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@AL82RetrogamingLongplays6 жыл бұрын
Be sure to check out my full review of the game over on my blog: al82retro.blogspot.co.uk/2018/01/game-review-gods-commodore-amiga.html
@maxwell77034 жыл бұрын
ahhh... the sounds of crystals, pottery and glassware bouncing on a cold stone floor. Chiseled into my memory .
@rowanhartsuiker3 жыл бұрын
Same!!!!
@gilekopi72962 жыл бұрын
Same.. My childhood at my com.. With prince of prisia & street fighter 2
@emmaevans94982 жыл бұрын
*tink tink......tinky tink tink!*
@daneast Жыл бұрын
Funny, my buddy said the same thing, back in the 1980s.
@leonetto6021 Жыл бұрын
Those sound effects where just perfect, hope some AI picks them up saving them for the future
@doctorsocrates441310 ай бұрын
I am 51 and this takes me right back to my teenage years...love the amiga
@vicrider8 жыл бұрын
This game was so far ahead of its time. I know it looks archaic compared to today's games but it was so much fun to play
@homejonny93265 жыл бұрын
there is a ps4 version now, you could check it out.
@nebularain33384 жыл бұрын
The frame rate always bewildered me though. It looks like it's running at 20-25 FPS and has a cap on that. As far as I can see it's not doing anything too taxing graphics wise as the sprites aren't large and there's not much happening on screen. There's no music either, so I don't see any reason why it couldn't have run at 50FPs.
@Jamesharveycomics4 жыл бұрын
In terms of gameplay it's archaic next to other games from 1991. Super Mario World and Sonic were out that year. Gods doesn't stack up.
@saporob3 жыл бұрын
@@Jamesharveycomics To be honest It was archaic even for a 1980 game. It had nice graphics and a nice atmosphere, that's all. Dull controls, over complicated puzzles and a terrible framerate made it a mediocre game. The best BP game was Speedball 2(a truly masterpiece at the time) they should have invested more in that title in the past.
@mattx54993 жыл бұрын
@@saporob Chaos Engine was another awesome game from Bitmap Brothers. It was one of the best multidirectional shooters along with Alien Breed series from Team 17. Gods was a decent game praised for the atmosphere/graphics/music rather than the gameplay which was kind of clunky compared to other similar games for the Amiga. I prefered titles like Yo Joe, Traps N' Treasures and Ruff N' Tumble. More dynamic gameplay and also nice graphics and sound.
@markmccauley175 жыл бұрын
My family had an Amiga 500, with the demo of Gods. I just completed The Nintendo Switch version of Gods Remastered. I did a blind playthrough, but I looked for this video the day after I completed it. This is such an expert no-death run. Bravo and God bless.
@amekusa.7 ай бұрын
What a snazzy intro and title screen! Music, pixelart, even fonts are perfectly designed. Really impressed!
@chris06037210 жыл бұрын
LOVED this game. Lost so many hours to it. I think I once cleared it about three times and had lives all the way across the top of the screen. Had to turn it off in the end. Must've been a five hour shift. Just such a really good, creative game with great gameplay and some excellent baddies and weapons. Boss (Titan) Fights 17:00 48:00 1:11:00 1:40:30
@suitov3 жыл бұрын
Elegantly played, worthy of immortality. Olympus awaits.
@MattStow2 жыл бұрын
Been looking for this game for a long time, I just had the image of a Spartan warrior etched into my memories. At last my soul can rest
@colonelManyBears10 жыл бұрын
Completed Gods when I was 7 or 8. I'm quite proud of young me for that. Thanks for posting this.
@TheArrow19874 жыл бұрын
I'm much better now with keyboard controls than back then with joystick, now games like Gods and Leander are much easier for me. Joystick controls was too hard for me so I was glad to have cheats for most games back then.
@Lee_19713 жыл бұрын
I'm proud of young you too! I was 20 when this came out and could I hell get anywhere with it.
@user-ng9gd4vl9s3 жыл бұрын
Did your parents not have time out?
