Amiga 500 Longplay [160] Predator

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Played by: Ironclaw
There was no proper longplay of the Amiga version, now there is. Those 2-3 longplays I found were all using trainers (unlimited energy, etc). There's also a couple of Let's Plays, one used trainer, the other one played legit but after several attempts didn't even manage to finish level one.
Another terrible movie-to-game adoption. The C64 version is better than this Amiga version, in my opinion. The controls are not that great. Can only walk up and down if you zigzag. The grenades are mostly useless (only good for taking out the shooting thingy when you are on the log, as you can't shoot it from there - 09:06). The collision detection is crap. The enemies can shoot you while they are outside the screen, but you can't shoot them if they are not at least partially visible. I found no use for the ducking (the game still acted like he was the same height). Blocking is only good for Predator's punches, not his kicks (yup, tried ducking and it did nothing). You get an extra life/grenade when completing some levels, but not all of them, like the last level (was probably only this level). I let myself get hit by the laser right before completing level 3, because I knew I would get it back, but nope. Anyway, when you do get more health after completing a level, it's 6 health bars, not a life (which is sort of the same). For example, if you finish a level with 2 lives and 1 health, you get 3 lives and one health. If you finish a level with 3 lives and 3 health, you get 3 lives and 6 health.
A common complaint I read was the game doesn't have enough ammo, as you use it up too quickly. Well, it does have enough, you just need to be more careful of when to shoot, what to shoot, and how much. Too bad you can't walk back (game doesn't scroll to the left) to collect earlier dropped weapons/ammo.
There's been a lot debate about the way to end the game - by dropping a tree trunk on the Predator, as that's what he did in the movie, and that's what he does in the C64 version (although it was a myth/rumor for a while as some people didn't know how to do it on the C64... at first, but proven later it could be done). People found it hard to accept there was no "proper" ending when completing the Amiga version, thus they were not too sure if they did it right. You can just walk to the right of the screen and it's game over, no killing the Predator, no winning ending or anything (C64 didn't have a "winning" ending either, but at least there you could kill the Predator, so you knew you must have won), just "game over". But it seems like the Amiga version was made with no way to kill the Predator or proper ending. Sad. But yeah, a lot of these movie-to-game thingies didn't get much love on the Amiga. All rushed out, it seems.
02:49 - Level one
08:10 - Level two
05:40 - The boar can't be killed, but can be hit with bullets, but only by one of the weapons (it seems). I show it in the "extras" video.
11:59 - Every now and then, the game forces the hero into a path, so he gets aligned with the logs and whatnot. You can't move up or down (showing that at 12:05). IF you walk back a bit to the left before you were aligned, you can't walk up and down anymore.
12:11 - Level three
12:47 - This radio thingy doesn't seem to be good for anything, but can be picked up for some reason. I replayed from this part and finished the game a second time, but without picking it up to see if I noticed anything different, like maybe the sound we hear right before Predator pops up won't be played without the radio, as it could maybe serve as some kind of warning indication (dunno if there was a radio in the movie and what it could have been used for). Anyway, I noticed no difference.
13:32 - First encounter with him. Bullets and grenades does nothing to him, he can only be punched or kicked. Every encounter WILL take some of your health away. If you get to this last level with 2 or less lives, you won't make it. I walk a bit to the right before going back for the gun, or the Predator would come back again before I leave the log. There was a couple of times where he would punch me WAY more than usual, causing me not to make it to the end. This was when I was punching him, and only resorting to kicking him instead would make him leave sooner.
14:36 - We saw some of these hiding enemies before as well, just wanted to say it doesn't seem like they can be killed. Even tried shooting the glowing eyes that pops up from time to time, because I'm curious about everything :)
15:45 - Level four
16:28 - Putting down my weapon forever, as I don't need it anymore (only for some birds, but easily avoidable) and wanted to avoid having to put it down and pick it up between every encounter.
Here's an 'extras' video I made: • Amiga Misc [020] Preda... -
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[@BEidl]

Remember „playing“ this on C64... 8 minutes loading time, 10 seconds playing...

[@Afrotechmods]

That's it? He didn't even get to the choppuh?

[@TheGuyinShades]

Stephanie Rodriquez Huh?

