Rick Dangerous -Versions Comparison- Amiga, AtariST, MS-DOS, C64 and much more!

Rick Dangerous is a platform game developed by Core Design for the Acorn Archimedes, Amiga, Atari ST, Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, and MS-DOS. The game was released in 1989 and published by Microprose on the Firebird Software label in the UK, and on the MicroPlay label in America. It was also published in Spain by Erbe Software. Later, it was released with two other games, Stunt Car Racer and Microprose Soccer, on the Commodore 64 Powerplay 64 cartridge. The game was followed by a sequel, Rick Dangerous 2, in 1990. Loosely based on the Indiana Jones film franchise, the game received mixed reviews from critics.
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0:00 - Intro
1:58 - In-Game
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[@_WORG_]

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[@bighairydel]

had it on spectrum, st and amiga. great game!!

[@JCORR76]

C64 version looks great!

[@amigacoverdisk]

Nice comparison between the various versions, thanks & good job. Also, nice idea for a video series, hope to see more!

[@_WORG_]

Thanks for ur comment and support :)

[@welshie6313]

Loved this game. Amiga version is clearly the best but the C64 one looks awesome!

[@jasonlee7816]

why is Amiga clearly the best version?

[@dlfrsilver]

It's an ST port. But true, a good one.

[@welshie6313]

@@jasonlee7816 better graphics and sound. Gameplay was the same across the board.

[@iXien]

​@@welshie6313 The game is adapted on Amiga from Atari ST version. It's a straight port of the 16 colors GFX. The sound is slightly different as usual but here nothing really notable. Amiga SFX are clearer of course but music has been composed for soundchip on ST, so adapting it on Amiga using a little trumpet sample is nice but doesn't change much. Barely identical, the two versions are fabulous, because Rick Dangerous is fabulous 😅

[@welshie6313]

@@iXien I never said the ST version was “bad”, I just said the Amiga version was the best. When you add in the much better sound, for example, that adds up to a better experience. Which is why I said the Amiga version is the best.

[@youuuuuuuuuuutube]

+1 for those smooth transitions

[@_WORG_]

Thanks for u support

[@JohnnyReb1976]

Surprised at sfx quality in Atari version. They could have implemented smooth scrolling with Amiga.

[@IntoTheVerticalBlank]

Developers who figure out the crap ST sound chip did ia good job with it. The Amiga version absolutely should scroll.

[@alexanderwingeskog758]

They could have smooth scrolling ofc, but I think they did the game (engine) with other computers in mind to be as portable/cross platform as they could. And I think it worked pretty ok. I remember I did play the game when it came out on Amiga and I thought it was fun but not much more.

[@IntoTheVerticalBlank]

@@alexanderwingeskog758 It's difficult as hell too. A lot of cheap deaths that you have to memorize. But it is a pretty decent game.

[@alexanderwingeskog758]

@@IntoTheVerticalBlank Yes! It sort of started fun, but became pretty tedious in the end... At least that is what I remember. I did like the sound effects. But then again I was never a fan of platform games (by the time this game came out that is)...

[@TheVanillatech]

@@alexanderwingeskog758 It's a gameplay thing, is it not? The idea of jumping into the void, not knowing what is there. A lot of the level design is based around this.

[@TheMrAdamBooth]

I like the game continuity when changing platforms - its interesting to see that the game logic doesnt seem to have changed and obviously you have spent a long time playing these to bypass the traps

[@b.o.353]

Wow I had this game and had completely forgot about it. Remember the song and everything. Thank you for reminding me!

[@SonganDrakensang]

Wow, thats a great video. I remember i finished Rick Dangerous 1 many years before for the C64. It was a great "riddle"-game, and very tricky.. hehe :) Its very nice to see the other Platforms.. (i think the music from the Titlescreen for the C64 is the best

[@danieluchwal3515]

Not sure how this channel got recommend but glad it did

[@nikos.andreou]

There's a CPC+ version of the game that is easily the best 8-bit version out there.

[@xXTheoLinuxXx]

True that is a good one, but I'm not sure about 'the best' part. The Sam Coupe version is a great one too.

[@nikos.andreou]

@@xXTheoLinuxXx I was not aware there was a SAM Coupe version. Just looked for it and it is up to 16bit standards. Very nice indeed.

[@indianagilles1722]

For me, the original CPC version already is the best 8-bit version, so the CPC+ can only be the best, yes.