@AbgebeSpermium3 жыл бұрын
One of the coolest games made for AMIGA. Great graphics, great sounds, great music, and great voice samples. 👍👍👍
@vapourmile2 жыл бұрын
and super slow screen refreshes. I also strongly disagree with you about the music.
@AbgebeSpermium2 жыл бұрын
@@vapourmile This game doesn't run any faster under PC DOS than it runs on vanilla A500. Its intro music is using quite advanced sound samples, and the entire game is filled with fancy voice samples as well-a hard feat to squeeze them with all graphics and sprites into measly 512KB to 1024KB of RAM.
@OneGun454 Жыл бұрын
@Crescendo Yeah the start music wasn't my cup of tea either.
@flonkplonk16492 ай бұрын
And embarrassing intro music
@HexenStarАй бұрын
This version seems to be without any music. Sega Megadrive version, on the other hand - now that one actually has music.
@ArttuTheCat3 жыл бұрын
The old classic Amiga game. I played this on the Amiga 500 as a kid in the early 1990's, and i want to play it again sometimes. 😺👍🕹️
@denisebent1168 жыл бұрын
OMG! My friend and I were addicted to this game and spent many long nights playing and solving the puzzles. I think we finally cracked it...lol Thank You for loading this, nicely played.
@hovermotion8 жыл бұрын
One of the finest bitmap brothers games....fantastic upload. ..
@urmo3457 жыл бұрын
One of the finest Amiga games
@Galimah5 жыл бұрын
i love Chaos engine and Gods, but not for amiga but the much smoother and faster snes versions.
@Jayce_Alexander5 жыл бұрын
@ShadowAngel I agree. Always thought this game was overrated. The stage design is subpar, gameplay is straight up boring as hell, the controls are terrible, and look how choppy the scrolling and animations are. It isn't a very good game at all.
@Tommi19815 жыл бұрын
Yes it is. Although i was not capable to appreciate it fully.
@blahh5574 жыл бұрын
@ShadowAngel There was absolutely nothing wrong with the controls in this game, and there was nothing generic about the level design. I don't know how you got the impression that there was.
@olkergom6 жыл бұрын
First time I look so long at a game played by someone. Good job. Those games looked really classy, everything was so well made along with a perfect gameplay.
@eltattooma Жыл бұрын
Thank you Papa you have succeeded to give me a wonderful nostalgic memory. RIP DAD...I LOVE YOU.
@undertonebg9 жыл бұрын
Thanks for showing me the end. As a kid I never managed to get past level 2. The dragon always killed me.
@cylmareall6 жыл бұрын
same here
@abhinavdadoos49124 жыл бұрын
6
@TheArrow19874 жыл бұрын
The dragon is easy as long as you get the big spinning golden gem before the fight, then place that gem into the middle of the boss area before the dragon comes out, that way he will NEVER fly past where the gem is placed, it makes the fight easier
@markus-hermannkoch17402 жыл бұрын
@@TheArrow1987 actually it makes the fight outright trivial. With 3 spears, simply standing left, dodging the occasional tail blast, the Dragon is even easier than the Centurion!
@ion-shivs6 жыл бұрын
I had the PC version of this. I have no idea how far through the game I made it, I'd have to watch this whole video to see where I stop remembering the gameplay. What I fondly remember the most about the game was that music at the beginning and the sound effects. At the time, those kind of sounds coming from a computer would have been very new, with new sound cards etc. - and they're so crisp and fun to listen to.
@AL82RetrogamingLongplays6 жыл бұрын
The Amiga's audio capabilities really were head and shoulders above everything else until the early 90s at least 😀
@ion-shivs6 жыл бұрын
I remember that being the big selling point of the Amiga. Unfortunately I never knew anyone who owned one at the time, so I never got to see it for myself.
@watermunteconomie39382 жыл бұрын
I played this game so many times, was one of my favorites in the days.
@djembeweaver9 жыл бұрын
This was a totally brilliant game! I remember it so well!
@poilboiler9 жыл бұрын
The small snakes that spawn when you kill those large snakes in urns are kinda cute.
