Matt Chat interviews Volker Wertich, Father of The Settlers

When I was a teen one game I remember so fondly was the early 90's game ' The Settlers ' on the Amiga. It had oodles of charm and character and became one of my most addictive game series ever released on both the Amiga and then later the PC. You could build your very own little village, from woodcutters to farms and bakeries while watching your little people go about their daily chores with birds chirping in the background. It was just a shame that Ubisoft decided to wreck the later games and become a shadow of its former self. Thankfully Matt Chat was on hand this month to help relive those glorious days as he has interviewed ' Volker Wertich ' about the Commodore VIC-20 and C-64, the Amiga, Emerald Mine, and yes, The Settlers.

The Settlers - Top quality C64 music remix released

Here's something we haven't featured for awhile, a damn fine C64 remix. Thus the latest release of "The Settlers" by JSL will not only impress but bring back those great gaming Settlers days on the Amiga. If anyone doesn't know what Settlers was about, it was basically a game where by you build up your village, mine for resources and spread yourself across wide areas with military buildings. This remix is both a joy to listen to and very well put together, the only downside is the background just scrolls in a repeated loop.

The Settlers - 20 years of Settler history celebration!

Game Type : Strategy, Management
Developer :  Blue Byte, Ubisoft
Developer Quote : The Settlers are celebrating their anniversary. We look back at 20 years of videogame history and talked to the developers who invented the series. Join us on our journey which started 1993 and is far from over. 

Game Info :  The Settlers series was a fantastic set of games going right back to 1993 on the Amiga, a game which, when it was released, enabled you to play in split screen against your friend by developing your own mini Settlement. The player was tasked with building a Medieval Settlement populated by an army of workers, each of whom perform their own individual task. These Settlements were joined up by pathways, and each path had a transporter who could deliver the goods back and forth, say from a Mill to a Bakers, which helped grow your Civilization. It was so much fun and the core roots of the game have never changed, though graphically in style it has come a long way. There was alot to do and Settlers 2 Gold was one of my all time favourite games, especially as your ship crashes on the coast and thus begins your task to develop your Settlement into a great Empire. The moving tree's and the birds chirping or your little men fishing to bring back food added to the atmosphere of the game, a game worthy of an all time classic!

Release : GOG
Systems : PC