[@MrJHDK]

That climactic ending was out of this world

[@rafaellima83]

There's a way to finish this properly. At 18:12 there's a log at the right side of the screen. You have to punch the rope that's hideen behind the tree branch at the right of the hanging skeleton. When you punch that rop, the log goes up. You need to rise it enough so it can crush the predator, then you have to run off against a timer and see the proper ending (which still sucks anyway) The thing is, the rope is a lot more obvious on the C64 version, but here on the Amiga version its borderline invisible up until you know its there. The game overall sucks anyway.

[@AMG-bp6zr]

Wow...it feels like im actually in the movie

[@LostAtSeaHelp]

Nice, had me cracked up.

[@gile849]

Very nice graphic and sound fx. :D

[@ClaudioStivaletti]

Lol

[@Kyntteri]

Well, at least this one does not have microtransactions so it has something decent going for it.

[@Zontar82]

"if u don't wan'0t it don't buy it lulz lolz hurr durr" * logs into fortnite*

[@phj9894]

What's the point of not having microtransactions when the game itself is horrible ?

[@Kyntteri]

@@phj9894 Good question. But don't ask me. Ask Bethesda.

[@MechagirlSachiko]

That is all? It doesn't even have an ending? WTF?

[@bruckebruck565]

damn, who else can remember the breathe taking scenes where arny shot all these aggressive killer-birds ?

[@johnnyruttley1598]

Yea i know makes you wonder how that predator survived all alone in a jungle of killer birds lol maybe this was the backstory to angry birds

[@alpardo88]

It's the bird sample from Pacific State by 808 State!

[@Octopuswithcorn]

Arnie looks so sad in the thumbnail. As if he can personally feel the disappointment of everyone who bought this game

[@dman3438]

Octopuswithcorn lol

[@RetroArcadeGuy]

You have never played the NES version.

[@aokproservice9324]

LMFAO!!!

[@universalenergy2311]

😂 I actually laughed out loud to that one.

[@ssdivizion]

Let me correct you dude,this is not a game but bullshit!

[@christopherhollins9868]

Love how the Predator keeps running off 🤣

[@iamironclaw]

Don't forget to check out the "extras" video (link at the bottom of the video description) for more stuff not included in this longplay.

[@terrible-vision8352]

can watch this for hours. miss those days

[@therealfishguy6702]

Aw man, could you imagine a predator game these days, first person survival shooter in the jungle with guerillas too. Like Alien isolation but with Dutch kicking ass and chewing cigars!

[@Superumouyun]

And here, we see from where the creators of Fallout 76 drew their inspiration.

[@discostu9585]

I vaguely remember playing this in my youth and Platoon. They were both dire.

[@actorben]

WTF!! All of Dutch's team looks EXACTLY like him!

[@stormthrush37]

Soooo....this game consists mostly of holding the "right" arrow down for extended periods.

[@ranransun8795]

felt like watching the movie, very intense

W T F At least he isn't wearing pink.

[@alucard624]

Lol true. This is definitely better than the NES version, but that's not saying much frankly.

[@Hawkeye_-eq5lh]

Wow I'm totally blown away. Can't wait for the ps4 version. Is it on V R ?

[@jewelianperez5491]

Why is the score on the thumbnail?

[@scook2003]

Was this the film or the game, so tricky to tell apart....

[@jermainep7424]

The music is crazy as hell. I like it.

[@section23]

Love the intro music!

[@RayGarraty1985]

This game looks like a more literal adaptation of "The Running Man".

[@jakubkrcma]

This is the single most underrated comment ever. :-)

[@RayGarraty1985]

@@jakubkrcma Hehehehe. Yeah, man. One cannot deny it.😁

[@ari-dynamicarchive]

so glad they remembered my favorite parts of the movie where Arnie shot birds with a shotgun

[@zubiac]

oh boy. I remember playing that "thing" on my Amiga 500. Even back then I thought some kids drew the graphics on MS Paint.

[@frankjosephjaeger2675]

GO NOW GET IN THA CHOPPAA!

[@parabreno]

Did I miss something or he did not fight the predator at all?

[@iestyndavies7287]

The thumbnail makes it look like he’s ripping a wicked solo out of that gun! 😝

[@alexiotardes9179]

Why does he drop the weapons when fighting the predator?

[@thegrimyeaper]

Arnold running in 60fps, I love it.

[@DavidSteck83]

I love these early simple sprite graphics

Stick around.