[@iXien]

I already talked about it with Fano who developed this CPC+ versions. I don't really like it. There is two much "demo-ish" style with superfluous scrolltext at start and the infos that are not the same as on the original version on 16 bit systems and take too much place on screen. But the biggest problem is on the GFX department with weird columns and in the gulu's temple or this awful purple background in the pyramids. Some of the traps are even much tedious to master due to mode 0 unproportional pixels, the maps would have required some adjustments to correct these problems. I'm dreaming about a nice CPC version of Rick Dangerous without any GFX modification, just the splashscreen you can see in the CNG Soft compactage version, the musics and hiscore table of the ST/Amiga version, of course the 16 bit complete maps and the mini cutscenes respecting the CPC "old" 26 color palette. How wonderful that would be 😛

[@TheVanillatech]

The 6128 version. Yes it dicks on the other 8-bits.

[@brainwrong]

Turrican 2 intro music for a video on Rick Dangerous? Madman

[@_WORG_]

Exactly ;)

[@ridiculous_gaming]

Core titles like this are best on the Amiga.

[@MrFL00W]

my favorite version is the Spelunky :D this game was predecessor of the Tomb Raider

[@harry170183]

Amiga version has the best graphics, but for sure C64 has best music :) And since it was made by Core Design... we can suppose that this is early idea of Tomb Raider (which originally was a game of a man with gun in a hat, only changed to Lara due to very big coincidence with Indiana Jones). They should made a game about Rick again.

[@elmariachi5133]

Better than Spelunky! xD

[@icepee9252]

I think there was a link between this game and Tomb Raider. Something like Tomb Raider was a informal sequel. Or maybe it started development off that way.

[@phantasma669]

amiga by miles

[@rodovanra6783]

I spend to many Saturdays with this game on my c64. Oh man how I hated this game and loved it at the same time.

[@showstopper81]

It's been my avatar for years!

[@phfrixion]

Still play this on my Amiga 500.

[@iXien]

Never stop 🤩 !

[@ArttuTheCat]

I still have this game for my Amiga 500 😹👍🕹️. I better make a gameplay video of it sometimes 😺👍🕹️.

[@dokols]

Glad to see I was playing the best by a mile version of this gem back in the day on our A500 :)

[@CondemnedToBeMe]

👍👍👍

[@welshtechie6832]

How come the Archimedes version is not here then? also, MS DOS should have used a decent VGA mode but I suspect at the time not so easy! Plus No Soundblaster or AdLib support! I am sure I saw an Atari 8 bit version being looked at but I digress! Like it and subscribed :)

[@iXien]

Sorry for fanboys but Amiga and ST version are identical in terms of GFX, scrolling, etc. Only sound is a little bit different and can be discussed. SFX are more crystal clear on Amiga of course thanks to Paula. About the music, some love the instruments of the Amiga version while others will prefer the YM soundchip touch of the ST version. Well, it's a detail as it doesn't affect gameplay and atmosphere. IMO these two original versions are lovable as well. No matter if the game doesn't use the Amiga chipset with graphical effects, smooth scrolling, as the pleasure isn't here but in its simple and effective gameplay, and a clever level-design. This is the mark of the best games in history. But good things have been made on 8 bit systems too as this Rick Dangerous is clearly a game between two ages with a gameplay and level-design that smells the good old time of 8 bits computers. PC DOS version (that works more as a 8 bits computer here) is fast with offers GFX near to the original Amiga/ST version, sad that this standard didn't offer more than a speaker at the time. C64 version is really neat, even if the main character look different, mainly due to sprite restrictions. Music is a bit aggressive, I don't really like the SID sound, but it's a very subjective feeling of course. For the rest, all is smooth, very pleasant to play and it's the only 8 bits version that includes the intro sequence with animation of each level. The Spectrum version is interesting too. Color restrictions make some ennemies difficult to see in front of the background and spoil some surprises with for example the moving blocks that are of the same color of the background rather than the map itself but remains very playable. And for the last my personally prefered 8 bit version, on CPC, with its colorful GFX, the main character based on the original one, the main screen that shows the screen on which you died on the previous part. The game is a bit slow but collision detection is ok so it remains perfectecly playable. The only flows for me is the lack of music and intro sequence of the levels, a shame as they are present on Spectrum, a computer using the same CPU and soundchip. A shame that all the 8bits version are truncated from half of each level. If not really impressive technically, Rick Dangerous remains one the best platform games on western computers with its sequel Rick Dangerous 2, thanks to a clever level-design and a perfect playability. It's not too hard, it's just "trial and error". We don't have to play it like a Super Mario Bros game, running as fast as possible in the levels. There is no timer. Rick Dangerous games can be mastered with moving screen by screen, understanding the mechanics and learning traps one by one. I can finish the original 16bit version (with complete level) in less than 25 minutes but I recently saw a speedrun in less than 20 minutes, kzbin.info/www/bejne/e2i4emqwebV9jpI . impressive! Many thanks for the show, it's always a pleasure to see a nice version comparison of the game that made the player I am nowadays! Don't hesitate to make the same with Rick Dangerous 2, for me even better than this one.

