23 EXCLUSIVES That Defined the AMIGA

[@itsaPIXELthing]

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[@ivancauchi860]

What a nostalgy... No matter how many years will pass, Amiga will always remain iconic.

[@itsaPIXELthing]

Indeed :)

[@ivancauchi860]

@@itsaPIXELthing also there was no ads, no in app purcasing, no pay to play... nothing but pur fun and play!

[@itsaPIXELthing]

Those were the days! :) Pure fun, indeed!

[@pheargoth]

I still have my A500 with about a bajillion games. The machine was so far ahead of its time.

[@itsaPIXELthing]

Indeed, it was :)

[@gobbodicana]

...and I've sold my one in the mid 90s to buy 25 years later the stuff back on ebay 😂

[@dennyhaynes3]

Wonderful and nostalgic look back at the best 16bit computer, the Amiga. So many fond memories and excitement when it was released. Really professional production and a great breakdown of each exclusive game. I hope you decide to make another video on Amiga exclusives 👍

[@itsaPIXELthing]

Thanks for your much appreciated feedback! :)

[@mrttype]

Fantastic list. It always annoys me when people say the Amiga died off in 1993. The 3 years after saw some of the best games for the computer and the time. In our house we also had a Mega Drive/MegaCD/32X and a Super Nintendo so we were not stuck for a field of reference for 16-bit. Things only really changed with the arrival of 32-bit consoles. But lets face it, hardly anyone could afford a 3DO, Jaguar was rarely utilised properly and (outside of grey import) no-one really had a Saturn or Playstation until 1996 when all of the 16-bit machines died off at the same time.

[@itsaPIXELthing]

Yeah. Amazing times to be alive ;)

[@l2jnichol1986]

Fun fact about Agony: Dimmu Borgir got into some legal hot water due to Sorgens Kammer on their second LP Stormblåst being plagiarized from this game. They changed that track to Sorgens Kammer II on the re-release Stormblåst MMV.

[@itsaPIXELthing]

Thanks for sharing ;)

[@AngelicJim]

I always love your Amiga videos. I've seen games that I didn't know existed. I'm hoping to be getting an A500 mini soon. I can't wait. Thanks for the respect you show to this piece of gaming history.

[@itsaPIXELthing]

The a500 mini is awesome! Love it so much! :) Thanks for your support, Jim! Means a lot!

[@raggeragnar]

Lionheart , Darkmere , Virocop and Ruff ’n’ tumble were the last games I bought for my trusty A500. Also ; I just want to mention another Amiga exclusive , my all time favourite : Black crypt. I even put that in my all-time top 25 games ever.

[@itsaPIXELthing]

Ahhh! Black Crypt! So good! Missed that one :) Thanks, Roger!

[@raggeragnar]

@@itsaPIXELthing : No problem. Raven software took the best parts of other rpg’s , added some things of their own , coded first class graphics and brilliant sound effects , made smart puzzles and riddles and in MY opinion , it’s the best 1st person , realtime , gridbased , fantasy rpg ever.

[@homejonny9326]

Couple days ago I was exactly thinking about which was some of the best Amiga exclusive games. Thanks for the video!

[@itsaPIXELthing]

My pleasure 🙏 Thank you 😊

[@104d_3rr0r_vince]

Hybris was a Terra Cresta clone from the arcades. Awesome game indeed. Fuzzball was unique!!!

[@itsaPIXELthing]

Indeed! 😀

[@TechRyze]

Kid Chaos is hilariously Sonic - and a great looking game at that, while the main character is absolutely nothing like Sonic, but just moves like him. Looks awesome, and I'm glad I've finally discovered it in 2023!

[@itsaPIXELthing]

Right? :) Great stuff, indeed!

[@wayneflaszynski2416]

Loving the Amiga love 👌

[@itsaPIXELthing]

Let's share it! :)

[@philscomputerlab]

Great video, really enjoyed it 😊

[@itsaPIXELthing]

Thanks, Phil! Appreciate it :)

[@robnealon1809]

Great list, the Amiga had some incredible originals. Its funny how Agony never got a sequel or a remake.

[@itsaPIXELthing]

It would be amazing :)

[@garyowens7929]

Still got my amiga 500 with games and the extra bit for project x and copy x. And still works

[@itsaPIXELthing]

Amazing! Thanks for sharing!

[@UnleashedEntomber]

Wow, I was amazed that Dimmu Borgir related to that. Just listed a bit of Cradle of Filth today, and remembered Dimmu Borgir as well.