[@richardmendozalira]

¿ESO FUE TODO? PENSÉ QUE HABRÍA MÁS

[@konzwalony9230]

just imagine,on VR it will be pure immersion and energy yeah ! :D

[@danboisvert6407]

Gameplay starts at 2:48

[@jimfashik]

When the game came out and seen the box in the shops it look good but when I played it oh my god I honestly expected it it to be better

[@user-yr5is9ee3h]

O my eyes! GET TO THE CHOPPAAA! Sound bluster not bad)

[@shenallh]

Thats the original costume design of The Predator the Van Damn one.

[@captainblood9616]

OK it' interesting because I can see the log you are supposed to use to crush the predator at 18:11 mark, it looks identical to the Atari ST version and I've seen it finished on that by lifting the log and dropping it on the Predator. Maybe they didn't put in the log lifting mechanic in this version.

[@saintsheepy6682]

They actually did, according to the user Zeusdaz, that long vine to the right of the skeleton which you'd assume is just decoration and part of the scenery like the two shorter ones near it, is what's used to do it. After you crush it and run off you get a lousy one-screen ending with flashing rainbow colors that's supposed to be explosion, and a monochromatic shot of the blown up jungle forest.

[@johngoodwin8246]

At what point in predator did Dutch shoot birds?

[@makeitsonumberone1358]

So at 9:27 did you have a shooting frenzy lol

[@Lewqlu]

The best walking simulator👏!

[@ryandennison8754]

The question though: is it better than the NES version?

[@JD.Knight]

As if they released a game without an ending 🤣🤣 I never got to the end when I played it as a kid, I'm glad it didn't.

[@CaptmagiKono]

This seems like Rambo more than Predator. I like the ambient sound design, but this game seems like ASS.

[@Asterion608]

Indeed, in modern day this game could be easily remade as a much superior game by any amateur using Gamemaker or Flash. They should only take the jungle ambience and scrap everything else .

[@lkjyuiop1987]

CaptmagiKono this game was out when you where a baby dipshit

[@martf8014]

The ambience is fucking ass crack too

[@CaptmagiKono]

@@lkjyuiop1987 Is that supposed to mean anything? Even back in the day this would have been awful, there were much better examples back then. Go take another Xanax granpa.

[@dorfschmidt4833]

A rant from cinemassacre would be great, he would say something like liquid ass and such.

[@giddue]

At least predator did put his naked trophies in really decent poses.

[@krugtbifro6152]

I noticed they also added the scorpion to a rock The one mack gets off Dillon Could be a black smudge but I'm sure it's the scorpion

[@Dorelaxen]

I like how multiple Arnolds are dropped off at the beginning. GET TO DA CHOPPAH! NO YOU GET TO DA CHOPPAH! NO YOOOOOU!

[@zorritowewe]

Oh my god....

[@INDOMINUS_]

genial espero que salga para la xbox one x, el final es algo epico digno de ser visto, algo asi pasa solo una vez en la vida.

[@HeathenDeluxe]

Is this a walking simulator?

[@pferreira1983]

A walking simulator that kills you.

[@handsomebrick]

It would be a pretty decent First Blood game if the Predator was replaced with, I don't know, Troutman.

[@darrenclements6028]

Predator is ABSOLUTELY AWESOME and STUNNINGLY AMAZING

[@pindzyn]

Long time ago, i had it on C64

[@ThorosThor]

awsome Soundtrack..lol! so u kick him once and he runs away..thats it why did it say Game Over? did u lose...lol

[@chrishansen6516]

Predator, huh?

[@LR2k8]

Maybe Arnold should have a seat...

[@ytwatchdogfaninsane]

Laughed unnecessarily hard just now

[@Dan-bp3bb]

Best comment ever. You sir, have just won KZbin.

[@Spiggle.]

He's not a real predator sir, just a pretend predator.

[@JinzoCrash]

Oh, you won't be skinning anyone or bleaching their skulls tonight.

[@JinzoCrash]

That kickass opening music... o__o

[@aboalloze]

13:35 -Hey. Hiii. -I am predator. I am Arnold fuckin shcwarzniger. -Ok. See ya.

[@savemyneighborhood]

Love the landscape

[@shaiazshah1879]

How come no body ever uses the log in final level to crush the predator ? In the c64 version that's how we won

[@gilangandhika8747]

Arnold Schwarzenegger afraid a bird??!! LoL

[@VGMStudios33]

Gilang Andhika afraid of a bird *

[@ChibiTheEdgehog]

Never realized what a fan of hide, seek and paddy cake the Predators were

[@yellowlantern]

That title screen music is legit

[@RandomVideoCircus]

WOW!!! Actually a good game for once!! Great Video!!

