Obscure Amiga Games - Part 15

[@SWW_Productions]

Thanks for this! I just bought myself the A500 mini. I use it to play my favourite Amiga games! With the help of videos such as these I often unearth a hidden gem or two! So once again, thank you!

[@OldAndNewVideoGames]

Oh, you're welcome and thanks for watching! :) I've an old video of "10 Years of Amiga Gaming" which covers games through 10 years of system's life, that's over 400 games, if you're looking for inspiration. It's there both as a one-off over 6 hour long file or split into 10 individual episodes.

[@SWW_Productions]

Excellent! This will make for fine viewing when I settle down for the evening! @@OldAndNewVideoGames

[@OldAndNewVideoGames]

@@SWW_Productions Enjoy! I hope. ;)

[@215Days]

Nice find, I remember the lore of Rogue Trooper from a game released in 2006, one of my favourite years, called "Rogue Trooper" (Yes, very original) It's a great game itself, they even made a Redux in 2017 which I've tried and it wasn't bad, but I don't think they fixed all the jank and bugs. I'll give this Amiga one a try, there's thankfully a WHDLoad version of it. By the way, a bit off-topic but I have no other idea how I can ask you; Have you heard of this Polish group called "The Company" that is making something called EXE 3.0? I don't understand anything about it at all but it seems that the concept is, you can play Amiga on Windows without needing to use an emulator, it's not even some pre-configured or pre-installed emulator. Maybe you should take a look, knowing you're Polish you'll surely understand it way better than me as well :) Funny how Poland has a big scene on Amiga, it's like how Armenia still uses Windows XP when they could easily be using Windows 10.

[@OldAndNewVideoGames]

I heard about it. I mean the EXE thing. I think it's a game with all its disks preconfigured in WinUAE emulator repacked into an exe file runnable under windows with no tinkering necessary. Just run it and play, nothing less, nothing more. But F12 button in it works same as in WinUAE to call the in-app configuration, if I remember correctly, so you can sorta "look underneath" and check or even change things if you need to. Not that there should be ever a reason to do so. I can probably look into in the future but I remember I dismissed the idea in the past, as if you give it 5 minutes, running any Amiga games under WinUAE is dead simple. On the other hand, I suppose what they do does not require kickstart or watching a short KZbin video to run games, so can be useful to some, who just want to play games and nothing more... From a quick look at their website many games are available straight up, while some, more well known ones are hidden in a premium section which requires either a donation or subscription of some kind. It's just a quick look though, so it may be offered in a different way. Question of legality according to their website is moot, and they apparently have all the necessary licenses. I haven't fact checked it but I see no reason for it to be untrue. It looks legit. Also, I'm not sure how big Amiga scene is in Poland these days to be honest, as most of the fans use Facebook and various groups on it, and I refuse to do so. I'm not big on Facebook. It's not my thing. I had it years ago but found it and what people use it for extremely annoying and I tend to remove things that annoy me from my life. :) To answer your request however, I will consider covering The Company and their EXE 3.0 in the future. Can't give you any date yet, but it looks interesting.

[@Feralus]

Love your videos so much, I am 36 but grew up with an AMIGA (as well as a lot of consoles) Thanks for bringing back so many memories, best regards from Germany.

[@OldAndNewVideoGames]

Thanks a lot for watching! :) And yeah, I am a tiny bit older, let's say 5 years older but I grew up with all those old systems too, and love them to bits because of that. I play games to this very day, but I'm not a picky gamer, meaning I do not subscribe to the notion to playing new or old games only. I love 'em all! :)

[@Feralus]

@@OldAndNewVideoGames same here, same here. I actually have to show your videos to my dad next time I see him, he will love them too. He is 72 now, but from Intellivision, C64, AMIGA, PC all kinds of consoles, he played em all :D currently he is playing Switch and PS5 as it's more comfy than sitting in front of a PC. Cheers and thanks again for all the entertaining content

[@OldAndNewVideoGames]

@@Feralus Your father is a legend! I hope to still be playing games when I'm his age. After all, despite what many think, gaming is one of the most civilised hobbies out there.

[@EvilStreaks]

Commodore's bubble count has increased this day

[@OldAndNewVideoGames]

Yep :)

[@sebastientoccupe5704]

Thank you for your job. I've recognised Sleepwalker, Pogo 2 and Rolling Ronny.

[@OldAndNewVideoGames]

Thanks for watching! And three out of ten, not bad. Means that seven were not a miss. ;)

[@mantovannni]

I read quite a few Rogue Trooper comics in my youth, he was a character from a Sci Fi compilation comic from the U.K. called 2000AD, the home of Judge Dredd.

