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  4. 10 of my favorite AMIGA games....

    in Amiga

    Posted · Edited by TeddyGermany

    Hm, Amiga games! I have a bunch of good memories!

     

    1. North & South

    A strategy game about secession war, based on a french comic. Highly recommended.

     

    2.Defender of the Crown

    Conquer England in less than half an hour. I still love the graphics done by Jim Sachs.

     

    3. Wings

    Great game about WWI.

     

    4. No greater glory

    Again civil war. Great strategy game made by SSI.

     

    5.The Chaos Engine

    Gauntlet styled game by the Bitmap Brothers and brutally difficult.

     

    6. Fightin ' Spirit

    Ok, a Street Fighter II clone, but look at Street Fighter games in their Amiga Iteration! Sad story!

     

    7. Lionheart

    Brilliant plattformer with epic audiovisual presentation.

     

    8. Lords of the rising sun

    Defender of the Crown sequel, settled in medieval japan with a more elaborate gameplay.

     

    9.Flight of the Amazon Queen

    Very funny Point&Click-Adventure not done by LucasArts.

     

    10. Populous

    Very good RTS game.

     

    I could name many further titles, especially the games of Cinemaware or others, which were also published on PC or consoles.

  5. The New Atari "VCS" - Official Topic

    in VCS Topics

    Posted · Edited by TeddyGermany

    Yes, but the marketing side of things could be a question of to be or not to be! Do they believe in their own product? I have my doubts, because they seem to take fright at publishing it. They have announced the Box nearly one year ago and want to publish it in a year. Sorry, but they haven't the PS5 or Xbox Two to offer. They can't tell me now, what i'll get for my money, but i have to pay now for a clammy handshake. This is not reputable. And that kills my euphoria.

  6. The New Atari "VCS" - Official Topic

    in VCS Topics

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    I think that lack of exclusive games, the fact that the base price might not include a controller and one year pre-order really hurt.

    No, it do not hurts, it kills! It kills euphoria, that VCS box thing and finally Atari itself! Meanwhile Atari  seems to be an equivocal little rat shop! And that is imho the killing factor!

    First i am angry, than sad about that! It would be so wonderful to see a new hardware with the Fuji logo on it, but that mess has such a bitter taste, especially for the old Atari fans, they want to attend to!

    So i prefer to play on the old Atari systems, which i am able to touch with my own god-given hands!

  7. The New Atari "VCS" - Official Topic

    in VCS Topics

    Posted · Edited by TeddyGermany

    In that case, i prefer tacos!

     

    I ask myself, why aren't they selling their Atari VCS in shops or by retailers? Even in Germany many newspapers, gaming magazines and internetpages are informing about their new console, the Flashback 8 Gold can be found in consumer electronics retailer shops etc.

     

    The VCS will be delivered in spring 2019? Hm, i think, in that time the PS5 hype train is on its way. Could be really a bad decision to publish the baby in that time.

     

    What they really need is a bunch of interesting games. The real VCS was a success for that reason. The name Atari VCS is only interesting for the old Atari fans, no contemporary gamer and no gaming kids are interested in a Linux computer with woodfront finish and a lack of fresh titles.

     

    I was really excited about the first news about the Ataribox and i grant success to the new Atari, but i do not think, that this Atari VCS would be successful. Not in the way, they choose to market their product.

     

    And sorry for that... but that Centipede snippet makes me laugh. The Tramiels always were bashed for their management decisions and marketing, but compared to that, they were the kings of the hill!

  10. AMIGA Memories

    in Amiga

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    1. In those days (1986) i had a C64 and was curious about the new Amiga. In 1986 i saw my first A1000 in a Commodore-Shop and was totally flashed about Graphics, Sound and first of all the GUI. Back at home, the C64 was soo outdated! But the costs of 6000 Deutsche Mark were my way back to reality!

     

    2.Everything about the girl. The Games and the possibilities of that machine.

     

    3. 1989 i got my A500 and was happy about it. Playing games was certainly the destiny of that machine. 1991 i bought an A2000, which later got a Turboboard, 41 MB RAM. Graphics board, CDROM and two harddiscs. I used the machine for my studies in university. 1999 i changed to PC, because there were no support for Amiga anymore. Since last summer the A2000 is back on my desk and i am really surprised again and again, how comfortable the Amiga OS 3.1 was and is.

  14. The New Atari "VCS" - Official Topic

    in VCS Topics

    Posted · Edited by TeddyGermany

    Don't have high hopes for that 'Atari whatever'. I think, the kid is dead in the cradle.

     

    No games!

    No price!

    No specs!

    Nothing really new!

    We all know the same as one year ago. Nearly nothing.

    E.G.: Daimler announces a new car. No chassis, no technical infos, no price to offer. Only the possibility to preorder. Who would catch that offer?

  16. Must have Atari Lynx games?

    in Atari Lynx

    Posted · Edited by TeddyGermany

    Must have titles for Lynx!

     

    Here we go:

     

    Blue Lightning

    Chequered Flag

    Rygar

    Xybots

    Robotron 2084

    Ninja Gaiden

    Zaku with one big disadvantage: It's hard to find and everything else than cheap!

    Rampart

     

    There are many more excellent titles, but this selection should help to build a fine collection.

  20. RIP Ray Kassar

    in Atari History Discussion

    Posted

    In an interview i have asked Howard Scott Warshaw about his thoughts of Ray Kassar. He told me, in his own opinion Kassar had done a good job, because the Computer/Console-industry was new and there were no experience how to act or react in the best way. Kassar had used his very own experience, which made him a successful manager. Ok, he came from the soft good sector, but surely had a good reputation. I think, Steve Ross, who hired him, was not an idiot.

  22. Atari Box

    in VCS Topics

    Posted · Edited by TeddyGermany

    Long time no see!

     

    Yes, meanwhile i am very sceptical about this strange box. I also think there is a lack of detailed information. If these box  is a pooch, this would be definitely the final headshot for any form of an Atari company. Honestly, this fact makes me really sad, because this would be a more than unworthy end for a company, which taught us to dream of a fantastic future.

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