[@_WORG_]

Thanks for comment, the comparison of rick 2 will be soon

[@iXien]

@@_WORG_ Waiting for it 😍

[@deg6788]

I had the C64 was one of my hardest games i played

[@GamingNewsIn60]

I want a re release of this. I had atari version

[@flyguille]

It is like inspired in H.E.R.O. from Activision!.

[@technischemaschinenfabrik5882]

Amiga has the best intro sound, second comes C64, third is the Atari ST, why hasn't the MS-DOS version no sound in the intro?

[@illegalquantity]

Yes, it is a shame for the developers. In 1989 there were nice graphics and good sound abilities also on the PC platform. This is still EGA + PC speaker despite there were already VGA gfx + AdLib sound too.

[@technischemaschinenfabrik5882]

@@illegalquantity You're absolutely right, mate.

[@TheVanillatech]

1989 PCs were still firmly in the office space. There wasn't such a thing as a home "entertainment" PC yet. Sound cards were available but quite niche. Amazing to think that just a few years later, Wolfenstein 3D with 256 colour blistering fast VGA graphics and full soundblaster / adlib support would be out, and the PC would effectively retire 16 bit computers and consoles. And then the following year .... Doom. Crazy times.

[@kilianhekhuis]

Too bad you didn't show the Tandy version!

[@thefurthestmanfromhome1148]

Hated this, had the ST version where you could choose a starting stage, but it's just a memory test, horribly difficult.

[@dlfrsilver]

It's not horribly difficult. At least no before you reach level 4. Levels 1,2,3 can be made without infinite lives.

[@triton4541]

Bonjour WORG, J'adore Rick Dangerous 1 et un peu moins le 2 sur mon Atari 520 STE. Pour info Rick Dangerous 1 est un fichier de 100 ko. 100 ko de fichier cela pèse presque rien sur une disquette... Puisque l'Amstrad CPC 6128 avait 128 ko de RAM. Pour accéder au niveau caché N°5🍀dans Rick Dangerous 2 (j'ai bien écrit le niveau caché🍀) : Il faut finir dans l'ordre les 4 premiers niveaux donc y passer un après-midi en entier.

[@_WORG_]

Bonjour, merci pour l'info :)

[@triton4541]

@@_WORG_ ! Merci aussi. 😘

[@ricochetpig]

Everything’s better with Turrican music

[@doctordapp]

For sure, but it's the music from the game...

[@_WORG_]

Exactly ;)

[@bielefeldundmehr2461]

@@doctordapp The very beginning of the video is the title theme from Turrican 2.

[@DopeteK]

Not enough Sppectrum, Amstrad or C64...

[@_WORG_]

The versions for 16-bit machines have levels 1 and 2 twice as long as on the 8-bit editions.

[@RaposaCadela]

Please add timestamps to your videos, it's only thing keeping them at good instead of great

[@_WORG_]

It's done :)

[@RaposaCadela]

@@_WORG_ nice :>

[@paulvanmaychrowsky1631]

Amiga version beat all versions, but im surprised C64 ver - for me better then MS DOS :) , Amstrad ver too much blur and ZX also rock ;)

[@kingofmambo]

St and amiga versions are identical

[@_WORG_]

except sound fx , amiga better

[@dlfrsilver]

@JM Coulon it can be discussed. The Amiga version is the top one anyway ;)

[@guillaume4646]

The Atari ST and Amiga version should have the same aspect ratio. It makes the ST version look uglier than it was

[@dlfrsilver]

not the same emulator...... but the ST version is uglier anyway lol XD

[@moregamemusic]

C64 version Wins!