@georgefromjungle52115 жыл бұрын
This game was fantastic for it's time. I wanted so much to have a personal computer just to play this game when I was a kid.
@Khaos9693 жыл бұрын
Back in the day originality was at the forefront ! Wow music and song was awesome .. game was creepy and timeless , bitmap brothers legends
@dannyfromneworleans27916 жыл бұрын
Such a beautiful game with amazing atmosphere.
@electrocutedfrog69535 жыл бұрын
There's something about the graphics in bitmap brothers games that I've always loved, I think it's just awesome palette choice but they all look great. You deserve more than 9.6k subs btw, great channel.
@AL82RetrogamingLongplays5 жыл бұрын
Appreciate the comment and glad you enjoyed the video! 😃
@KrakoanPhoenix5 жыл бұрын
After 21 years, I finally see this game again. Thanks. I finally get to see how this game ends. I remember where I got stuck. Wasn't able to finish this due to a tech issue.
@airmag13 күн бұрын
It's year 2024.. still, when I hit my toe to somewhere, or bump my head, I can hear the exact same scream of the dying warrior in the game. It's so etched in my brain.
@ghettohillbilly17 жыл бұрын
the intro definitly made this game
@adrenalinpump76015 жыл бұрын
Amazing
@darkhorsedre4 жыл бұрын
I remember the talk and coverage in the mags. it was a long awaited game - and boy did they deliver. that intro was like nothing else, and the graphics/style was mind-blowing. Bitmap bros knew how to deliver and push the Amiga to it's limits and still maintain smooth compelling gameplay
@sigilork7858 жыл бұрын
Oh Gods I used to play that game to death - until i found evry secret, lever Combination and so on A great Classic. I wish they would re release it for PC but with the Amiga Sounds. Amiga was just unparalelled at its time.
@gary72carol615 жыл бұрын
Just in case you dont know it has now been remade. Search Google for Gods remastered.
@Galimah5 жыл бұрын
@gary72carol61 Gods remastered is too slooow, as is the amiga version. Check out Gods on Sega genesis. better and faster frame-rate and better graphic. i am an amiga nerd too but sometimes one have to be honest
@gary72carol615 жыл бұрын
Galimah If we rate it through the Sega version then yes your correct it was much faster. I’ve played gods on all the emulator versions and thought the sega was running too fast but I was told that’s how it played.
@jane19755 жыл бұрын
@@Galimah It probably won't be slow on the PS4 when it comes out next week on the platform.
@viscountalpha4 жыл бұрын
@@gary72carol61 There's an SNES version that's FAST and fun.
@fendi-bull81677 жыл бұрын
I played this game during mid 90's, at my cousin's house, he was a star with a brand new expensive IBM pc. I don't care if I play it at all, the moment that I captured was priceless and couldn't replace with modern gaming at all. Maybe it was a great childhood.
@gary72carol615 жыл бұрын
Had this back in the early 90`s and loved it, it was the 1st game I ever played and completed. Anyone remember Xenon? 1988 game by the Bitmap Brothers Great game but was too hard, my mate was ace at it.:-(
@AmigaA-or2hj5 жыл бұрын
I don’t recall Xenon. I’ve played Xenon 2 and that was pretty hard. Also, Speedball 1&2.
@leoingson3 ай бұрын
Xenon may be the best 2d game I ever played. Tho I never understood, why the ground vehicle was faster :)
@LambLiesDownOnBroadway9 жыл бұрын
Legendary fucking game... ;)
@roberthemingway95534 жыл бұрын
I used to feel like a GOD when I played this 👍 The music is Brilliant. Great memories.
@TexasDevin5 жыл бұрын
I'm so glad the Amiga was a part of my formative years.
@mcrafe8 жыл бұрын
Wow, i finally found this game. It was 1994 when i first saw it at my friend who lived in front of me, but didn't get to know the game well as i didnt speak english back then. Still nice to find something to recall that time. Thanks
@craigix6 жыл бұрын
It is absolutely amazing that this game only uses 16 colours.
