First Samurai Longplay (Amiga) [QHD]

[@2PeteShakur]

"The Amiga had the best silky-smooth graphics and it was the perfect platform for The First Samurai. It was a groundbreaking arcade adventure for its time and a proud moment was when it won an Amiga Format 'Gold' award. Amazingly, the Japanese games maker Kemco loved it so much when they saw it they sent their development team over to see how it was done. This ended up as one very long night in a Turkish restaurant, with our guests learning the finer points of belly dancing. The food was pretty good too!" -- Teoman Irmak, graphic artist (First Samurai, Amiga)

[@mevdinc]

I also share many intriguing details and anecdotes about the making of all my games including First and Second Samurai in my book, Lİfe Is A Game.

[@alphabetaxenonzzzcat]

The Amiga version of the game is the best one, mainly because on level 9 - there's 3 way multi scrolling!

[@mevdinc]

The titile tune was composed by a 16 year old and it still sounds very impressive. You can read all the details in my book and relive the wonderful 80s and 90s. Thanks for keeping our work and memories alive. 🙏

[@deceiver444]

Thanx for this awesome game. I'm currently playing the sequel and still having a blast 30 years after its release.

[@mevdinc]

@@deceiver444 Thank you! I hope you get to read my autobiography, Lİfe Is A Game, in which I share many interesting details about the making of all my games. 🙏

[@SirChristian100]

You are one of the creators? Much respect for your work, never forgot this great game all the years, just added it to my rewatch and replay library! Thank you sir, you are immortal in the Amiga - Community!

[@mevdinc]

@@SirChristian100 Yes, I am the developer and/or producer of many games in the 80s and 90s. It's so wonderful to meet and hear from many of you, who grew up playing our games. Please read my book, Life Is A game, for many interesting details and anecdotes about all my work. Thanks for keeping our work alive! 🙏❤

[@alphabetaxenonzzzcat]

Thank you for your great work on this classic game.

[@iXien]

One of the best Amiga games and an impressive longplay. Well done!

[@kavmanatplay3265]

I absolutely used love this game and the soundtrack just brings back the memories

[@cyberneticus7941]

music, graphics and sound effects of the highest level.❤

[@giuseppelavecchia775]

The first samurai,gioco leggendario,un caposaldo,un'icona su AMIGA

[@50shadesofskittles9]

I have fond memories of this game. Not sure I ever completed it though, lol. I played this on my Amiga A500. Absolutely loved that computer. Even learned to code on it using AMOS. ❤️

[@youuuuuuuuuuutube]

Same here but I beat the game. I also coded using AMOS, then AMOS professional (it contains a compiler too => faster), then Blitz Basic.

[@GameBacardi]

Yes, my childhood favourite demo on big brother's 486! Thank you for nostalgic

[@mevdinc]

I actually coded the PC version myself. :)

[@Eckythumpmaster]

The maps in this game were pretty weird, with stages 1 to 4 all being one large map. Some of lv4's pickups are visible early on in lv1, the place where you fight lv3's crystal ghost bosses is directly above where you fought lv1's boss, and you can freely re-enter a previous level's area in several spots such as the detour into lv2 during lv3 in the vid. Other levels were combined in the same way. Good playthough :)

[@Ultradude604]

The music is dope. It is award winning worthy.

[@mevdinc]

In fact, First Samurai was voted The Best Game of the Year in 1991. :)

[@Make_Prophecy_Great_Again]

Great soundtrack. Great graphics. Great game.

[@asamushroomcloud]

After all these years, I finally know why I'd get stuck on so many of the levels. Those sparkling things weren't items waiting for me to find some hidden trick, they were teleporters! Thank god we had a cracked version with level skip or I'd have never seen 80% of the game. The guys in the modern levels who mocked you before throwing grenades were great

[@AliTweel]

As a kid who played the entire game on PC Speaker sounds, listening to this made that kid frozen by awesomeness!!! I am 46 now but actually 13!!

