My Challenge To The Amigos Community
I am about to embark on another work trip to South Africa and while I am away (and to give me more time to prepare some other posts) I thought I would prepare a challenge for the Amigos Community. I’m going to challenge everyone to write a list. “Not another list post!”, I can hear it now but this one will be a little different I hope.
I did briefly mention this on the Amigos Discord server but it was effectively drowned by other posts. What I found interesting about making this list myself was looking back at many of the older Amiga games I had never played or forgotten. Many of these have now been added into the Amigos Game Selection Committee (AGSC) suggestion list.
Your list shouldn’t be about listing the most critically acclaimed game for that year. Your list should be your choice – no matter how “wacky”.
My hope is this helps the AGSC find and select some more “hidden gems” like Push-Over – and I know that everyone has something to contribute – but will you?
Rules for this challenge
1. Write a list of your favorite Amiga game from each year between 1985 until 1996.
2. You can only select one game per year. Be ruthless!
3. List the games genre, as well as the publisher and Hall of Light link ID if you know it.
4. Optionally list up to 12 more Amiga games you were forced to leave off of the main list that you also really enjoy.
My Amiga Game of the Year Selections
1985
Archon: The Light and the Dark (Board/Chess Game) — Free Fall/Electronic Arts — Hall of Light 3300
1986
The Pawn (Graphical Text Adventure) — Magnetic Scrolls/Rainbird — Hall of Light 1022
1987
Defender of the Crown (Strategy) — Cinemaware — Hall of Light 305
1988
TV Sports Football (Sports) — Cinemaware — Hall of Light 1542
1989
Rainbow Islands (Arcade Platform) — Ocean — Hall of Light 1191
1990
Speedball 2: Brutal Deluxe (Sports) — The Bitmap Brothers/Image Works — Hall of Light 2047
1991
Lemmings (Puzzle Arcade) — DMA/Psygnosis — Hall of Light 872
1992
Push-Over (Puzzle) — Red-Rat/Ocean — Hall of Light 1180
1993
The Chaos Engine (Top Down Shooter) — The Bitmap Brothers/Renegade — Hall of Light 2985
1994
Theme Park (Strategy) — Bullfrog/Electronic Arts — Hall of Light 1372
1995
Odyssey (Platform) — Audiogenic — Hall of Light 2278
1996
Sensible World of Soccer ’96/’97 (Sports) — Sensible Software/Renegade — Hall of Light 1874
12 Other Amiga Games Worth Trying
1988
Dungeon Master (RPG) — FTL/Interplay — Hall of Light 441
Falcon (Flight Simulator) — Spectrum HoloByte — Hall of Light 486
Deflektor (Puzzle) — Gremlin Graphics — Hall of Light 309
1989
Pipe Mania (Puzzle) — Empire Software — Hall of Light 1070
1990
Wings (Arcade Adventure) — Cinemaware — Hall of Light 1723
Dragon Wars (RPG) — Interplay/Electronic Arts — Hall of Light 411
1991
Super Cars 2 (Top Down Racing) — Gremlin Graphics — Hall of Light 2181
Mega Lo Mania (Strategy) — Sensible Software/Image Works — Hall of Light 2437
Moonstone: A Hard Days Knight (RPG) — Mindscape — Hall of Light 2509
1993
Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis (Point and Click) — LucasArts/US Gold — Hall of Light 2628
Project-X Special Edition 93 — Team 17 — Hall of Light 1166
.. and for something newer from 2016
Tanks Furry (Strategy) — Amiga.net.pl — Hall of Light 6124
Feel free to post your list in the comments below, I am really keen to read your responses!
Good article , here are my lists
1985 : Hacker
1986 : Silent Service
1987 : The Sentinel
1988 : Starglider II
1989 : Biplane Duel
1990 : Wings
1991 : Formula One Grand Prix
1992 : Ugh!