[@RGF]

I am not an amiga guy, didn't grow up with it, but there's some cool games right there....

[@itsaPIXELthing]

Such a wonderful machine packed with incredible experiences ;)

[@naviamiga]

Ah yes, Banshee is always the Amiga exclusive I return to the most. What a game.

[@itsaPIXELthing]

So good :)

[@enreiha-o5s]

One of the first games I played for my Amiga 2000 back in the day was a game I got of a demo disk from one of the Amiga magazines. All I remember was that you controlled a slime-like creature and collected fruits and had a sort of spitting attack. Through the years I've tried to find the name of the game but search engines and even Amiga forums have always suggested one of the Putty games or Globdule. I started thinking maybe my memories of it was fuzzy, but it wasn't. The game was Fuzzball! Thank you so much for making this video and re-uniting me with one of the long lost games from my childhood.

[@itsaPIXELthing]

Thank you so much for sharing that story and glad I could help you remember Fuzzball! :) It's one of my favorite games on the system! :) P.S.: Reviewed Fuzzball in the early days of the channel, almost 9 years ago: kzbin.info/www/bejne/n2KufKR9drGhpK8&pp=ugMICgJlbhABGAHKBQ5mdXp6YmFsbCBwL3hlbA%3D%3D

[@cpaek72]

Love the Amiga, but it just boggles the mind how they let the competition run over them in the 90’s. Maybe it was relying on proprietary hardware when there were gigantic leaps being made in the graphic an sound industries(voodoo, sound blaster) at the time.

[@itsaPIXELthing]

Yeah, it was sad to witness 😞

[@OS_SWE]

Wait... Wasn't Turrican 2 an Amiga exclusive?? Best game ever.

[@itsaPIXELthing]

Nope. And yeah, best game ever! :) Check my dedicated video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fnnNaGWwicd7mbs&pp=ygUQdHVycmljYW4gMiBwL3hlbA%3D%3D

[@BASSstarlet]

Apidya II was a great shoot em up, with top music and sound!

[@itsaPIXELthing]

So awesome, indeed!

[@digitizer3627]

Thank u for a great video. I only knew Agony and Wings. So many games in this video that I am hearing about for the first time. I need to explore them. Love the Amiga❤❤❤

[@itsaPIXELthing]

Glad to hear! Have fun! 😀

[@Darkuni]

Great list. Anyone that acknowledges the awesomeness that is ROADKILL? Gets a thumbs up!

[@itsaPIXELthing]

Indeed! :) Thanks for stopping by! :)

[@Darkuni]

@@itsaPIXELthing :) Sorry not to see MEAN AREANS in there ...

[@itsaPIXELthing]

Mean Arenas was such a unique game, no doubt! :) Thanks for reminding me of it!

[@Darkuni]

@@itsaPIXELthing RAINBOW ZONE .... COMING UP ...

[@davidmylchreest3306]

Retro Gamer had a feature and interview on Ruff N Tumble a few years back. From what I remember the game didn't sell all that well, so they didn't make any other games.

[@itsaPIXELthing]

Yeah, sadly... :(

[@AmigaA-or2hj]

I still have my Amiga 1500, 1200, and the CD32, and plenty of big box games.

[@itsaPIXELthing]

Awesome! Amazing pieces of technology!

[@anatolykosychenko8038]

Hì Ya & best wishes. Thanks for work. Be Happy. Sevastopol/Crimea.

[@itsaPIXELthing]

My pleasure! Thanks!

[@rtmclean484]

Great video, I had no idea there were so many high quality games for the Amiga! Also want to add I find it interesting how Portuguese people and Russians sound so similar when speaking english when your languages are so different to each other 😆

[@itsaPIXELthing]

Right? 😁 Thank you so much for watching and for leaving your comment! Appreciate it!

[@nexusvi4373]

Tak. Breathless... Ta gra śniła mi się po nocach. Zanim powstał Unreal, była moim najlepszym FPSem. Soundtrack jest niesamowity. Trzyma klimat dużo bardziej niż brzdękanie w Doomie z klona. Do dziś go słucham, kiedy gram w Brutal Dooma.

[@itsaPIXELthing]

That's awesome to know! Thanks for sharing your love for the soundtrack of Breathless! :) Cheers!

[@moregamemusic]

Genetic Species is a game you should definitely take a look at.