[@OldAndNewVideoGames]

Now Judge Dredd I do know of. But since I'm not British and mainly had access to American (and French for that matter too) comic books when growing up, I kinda missed most of characters that came from UK.

[@naviamiga]

Had the comic relief A1200 pack back in the day. Never got on with Sleepwalker, although I think that was mainly because I was rubbish at it.

[@OldAndNewVideoGames]

Oh, there's so many awesome games that I suck at. I totally get that. :) The easiest examples would be any RTS games, I'm just not built to be any good at them...

[@Toon_Pirate]

Rolling Ronny looks like Ronald McDonald's less successful cousin

[@OldAndNewVideoGames]

Monald RocDonald ;)

[@kyleolson8977]

Covert Action is the most oddly obscure of Meier's games, coming in the middle of a string of classics. Centerbase is legit obscure for a boxed release - Mobygames has a German box, 6 review scores but ZERO screenshots. I don't know how an Amiga game from 1992 that was in 6 mags has no screenshots. Rogue Trooper is the second Rogue Trooper game. There's a 1986/87 game on ZX/Amstrad/C64 that's a bad Commando-esque thing. A 3rd game was a 2006 PS2/Xbox/PC game. All three games reviewed Dreddfully, although at least this game looks good for the time.

[@OldAndNewVideoGames]

Yeah I often wonder about Covert Action, as it has all the makings of a really fun game. I mean, it is a really fun game. Perhaps it was a bit too much of a step aside from Sid Meier's "formula" for players to be drawn to it... But that's just a guess. Ha ha ha :) I think we can skip the oldie then, we've already enough bad Commando clones out there. The 2006 one I only saw in pictures and videos, never played it myself. But since it reviewed the way it did, it's unlikely to be one for me to come back to any time soon.

[@xRepoUKx]

I read all the Rogue Trooper series from the very start up until around 1995 & I had a copy of Rogue Trooper too! Unfortunately, my copy was bugged so it always crashed at the end of level 1 😥 Also unfortunate was that by this time 2000AD (where RT appeared) had decided it was no longer a comic but a weekly graphic novel. I still have around 1,000 original 2000ADs!

[@OldAndNewVideoGames]

Holy moly! 1000 of them? That must be like a small treasure trove these days. I know how much all those classic mags and comic books go for now. :)

[@kickstart_1.3]

Troddlers like a Solomon's key clone - assuming it came out later.

[@OldAndNewVideoGames]

It is very similar to Solomon's Key, which was earlier on all platforms other than the Amiga. Amiga's port came in 2013, oddly enough. Main difference being how the creatures move, it Troddlers they actually walk on walls and ceilings too.

[@jaynotmusic]

Never heard of Rogue Trooper! Bloody hell. 2000ad deserves more recognition. RT is being developed into a movie by Duncan Jones :-) Anyway, great vid m8.

[@OldAndNewVideoGames]

Thanks! :) I lived in London for a little over 8 years in the 2000's, as a young adult, and I did not dabble much in comic books back then anymore. Or not yet, as it seems, I'm into them once more now - who would've known? So, that's why I must've missed Rogue Trooper. That said, the World is oversaturated by American visual novels, so it's usually what shows up first in google searches...

[@nicholsliwilson]

Sleepwalker was developed for Comic Relief, a charity telethon in the UK, which helped rase funds & draw attention to the charity, so it’s surprising that it is actually a very good game. It’s quite well known to UK gamers for that reason. Troddlers is not one I know but looks like fun? Same for Centerbase & Rolling Ronny. Nebulous 2 is just great. Hmm… Bacon sandwich! I want a bacon sandwich now. With HP sauce & nothing else. I love the Rogue Trooper comics but I’ve never felt any of the games do it justice? Still the Amiga version is working within the limitations of the system. Rubicon reminds me of that crappy Hulk Hogan game but looks a lot more fun? Good reminder to everyone, back your crap up! You’ve found some interesting recommendations there, thank you. Fun video. If Batman keeps giving you trouble threaten to banish him to that terrible Batman & Robin game on the original Play Station. Or the terrible movie it’s based on, either way a fate worse than death.