1993 : Frontier : Elite II
1994 : Theme Park
1995 : Super Skidmarks
1996 : Sensible World of Soccer ’96/’97
12 Other Amiga Games Worth Trying
Cannon Fodder – 93
Dyna Blaster – 91
Elite – ’88
Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis ’93
Laser Squad – 89
Lotus II – ’91
Populous II ’91
Powermonger ’90
Settlers – ’93
Super Cars II – ’91
Stunt Car Racer ’89
UFO : ’94
1985 One on One
1986 – Marble Madness
1987 Little Computer People
1988 Arkanoid II
1989 Pipe Mania
1990 Wings
1991 Lotus Turbo Challenge 2
1992 The Addams Family
1993 Syndicate
1994 – Sensible Soccer – International Edition
1995 – Worms
1996 – Buy a Playstation
@boatofcar – ’96 🙂 🙂 , I was struggling for 96 so pushed Sensible soccer out of ’94 to ’96
I gave up on 85, there’s not much to choose from! But my shortlist for the other years was MUCH longer 😛
1986 – Marble Madness
1987 – Arkanoid
1988 – Bubble Bobble
1989 – Rainbow Islands
1990 – Speedball 2
1991 – Moonstone
1992 – Pushover
1993 – The Settlers
1994 – Fury of the Furries
1995 – Worms
1996 – Slamtilt
12 other ones to try:
1991 – Lemmings
1991 – Rodland
1991 – Lotus Turbo Challenge 2
1991 – Mega Lo Mania
1992 – Pinball Dreams
1993 – Simon the Sorcerer
1993 – Cannon Fodder
1993 – Frontier Elite II
1994 – Arcade Pool
1994 – Benefactor
1995 – Flight of the Amazon Queen
1995 – X-It
Here’s my list:
1985 – Archon: The Light and the Dark — Board Game — Electronic Arts — http://hol.abime.net/3300
1986 – Marble Madness — Puzzle Game — Electronic Arts — http://hol.abime.net/2410
1987 – Defender of the Crown — Strategy Game — Cinemaware — http://hol.abime.net/305
1988 – International Karate + — Fighting Game — System 3 — http://hol.abime.net/2611
1989 – It Came from the Desert — Action-Adventure Game — Cinemaware — http://hol.abime.net/2674
1990 – Turrican — Platform/Shooter Game — Factor 5 / Rainbow Arts — http://hol.abime.net/1533
1991 – Lemmings — Puzzle Game — DMA Design/Psygnosis — http://hol.abime.net/872
1992 – Monkey Island 2: LeChuck’s Revenge — Adventure Game — Lucasfilm Games — http://hol.abime.net/1860
1993 – Cannon Fodder — Strategy Game — Sensible Software — http://hol.abime.net/2917
1994 – Mr. Nutz: Hoppin’ Mad — Platform Game — Neon/Ocean — http://hol.abime.net/2527
1995 – Worms — Puzzle/Strategy Game — Team 17 — http://hol.abime.net/1779
1996 – Slamtilt — Pinball Sim Game — Liquid Dezign/21st Century — http://hol.abime.net/1972
12 Honorable Mentions
– Another World — Action/Adventure Game — Eric Chahi/Delphine Software — http://hol.abime.net/3274
– Banshee — Vertical Shooter — Core Design — http://hol.abime.net/31
– Elite II: Frontier — Strategy/Flight Sim Game — David Braben/Gametek — http://hol.abime.net/629
– Indiana Jones & the Fate of Atlantis — Adventure Game — LucasArts — http://hol.abime.net/2628
– Lemmings 2: The Tribes — Puzzle Game — DMA Design/Psygnosis — http://hol.abime.net/875
– Mega Lo Mania — Strategy Game — Sensible Software — http://hol.abime.net/2437
– Midwinter II: Flames of Freedom — Strategy Game — Maelstrom — http://hol.abime.net/2470
– Moonstone: A Hard Day’s Knight — Strategy/Action Adventure Game — Mindscape — http://hol.abime.net/2509
– Ruff n Tumble — Platform/Shooter Game — Wunderkind/Renegade — http://hol.abime.net/1292
– Speedball 2: Brutal Deluxe — Sports Game — The Bitmap Bros. — http://hol.abime.net/2047
– Shadow Fighter — Fighting Game — NAPS Team/Gremlin Interactive — http://hol.abime.net/1889
– Turrican II: The Final Fight — Platform/Shooter Game — Factor 5 / Rainbow Arts — http://hol.abime.net/1535
Only to 1996? Hmphh!
Hacker 1985 http://hol.abime.net/1616
Marble Madness 1986 http://hol.abime.net/2410
Emerald Mine 1987 http://hol.abime.net/2841
Elite 1988 http://hol.abime.net/2834
Millennium 2.2 1989 http://hol.abime.net/2481
Breach II 1990 http://hol.abime.net/202
Another World 1991 http://hol.abime.net/3274
Flashback 1992 http://hol.abime.net/568
Frontier 1993 http://hol.abime.net/629
UFO: Enemy Unknown 1994 http://hol.abime.net/1789
Xtreme Racing 1995 http://hol.abime.net/1616
Alien Breed 3D II 1996 http://hol.abime.net/3237
Extra mentions (I’ve had to remove the obvious ones from these years to add ones other people probably haven’t mentioned):
Speedball 1988 http://hol.abime.net/2046
F/A-18 Interceptor 1988 http://hol.abime.net/469
The Great Giana Sisters 1988 http://hol.abime.net/2793
Laser Squad 1989 http://hol.abime.net/835
Dogs of War 1989 http://hol.abime.net/380
Warhead 1990 http://hol.abime.net/1667
Midnight Resistance 1990 http://hol.abime.net/2468
Microprose Golf 1991 http://hol.abime.net/2466
Bug Bomber 1992 http://hol.abime.net/235
If these three are’t allowed (1997/1998), then use the three below them.
Myst 1997 http://hol.abime.net/2537
OnEscapee 1997 http://hol.abime.net/2305
Genetic Species 1998 http://hol.abime.net/2716
Rodland 1991 http://hol.abime.net/1271
Turrican II 1991 http://hol.abime.net/1535
Superfrog 1993 http://hol.abime.net/2223