[@dlfrsilver]

the right to play back ? lol

[@commandantee]

1. Amiga 2. Atari ST 3. C64 I don't know why these bunglers so botch PC version!

[@illegalquantity]

Amiga won! It's a perfect game on the Amiga. The Atari and C64 versions are also great. The DOS version has too little colors (maybe 16, but it looks alike 8), and the sounds are terrible. It's quite poor compared to the PC. (it would be great as an Amstrad version) :) The Amstrad version slows down when there are multiple sprites on the screen. The gfx are worse than on the C64! It's a bit better than the Spectrum version. I don't like the Spectrum's graphics. Rick changes his actual color according to the background. I know about the Spectrum's graphical abilities, but.. I simply don't like this. Despite of that it's a very good game for the Spectrum too, as for the rest. 1. Amiga 2. Atari 3. Commodore 64 4. DOS 5. Amstrad CPC 6. ZX Spectrum

[@smurphoid]

kingofmambo - correct. Core took the cop out / easy option of porting the Atari ST version to the Amiga, not even adding another bitplane of colours to take it upto 32 colours onscreen - it uses the Atari ST's 16 colours. Core did this with a lot of Amiga games - really poor on their part.

[@jaycee1980]

The Amiga version was written first... it was also done to run on 512K machines. Using the full 32 colours is also problematic because of increased blitter time.

[@tommyhatcher3399]

They're all great. They're all art. New games aren't art. CGI is like dangling a set of shiny keys in front of your face and calling that art. It's drawn by computers. Mathematical. Scientific. The wrong side of the brain for conceiving art.

[@kristianjensen7611]

Strange that the dos version has the worst graphics imo.....

[@2600hz]

DOS games were always inferior to their Amiga/Atari releases especially when it comes to sound FX and music

[@iamdkk]

and sound 😂

[@Weird.Dreams]

​@Corporeal Undead Wait, so you spent $$$$ on a PC in the early 90s, then had to buy additional graphics and sound cards just to compete with something that came out in what? 1985? LOL Sierra games on Amiga were poor though. Outrun and Street Fighter as well. I think that's why PC wankers have a superiority complex. They spent a ton of money but almost always had disappointing versions of games with poor graphics and no sound (or beepity boopity internal speaker, woah!). Then Doom came along and they wet their knickers, finally a game for which they could justify the expenditure. "oMgZ gReAtEsT gAmE eVaR!" they shout from the rooftops. Even though it wasn't all that. Then PS1 came out in 1994 and wiped its ass with PC...

[@Ezyasnos]

@@Weird.Dreams I don't think back in the day any 'PC wanker' would ever regard the PC to be a better machine than the Amiga. Back in the day if you bought a PC, it was because you needed certain software to run on it, you needed to work on it, you needed to get stuff on floppies to be interchangeable with the systems used at the office. This 'PC wanker' was quite envious for his cousin's Amiga. I used my dad's pc back in the day, which was a nice 386, later upgraded to a 486sx with a sound blaster pro, but never did I think it was the better system, au contraire. It was more suitable, yes, but that's how things were. The Amiga could've destroyed the PC if they had a hi-res monitor option like the Atari ST, had contracts with business software developers, and had some kind of licensing system like the MSX so other manufacturers could design systems with all kind of different markets in mind - for instance, the IBM PC was often praised for it's keyboard, while that isn't particularly system specific, therefore, a computer manufacturer could've designed an Amiga for people who needed to work on it for long hours. Or on the other hand, a game console, or an ultra cheap home computer you name it.

[@paolomoretti9291]

@@2600hz This is true only for 2d scrolling games. Everything that was point & click (expecially Sierra & Lucas but even Eye of the beholder style) has always been better on pc due to higher resolution, faster load time and no disc swapping.

[@user-vh7eu5bt4i]

Worst game ever devised IMHO.

[@sadistico6278]

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[@MrYossarianuk]

PC is worse than the C64, Amstrad as usual is too slow to play, and Amiga version wins!

[@dlfrsilver]

Amstrad version is excellent and has the right speed. And it's more colorful than the C64 version or the eyes killing ZX version.

[@MrYossarianuk]

@@dlfrsilver most amstrad versions of games are too slow to be. Playable. This looks awful

[@dlfrsilver]

@@MrYossarianuk I have Rick Dangerous Tape on C64 and the same for Amstrad CPC. The C64 version has the small introduction, but visually it's horrible. the CPC version is very nice to look at and it plays very well. It got very good reviews in the mags back in the day for a reason.

[@ruslansmirnov9006]

perhaps dos version is worse not bc of technical limitations, but bc by the time the port was created, the revenues had already been gathered and this version was more like a placeholder than a real product