*GET TO THA CHOPPAH!!!!*

[@rocarter5059]

Why loon calls tho?

[@avatar6699]

Can't say I recall Arnold shooting birds, or having most of his combat take place off-screen in the movie...

[@ilikeroaming5467]

This is NOT a proper longplay, this doesn't contain the real ending, Zeusdaz youtuber has now shown it on his channel, you can squash the Predator.

[@erikvanaltena4444]

FYI: Zeusdaz has created a video displaying the use of the log in the Amiga version to kill the Predator and get the good ending.

[@spearPYN]

That music.... masterpiece!

[@mcathawk1490]

What the hell is an Amiga 500?

[@Deathkicker666]

I wanna see a thunderblade x68000 longplay

[@mavericksquid]

So lifelike.

[@jptecson5902]

I wonder they were different

[@marthacarrion1603]

Commando ?

[@Burruno89]

the ultimate predator game!

[@YukoValis]

Wow. I didn't think it could pull off creepy, but it did. A huge anti-climax though lol

[@linovalencia]

Why the predator is an astronaut?

[@stoshbeast1]

So...you can't kill the Predator?

[@CaptmagiKono]

If it bleeds...

[@iamironclaw]

Nope, sadly you can't, but he can kill you and take your spine stuff, check the video link at the bottom of the video description to see that happen.

[@captainblood9616]

Yes you can... what a lot of people don't realise because it is not at all clear is that near the end is a log you can raise up and drop onto the Predator to kill it - you get a different ending then.

[@shoresean1237]

The helicopter sounds like a Hanna-Barbera dog saying 'Yeah Yeah'. Also, I don't think there were that many enemy soldiers in the actual film. Where were the others? Carl Weathers had more impact in the 'Creed' movies than here.

[@stefanocini81]

Run Arnie, Run!

[@marcustmachado]

Intense and dark music

[@pferreira1983]

Great music.

[@brandonhill4197]

Could you imagine if they used the same intro theme in this game in the movie lol

[@TheGuyinShades]

That's some great jungle camouflage...

[@waynedrew7074]

EPIC

[@PedroCouto1982]

I think it would be better if it was top-down view and the ability to make traps. The goal would be to catch the Predator. It would be too hard to do it without the mud. Predator would know where you and your team are. But with the mud, that would be inverted. At the beginning Predator wouldn't attack. You'd have to accomplish the first mission. After that, there shouldn't exist human enemies, Predator would be killing your team one by one and running for you more persistently. You'd get more points for each member of the team that was saved. The player would learn after the first mission, fire weapons are irrelevant. And, in fact, using them makes you an easier target.

[@ShootAUT]

Can remember playing it. Can't remember it being THAT boring. Well, I was about 7 at the time and didn't even know the movie. XD

[@johnny10gunz19]

GEDOWN..!! I don't remember them shooting birds in the movie maybe in the directors cut.

[@mattiapintus3428]

Jesus, it hurts me to see how slowly he runs

[@hugozhackenbush681]

Faster loadtimes than most modern games

[@Jones_to_Bear]

It’s just like to movie!!! Arnie runs to the right destroying birds with a grenade launcher. A few white guys throw rocks at him, and when they get shot they keel over clutching their balls for comfort. Myth has it that Arnie is still running only to the right to this day.

[@Netwirq2]

At 1987, its not bad for its time. Better than the NES version.

[@dman3438]

Metal Boss wrong

[@theSammyM333]

Contra, Rastan, Double Dragon... Yeah i think this game is just pile of shit compared to top games at it´s time.

[@pagus755]

Metal Boss , the beginning with the laser vision before the first meet of Predator is good, but Predator do not practice boxing or karate..he must have slow powerfull moves, and there is no end.

[@fahadbeats]

I like the sounds of brids

[@tangosucka8526]

Brids....

[@user-yr5is9ee3h]

@@tangosucka8526 Its a fucking Brids)

[@seanallan4808]

Still better looking than the NES version

[@Poon09]

better than The Predator 2018

[@caseyclark5392]

I can't get that time back...

[@harrisonspies472]

Almost spot on to the movie! Y’all remember Arnold giving the P man that right jab and it running away? Who climbs trees n BS like that?

[@tremorist]

Where's Dillon?

[@BikerBenny]

Wow Amiga looks pretty sweet! Looks better than NES