[@itsaPIXELthing]

Nice! Thanks for the recommendation 😀

[@AmigaVR]

Good video, Breathless is awesome 🤘🏻

[@itsaPIXELthing]

Indeed it is :)

[@grinbrothers]

I still have that exact plastic box to store my Amiga games in... not that fits on the shelf I have for it. It'll be interesting to see which Amiga games have yet to grace other systems yet. Given the Evercade has been dabbling in Amiga games lately, maybe some of them will pop up on an Evercade cartridge in the future. 2:58 - It was really cool of Team 17 to honour their Amiga roots with one last Amiga game, even as late as 1997. Also cool to know that it's somewhat more available now thanks to being on the Amiga Mini. 8:38 - I appreciate Amiga Power's usage of the all 100 numbers but having been able to play ATR thanks to the Amiga Mini, disagree with it receiving such a low score. I do enjoy me a good top down racer and All Terrain Racer was a blast! 10:08 - Usually when Arabian Nights is shown off, it's the same couple starting areas so it's nice to see more of the game presented here. An that opening certainly has a classic Amiga look to it. 14:20 - The thrilling speed of Roadkill is plain to see; looks pretty awesome! 19:20 - It's a sight to behold just how the concept of jumping changes when stuck to the walls. It's unusual, would take some getting used too, but seems a lot of fun and a simple spin with a surprising effect on the gameplay. 23:46 - Banshee has stuck in my head for a long time. Cool gameplay and a hilarious story. I was hoping it was going to be one of the games included on the Amiga Mini but sadly not. 25:33 - I don't know if my memories are playing tricks on me because I can't find a floppy disk of it but I swear I've played Ruff N Tumble before. A shame it's not been available on any other system since the Amiga's demise; I wonder who owns the rights to it nowadays? 32:17 - Love the insect theme and setting to the game. It's instantly distinct and hilarious contrasts with it's super anime styled box art.

[@itsaPIXELthing]

Thank you so much for your amazing comment! :) The Amiga has tons of incredible games that can offer truly engaging experiences! And my A500 mini is loving the joyride ;) Cheers!

[@grinbrothers]

@@itsaPIXELthing Agreed, happy to see the release of the Amiga Mini making more of these great titles more readily accessible.

[@gaylord5004]

What a great video! Thank you!

[@itsaPIXELthing]

My pleasure! Thanks 😁

[@off1k]

Here's some exclusives that imo are worthy: Disposable Hero Mega Typhoon Genetic Species Gloom Blastar Mr Nutz Hoppin Mad Black Crypt Overkill Ambermoon Black Viper Shadow Fighter Second Samurai Fightin Spirit AGA version Walker and Elfmania, if only for the coding miracle and graphics for an OCS Amiga. It was a game that I enjoyed more the more I played it to give it a proper chance, best to play with fresh eyes and not compare to classic fighters like Street Fighter 2, it's a very different style of fighter.

[@itsaPIXELthing]

Amazing! So many awesome games! :) Thanks for the list!

[@1XO0O0OX1]

Am I losing my mind or is this a re-upload? I swear I’ve watched this here before a while ago lol! Either way- it’s a great video with a lot of great information!

[@itsaPIXELthing]

You've probably watched my Top 10 exclusive Amiga games ;) And I have a ton of Amiga related videos in where I've talked about most of these games on other circumstances :) Thanks, again, for the support!

[@SilverFoxHotTakes]

ZX Spectrum Adventure A made in 1982 - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adventure_A:_Planet_of_Death Psygnosis Agony 1992 - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agony_%281992_video_game%29 What do you notice!!

[@itsaPIXELthing]

... and two book covers: libriromanzi.blogspot.com/2011/11/la-torre-di-tenebra-glen-cook.html and www.fantascienza.com/catalogo/volumi/NILF107398/tutti-i-romanzi-fantastici/

[@vaddan]

Man, very cool games were on Amiga 💪

[@itsaPIXELthing]

Indeed ;)

[@stefanomacchi1977]

Super Methane Bros, more than bubble bobble was a "thumble pop" clone!

[@itsaPIXELthing]

Tumble Pop was awesone at the arcades! :) Thanks for stopping by!

[@Tommi1981]

Thank you Mr.

[@itsaPIXELthing]

My pleasure ;)

[@ihateevilbill]

Great video. So many good games :)

[@itsaPIXELthing]

Thanks for watching! Have a great 2024! Cheers!

[@ihateevilbill]

@@itsaPIXELthing You too my friernd :)

[@williamwright9079]

Thank you Sir!