[@Evab3vA]

This game is legendary. I mean the FUCKING SOUNDTRACK. Woooo

[@alphabetaxenonzzzcat]

One of my favourite games of all time. It probably is the best of its genre(even better than Gods, Leander, Shadow of the Beast). Takes me back to 1991. Great times.

[@o-datsingh7296]

The SNES version has completely different state layout.... This version looks so much better

[@mevdinc]

The SNES version was developed by the publisher Kemco for the Japanese market and yes, it is very different and a little more difficult too. I also personally prefer the Amiga version. :) You are welcome to read all the details in my book, Life Is A Game.

[@国虎ちゃん]

日本だとケムコがスーパーファミコンで移植、販売してたね 結構昔の話なんで懐かしくプレイを観させてもらいました

[@drkamilz]

懐かしい

[@mevdinc]

I spent 10 wonderful days in Japan in 1993 as Kemco's guest. I really enjoyed my time in Japan then and I revisited the wonderful country in 2023 and stayed for 3 months! I am planing to come to Japan again sometime in May, 2024.

[@tivulandia]

great soundtrack and playability!

[@LogrusUK]

What do you think, Al? I’m 99% certain I prefer the C64 version..? Don’t get me wrong, this is a lovely Amiga game, but... I thought the C64 version was a real achievement for the time.

[@AL82RetrogamingLongplays]

I think the C64 version is a stunning achievement, but the Amiga will always be my favourite. I just love Teoman Irmak's artwork; it's just so beautiful!

[@dlfrsilver]

@@AL82RetrogamingLongplays yes Amiga version all the way.

[@bighairydel]

great music and sound

[@JustJamie1983]

Such a great title.

[@Music-fb6xl]

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[@Hardcorakias]

Played this to the death the Atari ST 1040 version.

[@jarecki83]

Second Samurai is even better.

[@mevdinc]

Of course, I put two Samurai characters in it. :)

[@andrewheather4970]

AL82 Retrogaming & Computing could you do the second samurai platform game on the Amiga

[@AL82RetrogamingLongplays]

It's on my list - when, not if 😉

[@deceiver444]

Bought it and finished it back then. The sound fx as impressive as they are tend to be a bit tiring on the long run. Great game nonetheless. A true Amiga classic.

[@nebularain3338]

I agree. The sound effects are of fantastic quality, but they are very over the top, are played far too often, and create a very garish soundscape.

[@iwantthemoonback4198]

Coming out on modern consoles and steam next week!

[@dapperchap572]

I can’t remember there being in game music on the Amiga version I had. :-/

[@xXHerrZockXx]

Immediately dead cells jumped into my mind somehow 😮

[@roninja6929]

Jack Jack Samurai Jack

[@Appellation]

There are some striking similarities between the story of this game and Samurai Jack.

[@seanhammer9206]

Now we need a sword that makes that sound if you hit somone.

[@Smakarony]

I've played a PC version. Lvl 2 was as far as I was able to go

[@youuuuuuuuuuutube]

48:02 +1 I see you know how to play this game!

[@dwarfpower]

Graficamente bem mais bonito que a versão do snes , o unico defeito que achei foi na pausa da musica !

[@dapperchap572]

Get those corona bats!

[@plopparici3110]

Horrible gameplay in poor 25fps... lame game

[@plopparici3110]

@Frontier Turrican2, ShadowBeast, BattleSquadron, Elfmania or Lionheart proved that 50fps games with lots of sprites are possible on the Amiga. However, many other games have proven that 50fps does not guarantee good gameplay, and that in 25 it is also possible to make very good ones. Anyway, First Samurai, like many Amiga games, has a mediocre gameplay, slow, lethargic, and it's not a question of framerate, but rather of programmers who were very strong technically, but who didn't know anything about gameplay, unlike the Japanese programmers of the time for example. I totally agree on the huge mistake Commodore made by not having enough ambition with the Amiga 1200.