free via the pouet.net website, and also available for the Amstrad CPC(2020) and Commodore 64(2021), is a large adventure game in which you must help a Ninja kill the Yakuza boss through dangerous locations such as a temple through supernatural situations.
There's another Commodore Amiga game news story that's well worth a mention, as we've recently been trawling the itch io website, and have found out that Haplo, who is behind games such as Hell Beneath, Tenebra and the Amiga port of Ooze: The Escape, has released the mind bending puzzler of 'Shift' for the Commodore Amiga. A game that was released earlier this year for the Atari 8bit and Commodore 64! To coincide with this news, we've got some more information about the game, as well as a screenshot and an upcoming video from Saberman.
Even more Amiga news for you all, as we've recently come across a post by Earok via Facebook, that the SNES version of the game 'The Lost Vikings 2' published by Interplay Productions, could be coming to the Commodore Amiga AGA using the Scorpion Engine. Although when I asked him if this was 100% certified he said, "Started experimenting with Lost Vikings 2 SNES assets with the view to port to AGA Amiga" and "I can't 100% verify, but the plan is to release something with it eventually (if not the whole game, at least the first few levels as a "demo")". So yes there's a chance it may never come to be, but there's still hope!
The Scorpion Engine is the best development tool for the Amiga, as not only can you create some pretty decent looking games, but unlike other software creation tools such as BackBone or RedPill they don't run at a snails pace on anything but a power house of an Amiga. Thankfully one such creator shows what could be possible, is msmalik681's previewed Street Fighter; a game which originally appeared on the Arcades, and was then ported to pretty much every system you could think of, including such systems as the Amiga (poorly), Atari St and even the ZX Spectrum.
Galaga(beta) by JOTD wasn't the only game to grace our Commodore Amiga screens today, as I've been informed via our good friend Saber, that bwldrbst has released an updated demo of the work in progress turn based tactical combat and role playing game of 'ECLIPTIC'. A game in which you play as a number of robots that must repair, clear out aliens, and deal with security systems on the space ship ECLIPTIC. To coincide with this news, we've also got some new footage of the game also provided by Saberman.
With a double heads up from two good friends of ours, both Saberman(YT) and Amiga Bill(Twitch Streamer), we've been told if you like the classic 1980's game of Sokoban. Then Toolzzi has you covered with the new Commodore Amiga game of 'Skinny Marley'. A game which is not only based on the mechanics of the famous Sokoban, but according to the developer, is a tribute to his little adventurous doggy who passed away in 2021 due to a medical error. To coincide with this news, here's the latest footage of the game viewable below.
I'm sure many of you remember Dune II, one of the greatest RTS games of our time, an all time classic developed by one of the greatest developers Westwood, which was released for the Amiga, MS-DOS and a later release on the Sega Megadrive in 93. Well if you do remember it ( more specifically the Amiga version ), then at some point Robert Koon, who was part of the original Dune 2 team at Westwood, will be releasing a new Amiga AGA and OCS remaster. A new version of the game which is sure to excite many in the Amiga community.
Remember when we posted about the 1981 Arcade classic of ' Galaga ' was coming to the Atari XL/XE and Atari 5200 as a high quality Arcade port by Gimmee99? Well you'll be happy to learn that if you have a Commodore Amiga however, this game originally developed and published by Namco Japan and by Midway in North America in 1981, is also coming to the Amiga thanks to the hard work of JOTD! As in his words for the latest video, "Galaga is almost playable, with gfx & game glitches: note: this is much smoother because of emulation. Final result needs optimizing and will probably run at 25Hz"
Thanks to Monochrome Productions letting us know, we have been told that if you were hoping to play their newest of creations for the Amiga, Atari XL and C64 called 'Tony Montezuma's Gold'. Then at some point from this article going live, you'll be able to play this top quality platformer that will also be premiered during Pixel Heaven 2024. A game that looks like it could be right at home on a classic Macintosh with monochrome graphics! As ever, Saberman has provided some videos which gives us a better look at the game by Vladimir Jankovic, Dudek, Maciej Małecki, Adam Gilmore, and Sami "Mutetus" Juntunen.
Ask anyone about H.E.R.O, and I'm sure many would share their memories about this great game. A game which was released way back in the 1980's for the Atari 800/2600, 7800, ColecoVision, C64, C128 and ZX Spectrum! Well if you do remember it and would like to play it on your Amiga, then make sure to check out Paweł TUKINEM Tukatsch, Sergiusz SELUR Lurka, and Marcin EIGHTBM Białobrzewski's latest game update of ' Ami-H.E.R.O '. An Amiga game which is inspired by that Activision 8bit classic.
If you've ever wanted to experience Metal Detecting, the search for history in the ground using a Metal Detector but don't want the hassle of finding new permissions, the expense of buying a brand new detector OR finding bottle tops, ring pulls and large iron crud, then you might be interested in this new work in progress demo called 'Hidden gems of Ireland'. A new Amiga game in which you detect historic locations to find ancient artefacts without being hank cuffed as night hawkers ;).
A new Commodore Amiga news story has appeared in our inbox, as we've recently found out through the EAB forums, that the previously announced game of Flying Shark. A new Arcade to Amiga remake by Magnus T together with JMD and John Tsakiris(GFX). Has recently been teased with a new one demo that you can download and play right now. To coincide with this news, Saberman has not only provided a link to the demo, but he's also done a video of the game being played below.
Now another homebrew has appeared which will appeal to gamers who like adventure puzzlers , as we've been told by Tom in our email, that GWI has made available through Itch-io, the adventure game of Geo's Quest Gateway to Nowhere for the Commodore Amiga. A game in which you play as George Angus, as he attempts to traverse the whirlwind era of 90's computing. To coincide with this news, we've got some footage of this new chapter when it was teased many months ago.
Thanks to another heads up from a good friend of ours, we've been told that Prototron and team, have released an updated build of the previously released enhanced version of the 1991 US GOLD published Beat 'em up of 'Final Fight' for the Amiga; A game that when it was originally released back in the 90's, was regarded as either a failure, or just a pretty terrible game suffering the same fate as the Street Fighter II Amiga port ". To coincide with this news, provided below is the latest footage of this incredible looking enhanced version of Final Fight.
In 1986 Sega released one of the greatest racers of our time, it just had to be Out Run. An Arcade racer designed by Yu Suzuki, that was not only a commercial success, but became one of the best selling games of its time. A game that featured incredible graphics, fantastic music and fast paced track racing. Thankfully other people remember this Arcade classic, as we've recently found out via Per-Ola Eriksson, that reassembler is working on a vastly superior version of Outrun for the Commodore Amiga. A version of the game which he hopes to put right "one of the nastiest Amiga arcade ports".
Here we are with another special announcement, as if any of you remember the 2005 mobile phone game of 'Doom RPG'; a game developed by Fountainhead Entertainment combining the Doom first-person shooter franchise with role-playing video game elements. Then as of today you'll be able to play the first version of Szilárd Biró/BSzili's port of Doom RPG on your Amiga! Although going by some of the replies on the EAB forums, there's a few issues that may need ironing out.