[@itsaPIXELthing]

My pleasure :)

[@RetroStu82]

Great stuff😊

[@itsaPIXELthing]

Thanks 😊

[@KgamesReviews]

Amigo bem top os jogos da amiga ficar conhecer .::)

[@pnvgordinho]

Todos os jogos que mostraste, ainda podemos jogar hoje em dia porque são altamente.

[@itsaPIXELthing]

São mesmo :)

[@sonninnos]

Hah, "Pysgnosis" strikes again. Just like in the C64 version of Shadow of the Beast.

[@jothain]

Cool list. I dare to claim Arabian Nights is one of the best platformers ever made. It's weird to hear ATR got so bad scores. It's really good game that I also used to play. I wish I got that Fly Harder and Odyssey. They look very appealing. Ruff'n'Tumble and Banshee were games I wish I would've got 1200 instead of 500+

[@itsaPIXELthing]

Thank you so much for leaving your thoughts! Appreciate it!

[@Scopie33]

Ruff'n'Tumble ran on a500 hardware

[@jothain]

@@Scopie33 did it? I always thought it was compatible only with aga chips.

[@Scopie33]

@@jothain no not at all, I had this game on my a500. The colours looked so lush it’s easily mistaken for an aga title.

[@Big-Mike]

Rad Rodger on xbox one and ps4 is the sequel to Ruff and tumble on the Amiga

[@itsaPIXELthing]

Nice! Thanks for that! Gonna check it out!

[@homejonny9326]

Thanks!

[@itsaPIXELthing]

Thank You!

[@1001digital]

Hu, never heard about Odyssey. But it looks very interesting. I'll try to find a copy :)

[@itsaPIXELthing]

Enjoy! 😀

[@DigitalCircus777]

Great video and games! 😅

[@itsaPIXELthing]

Thanks for stopping by! 😀

[@marcraygun6290]

Had a atari st always so jealous of you guys

[@itsaPIXELthing]

The ST had Enduro Racer! Played a ton over at a friends house that had one :)

[@feliciajohnson6350]

Very cool thanks 😅💋

[@itsaPIXELthing]

Thank you! :)

[@DeathEvil_DH]

I agree with most, but no Brian the Lion? Also, capital punishment made a splash and was exclusive to Amiga

[@itsaPIXELthing]

Ahhh! Brian the Lion! So good indeed! Mentioned it on other occasions on a couple of other Amiga related videos:) Thanks for leaving your comment!

[@Cradle6662009]

I like this Intro Mod ^^

[@itsaPIXELthing]

So awesome 👌

[@Cradle6662009]

@@itsaPIXELthing I wonder me from which demo or game comes from? 🤔

[@Zontar82]

breathless was the best fps on the amiga bar none

[@itsaPIXELthing]

So awesome!

[@pnvgordinho]

Esqueceste o Doodle Bug, Tear away tomas, Beavers e tenho a certeza que há mais.

[@itsaPIXELthing]

Sim, há muitos mais! E bastante bons! :)

[@bgone5520]

What country was the one that didn't have copyright act in 1991?

[@baggyobeast]

Wings of fury 1 Kid gloves 2 Hunter 3

[@itsaPIXELthing]

Wings of Fury was also available for DOS, CPC, C64 and other systems, if I'm not mistaken. Kid gloves 2 was also available on the AtariST. As for Hunter 3, not ringing any bells... Thanks for watching and for leaving your comment, Mark! Appreciate it!

[@elmariachi5133]

Whole Amiga library in a couple boxes? Well, you seem to heavily underestimate the mass of Amiga games and software! ;) I guess you could easily gather about 10 GBytes of Amiga games and software, without even searching for the more rare or even homebrew stuff.

[@itsaPIXELthing]

Sure! And it's obviously a joke 😉 even so, I could fit several games into one single disk. Thanks for watching!

[@Kimfakkel]

x-copy the reson i got a second disk drive for my amiga :D god im old. Miss owning an amiga

[@itsaPIXELthing]

Thanks for watching ;)

[@merkyuk]

Ah agony loading sceens…

[@itsaPIXELthing]

So awesome and beautifully made :)

[@retrovideogamejunkie]

What? Donkey Kong country ripoff to Sinbad junior? XD

[@pnvgordinho]

Estava a ver que não falavas do Traps and Treasures, 5 estrelas.

[@itsaPIXELthing]

Muito porreiro mesmo :) Tanto hidden gem no Amiga...

[@judewestburner]

I've not heard of Breathless before. Is your footage from a stock A1200 or is that accelerated? Gotta be accelerated...