[@OldAndNewVideoGames]

If that's the case about Sleepwalker, then it's phenomenal! Very rarely games not made as commercial products end up being good. Even today. And Sleepwalker is - as you know - a surprisingly good title. Troddlers is a fun take on the Lemmings formula. It did not resort to copying its gameplay straight up but added its own unique twist to it, and because of that it's a decent game and not just a rip-off. Bacon for life! I just LOVE it! If not for all the calories and the potential impact on my arteries I would've find a way to incorporate it into my every meal. ;) And talking about backups... Remember how few of my disks failed basically in a span of few weeks? I still haven't purchased a replacement, so I'm good at giving advices I don't follow myself, it seems. I'll get to it at some point though. xD I'm not sure if that's the case, cause he never said anything aloud, but any time the game you've mentioned is spoken about he leaves the room, so I think that it may have been the case, the last drop, that made him stop being vigilante super hero that he was... I gotta ask him one of those days. ;)

[@xeroniris]

Sleepwalker AGA was also a pack in game with the A1200 for a while. Mine came with it.

[@OldAndNewVideoGames]

@@xeroniris Well then, you had an awesome game to start your Amiga adventure with. :)

[@doug8171]

I ❤troddlers! My brother and I spent a lot of time with co op mode. The final level is devious!

[@OldAndNewVideoGames]

Sounds like a cool memory. A buddy of mine and I used to play Superfrog like that. Different game, similar memory. :)

[@doug8171]

Alien Soldier on megadrive is a bosh rush type game like Rubicon

[@OldAndNewVideoGames]

Oh dear...

[@stefanimal5257]

You are such a KZbin powerhouse!

[@OldAndNewVideoGames]

Thank you! :)

[@CylusResi]

I loved Sleepwalker, a great game and you rarely see games created solely for charity telefons.

[@OldAndNewVideoGames]

Yep, if there's no money involved, usually quality is questionable at best.

[@twankistevenson3884]

Rogue Trooper was a solid remake of a pretty old (by that time) Spectrum game.

[@OldAndNewVideoGames]

So I heard, someone mentioned it. Apparently it was not a great game. xD

[@MCKaczmars]

Hi there. I've been looking for a certain game I played on Amiga. It might have been a short shareware game, not a full-release production. Anyway in the game you got to control a bipedal mech that could transform into an aircraft. It looked very similiar to the flying part of Rogue Trooper in 11:06, meaning you got to see what's happening from behind and the land would "move" in a "lotus-esque" manner. I've watched all your amiga videos but to no avail. Any idea? Excellent job on putting them together, btw. Greetings from Poland!

[@OldAndNewVideoGames]

That's a pickle, if I ever saw one. Been looking for it for the best part of last hour, and I've came out with nothing. xD Sorry... And... Cześć!

[@MCKaczmars]

@@OldAndNewVideoGames I appreciate you taking time to look for it. Maybe some day I'll find it - I will definietely let you know. Cheers and keep up the dobra robota!

[@OldAndNewVideoGames]

@@MCKaczmars Good luck and thanks! :)

[@vertigoz]

Sleepwalker looks very good!

[@OldAndNewVideoGames]

It plays great too!

[@remistuczynski2768]

I am enjoying your videos and specific sense of humor. I hope you are planning on covering more platforms, especially Atari. Anyway, keep it up. Also, are you Polish? 😃

[@OldAndNewVideoGames]

Thanks! And definitely I plan on other platforms in terms of both obscure games and the longer 10 years of *blank* gaming history videos. Though, admittedly, some will not be as long as not all consoles/computers had as long effective life span. :) I tak, jestem z Polski.

[@remistuczynski2768]

@@OldAndNewVideoGames to super! Ja tez😃

[@001lessie]

One can argue of what is obscure but Sleepwalker for one was heavily marketed bij Ocean and was a popular title back then..

[@OldAndNewVideoGames]

Yes, it was in UK. But outside of it?

[@001lessie]

@@OldAndNewVideoGames Well I live in the Netherlands and i remember a lot of friends playing it. It also was converted to other systems

[@federicocatelli8785]

Played Rolling Ronny on a different platform...nice game but it does not stand out on Amiga

[@OldAndNewVideoGames]

No, it does not. It's playable but there are better, no doubt about that.

[@williamwright9079]

Excellent!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@williamwright9079]

BTW I hate! Rolling Ronny! m There, I said it!

[@OldAndNewVideoGames]

LOL :) That's OK, I mean, I hate Spy vs Spy games and any iterations of Risk, so... ;)

[@OldAndNewVideoGames]

The next one should be out on Sunday. :) Amiga video that is, cause there will be one out today a bit later on too. But that's Early Windows Gaming video...

[@gumdeo]

Rubicon could have been so great with some more powerful weapons.

[@1XO0O0OX1]

(Alien Soldier was early 90s boss rush also) lol

[@OldAndNewVideoGames]

Oh yeah... You're right, and it was for Genesis, wasn't it? See, I was right that someone will point something out that I *should* know about. ;)