Ghost Battle Longplay (Amiga) [QHD]

[@reignfire85]

Really amazing to see both Leatherface and ET making cameos here (and ET throwing phones at the player is hilarious)

[@docjay9378]

I thought I was losing my mind. I'm glad I'm not the only one that noticed two obvious characters. I don't know how they got away with that. But I imagine at the time copyrights weren't so strict.

[@reignfire85]

@@docjay9378 --- I get the feeling that it was less a matter of tolerance and more a matter of ignorance. I don't think TCM/Tobe Hooper or Amblin Entertainment knew either character was in this game until well after it released and by then they might not have considered it worth pursuing, assuming they were even able to. I look at the huge number of Jaws ripoffs and I think only The Last Shark was blocked from release via lawsuit brought on by Universal.

[@florianklink2961]

"Hey, let's make a Shadow of the Beast clone but with He-Man in diapers throwing with rocks!" "Great idea bro!"

[@Snyperwolf91]

I mean he throws axes too .... but not how it was meant to be thrown .

[@joaquinhernandez3132]

that 70s/80s synthesizer music at the beginning of the level is sick!

[@Kyntteri]

The visuals look kind of cool. But man did that guy ever skip all the leg days.

[@AL82RetrogamingLongplays]

He probably figured if he put enough muscle on up top, the legs would exercise themselves carrying the bulk around.

[@antoniostrina82]

You've stole my joke.

[@antoniostrina82]

@@AL82RetrogamingLongplays Sounds like many people in the gym think that way.

[@Kyntteri]

@@antoniostrina82 Blasted! I'm in trouble now.

[@baardbi]

Wow. An Amiga game with simultaneous music and sound effects. That's a nice surprise.

[@AL82RetrogamingLongplays]

I think Jochen Hippel (who created the music for this game) came up with an implementation of Chris Huelsbeck's TFMX format for the Atari ST, which Chris backported to the Amiga. I don't know whether Hippel applied the same techniques for his own Amiga tracks to leverage additional software sound channels, or whether this is just savvy use of the 4 available hardware channels.

[@baardbi]

@ Very interesting. Thanks.

[@joehoy9242]

​@@AL82RetrogamingLongplays- You can hear it muting an audio channel for the sound FX - the 7-channel routine was too CPU-intensive to be used in-game. Contrary to the post starting the thread, there were plenty of Amiga games with both music and sfx, those that made you choose were probably constrained time-wise in development.

[@KillThad]

Guy on the title screen has seen some *shit*

[@aodhablackheart]

And all done with no trousers! Badass.

[@Prelmable]

Pixel art master Henk Nieborg's second game. He had to be 21 or 22 at the time. It's really interesting to watch his early style here. It's not as balanced (main char is a bit shoddy) as in his later games like Ambermoon or Lionheart, but his raw talent is already on display here.

[@v8superspecial]

the spiders already look exactly like in lionheart

[@sockpuppet4716]

Clear nods also to Toki in the intro animation, and to Rush'n'attack in the jungle level. There's a lot of "so near and yet so far" in this game.

[@underthepale]

Final level has ET throwing phones at you. What an unhinged game.

[@iainbaker6916]

Manliest walk ever. Dude from Lionheart should take lessons 😜

[@patton72010]

I thought I've played , or at least seen (esp .on YT), majority of amiga games but here and there I get surprised. Never heard about or even seen this game. Nice graphic , looks like a good game. The way he is flexing when he is jumping is lol.

[@Jackfromshack]

I would play this soundtrack in my car with high up volume not ironically

[@Arxiloxias]

Amazing game!!!!❤👏

[@Xunkun]

> "Bravest Hero" > Starts with the same shittly-thrown rock as the kids in the NES _Friday the 13th_ game > _Keeps that throwing arc for all weapons_ Jesus.

[@850iStyle]

Interesting 🎉

[@RalphBarbagallo]

Kind of reminds me of Gods. Surprised I missed this one. Looks decent!

[@Snyperwolf91]

Of course ! I throw my axes like spears too .

[@MSAPtube]

Yes, but why is he wearing a Speedo, a v-neck tank top and cowboy boots?

[@MSAPtube]

14:40 Freddy Fazbear

[@EuSouRCS]

Amazing game,looks and plays very similar to GODS and ONSLAUGHT 💙💎💙

[@turrican4d599]

GODS looks miles better.

[@EuSouRCS]

@turrican4d599 it depends on how you define "better".

[@xcom457]

mmm coder Erwin Kloibhofer of videogames Lionheart and Flink.

[@kajsagauza]

Another obvious inspiration is Shadow of the Beast: action taking place in a well, eyeballs as enemies, the appearance of sculptures standing near the gate, etc.

[@AL82RetrogamingLongplays]

Very much so...and it's not a good thing... ;)

[@Umbrellamax.]

GG 😉

[@bryanquarrie6820]

Looks like a “cute” Lionheart😅

[@turrican4d599]

The scrolling is not amooth.

[@turrican4d599]

I don't like the visuals at all.