[@itsaPIXELthing]

Accelerated and emulated, yeah 😉

[@MarcosValverde_mcs]

Assassin me lembrou em vários aspectos o game Strider (Arcade, Mega Drive). Parece ser um clone bem interessante!

[@itsaPIXELthing]

Sem dúvida que foi uma inspiração 😀

[@CP200S]

Tuga, you sound like a russian! Great video btw.

[@itsaPIXELthing]

Yeah, people tend to say that 😄 abraço!

[@AmigaA-or2hj]

Has anyone played, “Sixth Sense Investigations?”

[@itsaPIXELthing]

Such a great point n click adventure game :) came late in the 90s. By that time, few still played that genre.

[@Jackal999xx]

Music in intro - what's that?

[@itsaPIXELthing]

"3D Demo Part 2", a daXX remix ;)

[@intellectualninjamonkey2496]

You know what...in the end of the day, Amiga sucked. I used dream about having an Amiga when I was young , during the early 90's. All I had was a NES, so I admired the better graphics and sound of Amiga. But after many years, I realised that game play wise, the vast majority of Amiga games were awful. NES games were more fun , alhtough poor in technical comparison. When I finally bought a SNES, I realised what combining excellent game ideas/gameplay with advanced technology can accomplish.

[@itsaPIXELthing]

You're right. Somethings (and a ton of Amiga games) should remain in the past ;) Even so, these shown in this video are still worth playing today, 'cause their playability are still top notch. Also, being exclusive games, everyone should try them, even 30 years later :)

[@SomeOrangeCat]

I dislike breathless, for the same reason I dislike the original Rainbow Six and Ghost Recon: The lack of an on-screen weapon breaks the immersion for me.

[@itsaPIXELthing]

Yeah, I see your point.

[@SomeOrangeCat]

@@itsaPIXELthing Its why Gloom Deluxe is SO much better than the vanilla version.

[@knkn5049]

It is such shame that emulation Amiga is such pain in ass, i just cant play it even if i want

[@itsaPIXELthing]

The A500 mini is the most forward and simple way to do it.

[@knkn5049]

@@itsaPIXELthing i ll better wait 20 more years, maybe someone will write emulator like nestopia where i just open file and it works, without emulating all those pc mambo-jumbo creating disk, drag and drop icons, boot up disk images... And if its not so be it

[@rushmore3927]

Simulacra not on the list? Disappointed!

[@itsaPIXELthing]

Wasn't simulcra also available on the atari ST?

[@rushmore3927]

@@itsaPIXELthing Yes.... Well, it's still a great game! 😃

[@itsaPIXELthing]

Of course it is! Just not exclusive to the Amiga. And this video is all about Amiga exclusive games 🎮 😉

[@rushmore3927]

@@itsaPIXELthing Simulcra is my favorite Amiga game, so I'm contextually biased🙄 Would love to see a remake and original on PC and Switch.

[@itsaPIXELthing]

That would be awesome 😀

[@mattias969]

Dimmu borgir has always been sort of a joke and seen as goofy in bm scenes atleast back in the days here in Sweden they are never really respected or thought of as black metal and is always one of the bands someone that really has shit to do with the bm culture when they try to namedrop

[@itsaPIXELthing]

They were huge here in Portugal. A really gigantic fanbase. My band (yes, I was a drummer on a portuguese metal band) used to play a cover song from Dimmu, "Mourning Palace" ;)

[@mattias969]

@@itsaPIXELthing yeah i remember that song it was pretty catchy actually. My favorite is Devils path i really enjoyed that single. Man i havent thought of those days for a while man! May i ask what your band was called?

[@itsaPIXELthing]

It was called "Atonement"

[@Jkauppa]

why would money law based trade be any good for anyone, nope never, give freely, be free, otherwise not existent

[@Jkauppa]

great stuff? lol, nonsense to not be free

[@Jkauppa]

abuse was/is a nice game (side-scroller platformer mouse target shooter)

[@Jkauppa]

what copyright, what fear to people

[@itsaPIXELthing]

Yeah! Played it on the PC! So awesome :)

[@homejonny9326]

Vc é Br?

[@itsaPIXELthing]

Português ;)

[@homejonny9326]

@@itsaPIXELthing Que legal! ;)

[@homejonny9326]

Sou Br e consigo entender facilmente seu ingles. Congrats and Props! ;)

[@itsaPIXELthing]

Muito obrigado pelo apoio! :)

[@auritone]

Never understood the reviews ATR got. It is hands down one of the absolute best top-down racers on the Amiga.

[@itsaPIXELthing]

Yep ;)