@bertoluccib61754 жыл бұрын
It's 32 :-)
@iXien2 жыл бұрын
@@bertoluccib6175 No, the game only uses 16 colours to be easily adapted to Atari ST. Only the raster on outside parts and the little green message line at the bottom add some more colours but the graphics themselves are only using 16 colours, making the game even more impressive, Mark Coleman was a magician!
@markkristophervillar78104 жыл бұрын
Ahh the nostalgia. Seems like only yesterday i play this everyday wayback then
@johnnyrock309 жыл бұрын
OMG. I loved this game!
@gdawwg11252 жыл бұрын
Wow 30 years since I’ve played that game and I remembered the intro music instantly
@adrenalinpump76015 жыл бұрын
The level progression was so intense it required you to become expert.
@simongordon44753 жыл бұрын
It's amazing game spent many hours playing that hehe in my childhood. It's so cool how people from different countries enjoy play this game and others and share their experiences
@nellitheretrogamer86662 жыл бұрын
This brings back so many memories! I had the Atari ST version and managed to play it through at least twice. There's a remastered version of this game for Nintendo Switch, I gotta get that because after watching this, I really want to play it again!
@Joetoep5 жыл бұрын
I absolutely loved this game. What a jewel! Great upload !
@SardonicALLY4 жыл бұрын
Yikes, i have such fond memories of playing all of this game. I think the level passwords were AAAA and BBBB and CCCC and DDDD . I can still remember the whole game 25+ years on, that is the sign of an iconic game.
@weskal54906 жыл бұрын
A fine piece of gaming craftsmanship by the legendary Bitmap Brothers
@Microbex3 жыл бұрын
Still better than a great deal of game of today's.
@2PeteShakur6 ай бұрын
"I was initially given a brief covering what Gods was about, but after that was given complete free rein as to how the game could look. The main influence for the graphic style was Greek mythology, but then as the design progressed, more mechanical aspects came in - pretty much whatever came into my imagination made it into the game! I occasionally tended to drift from the core theme but it didn't seem to matter too much. During development I was working back in Wales and the Bitmaps were in London - this was way before the Internet so loads of floppy disks were posted back and forth during the making of Gods." -- Mark Coleman, graphic artist "The philosophy of The Bitmap Brothers was always: great music, great programming, great graphics and great sound. Not one thing makes a great game, it's all these together. Working with Nation 12 on the music for Gods was great - John Foxx nailed it instantly after he saw the game running and the music he created suited it perfectly. Greek mythology was a big part of Gods when we first started and the artwork that Mark created was great - he had so much scope to express himself and that really does show. If we'd ever made a sequel to Gods, it would have definitely have been like Gods of War, which strangely enough was made by a programmer I'd tried to employ years ago!" -- Mike Montgomery, co-designer (Gods, Amiga)
@pilouuuu6 ай бұрын
This was our Dark Souls back then. The Amiga was really ahead of its time.
@bub7772 ай бұрын
and God of War as well
@mp3_452 жыл бұрын
Your complitionist style made this a dopamine flood for me Thank you
@OperationPhantom10 жыл бұрын
Always thought it sounded much more like "Into... the waterfall" but anyway, a great game and one I (think) did complete ages ago. I'm gonna check out the ending again now.
@matthewbaumann6309 жыл бұрын
That's what I thought too!
@MrGalpino2 жыл бұрын
I always thoughts it was "itchoo, awodawod" 🙁
@dejankovac75076 ай бұрын
I played this so much..my favorit game of that time ❤
@Carl-G5 жыл бұрын
It's just come out again on the PS4(on PSN) :P My all time favourite Amiga game ;)
@markus-hermannkoch17402 жыл бұрын
In answer to your question on the 4 slotted 3 item inventory, posed in the description-linked blog review: It is rather elegant and actually allows usage of 4 items. E. g., it is possible to sneak an invulnerability potion into world 4-3. Successively store the alchemist tools on the fourth step on that stairway below his lair. The trapdoor key needed to access the lab spawns when all three tools are held while being on that step. Sitting is okay. While sitting, 4 items may be held, allowing for all three tools, while not having to drop the potion. This is useful in a number of points in the game.
@APRILtheCowardlyGamer5 жыл бұрын
I finally have closure. I never defeated the last guardian as I was stuck in some levels before that. Thank you for uploading!
@AL82RetrogamingLongplays5 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it 🙂
@adrenalinpump76015 жыл бұрын
I also have received closure hahaha. Such therapy to see someone play expertly.
@SteMan19719 жыл бұрын
WOW! I miss those multi-coloured backgrounds... LOL!!!
@TheArrow19874 жыл бұрын
yeah I agree I love those colourful amiga 500 graphics too! like in James Pond 2 or Fire & Ice for example. I'm not a big fan of dark graphics and dark atmosphere games.
@esseker63202 жыл бұрын
Used to love playing this on the Amiga ☺️.
@peterfitzgerald43307 жыл бұрын
played this on pc early nineties a classic
@mrturk6274 жыл бұрын
Thanka bitmap brothers for added this games our lives and childhood memories!
@antzpantz4 жыл бұрын
Impressive. The amount of memorisation with this game is ridiculous!
@futrah2 жыл бұрын
This game and Xenon were 2 of my all time fav games! Their soundtrack is awesome as well! Spotifying them at the moment =)
@bmw540ise3 жыл бұрын
Takes me back this was the first game I ever clocked
@tecrubio3 жыл бұрын
My dad used to love this game when he was my age
@TKB8 Жыл бұрын
Oh nice and respect! This game is so difficult if i remember. But i was 8-10 years I have played it, think today it would be a little easier for me.
@puadam752 жыл бұрын
Thank you for bringing back childhood beautiful memories
@randomcomputer7248 Жыл бұрын
Came here on the off chance, wow do I remember this. Good stuff
@shahriarchowdhury78718 жыл бұрын
thanks a bunch, i couldn't go past the 1st levels lol, i have been searching for a full playthrough and here it is...kudos Al82 ^_^
@deceiver4443 жыл бұрын
This fine piece of 16bits history has turned 30years old last month (aprìl)
@yohenson4 жыл бұрын
this music just still works after all these years
@analogGigabyte6 жыл бұрын
Amiga 500 those were the days I tell you... Fantastic game kudos
@bjorn-falkoandreas94728 жыл бұрын
Goddammit! So that WAS the last boss I couldn't beat back then. Made it only twice to that...thing and failed both times. It was Xenon II all over!
@SaviourV7 жыл бұрын
At least I managed to beat Xenon 2, way back. This game remained undefeated on DOS, but I did manage to beat its SNES port (with savestates) on an emulator. So...many....puzzles...^_^;;
@urmo3457 жыл бұрын
LOL. I was opposite, i beat GODS every time with dozen of extra life in reserve, but never finished Xenon 2, which was way too hard to me..
@evilotis013 жыл бұрын
same! my friend and i used to make it to that last boss with full health and still just get twatted. we just couldn't work out how to beat it for some reason
@Bobaklives Жыл бұрын
I enjoy these videos for Amiga games that I’d see advertised in magazines like VG&CE but never see in person because no one I knew had an Amiga growing up. It just didn’t do as well in the States as in the UK.
@brainscan50605 жыл бұрын
"Into... - the waterfall!" ;)
@tamarajacobis8224 Жыл бұрын
Love this game! Play it many times in my youth ❤
@archieohare5 жыл бұрын
Played the title on PC. IMHO - it's one of the best game ever!
@l0rd0gaming51 Жыл бұрын
This was one hell of a game! Well ahead of its time.
@krzysztofwojtasik12888 жыл бұрын
Great game for its time. I only ever managed to reach the final boss and then always failed - now I see how easy it really is to defeat him.
@markus-hermannkoch17402 жыл бұрын
6 years later... the trick is seeing that the skull cannot be harmed. The boss only loses HP when the worm is killed. If you arrive there with 4 or 5 extra lives it is even possible to just stand on the right edge of the large platform, never moving, merely spamming axes. The fireballs from the eye sockets will cost you some lives, but the boss will be defeated.
@frenchfro90967 жыл бұрын
Played this a lot as kid, but was never good enough to finish it, so very cool to send the ending thanks! You owned it! 😎
@keungkau92155 жыл бұрын
I remember my brother playing this when I was around 6 years old! This and The Chaos Engine , Magic Pockets ( also Bitmap Brothers?)
@PaalKiwi2 жыл бұрын
Love all the secrets and switches in this game and such good graphics back then :)
@hereticxhexen2 жыл бұрын
old games developers do things from the heart...
@jcw52883 жыл бұрын
53:05 RIP spear... You shall be dearly missed.
@jcw52883 жыл бұрын
58:28 near death experience
@FilmGamerHUN6 жыл бұрын
I still hope on a modern remake of it! :) One of my retro best!
@Zyugo Жыл бұрын
There is a Remastered version already released recently.
@ShawnChang64534 жыл бұрын
The game that defies all marketing gimmick, no expensive soundtrack required, no over the top graphics required, no overrated voice over required, just pure creativity and engaging game play.
@fl00d694 жыл бұрын
My favourite thing about this game is the metallic 'dink' sounds all the gems make as they drop.
@1cmman5 жыл бұрын
I think this game was quite difficult but awesome. Cool to see it being played through by an expert, I never got that far.
@robotdeathderby6 жыл бұрын
i like how at about the middle of the game every attack is an insane circus of thrown party favors.
@Vinniebabe9 жыл бұрын
You make it look so easy..... sooooo many times I wondered how to get the brick at the top of the ladder in world one.... soooooo many!
@alexl72133 жыл бұрын
THE MUSIC!!! Such an EPIC rhythm!
@Octobermory7 жыл бұрын
Wow. There were places I missed out that I could have gotten more bonuses.
@martinflashgordon3 жыл бұрын
My #1 game ever.
@2ndvenus8 жыл бұрын
The genesis version was nothing compared to the original Amiga version in audio quality. That intro theme is just pure gold.
@MRtetri58 жыл бұрын
I agree, though I like the music of the genesis version as well.
@CarozQH7 жыл бұрын
The title music on the Amiga is better, but at least you had great in game music on the Mega Drive instead of just boring sound effects.
@josephfrye73426 жыл бұрын
it founded the ms dos etc. the soundblaster that it was sampled.
@brimstonepyro10198 жыл бұрын
Wow if I had played this as well as you do I would have had a lot more fun. Great gameplay and video. Thanks for the blast from the past.
@LeoCoot6 жыл бұрын
dark mysterious set, horrible monsters , everything is made out of stone tiles, and you can even buy gear and upgrade your character, is this dark souls ????
@englishwithphil423 жыл бұрын
No. Better.
@Puschit13 жыл бұрын
Dark Souls is from 2011, this is from 1991
@HexenStarАй бұрын
This was the last game i played on the actual Sega Megadrive hardware, before finally committing to the emulators. While i did find many hidden treasures in the levels, - it appears i was nowhere near getting all the secrets of this game. Most likely, somewhere in the vicinity of 50%. I can understand remembering all the secrets of both Quake games, even after a few decades, but this one required keeping written notes on all the switch combos and all the other stuff that seems random at first look. Or the second. Or the third, lol. What i did discover, however, were multiple ways to soft-lock the game with its plentiful switches...
@mauvechalk8 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video A182, really good to watch you playing the game whilst knowing what the switches do. I'd say the exact opposite to me!!!!
@drakestar135 жыл бұрын
1991 is was 15 and played it night and day!!! awesome game
@youremybiggestfan4 жыл бұрын
Wow this is a game i wish i played as a kid. I will get an amiga one day and pla this game. Its beautiful
@Bobsk32 жыл бұрын
This still looks better than the remake
@manicsorceress21812 жыл бұрын
What? The gods promised him immortality and instead they only give him 9 extra lives? What a prank.