The Another World sequel... yes it exists!

[Varthall]

What about an Amiga game like this but converted into a Big Movie? whats he talking about i here you say, well it seems to be on the cards.  John Carpenters "Another World"
This could be Fantastic if it ever does make it onto the big screen.

This is incredible news.  :-o

Another World becaming a movie, under direction of John Carpenter... too good to be believed! Is this just a rumor or it has been confirmed? I haven't found anything else on the net regarding this.

[Calen]

Yeah the news on it is thin on the ground besides that link i posted, only time will tell i guess.

Seems like the bases for a nice movie storyline to me  :-)

[ikir]

WWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWW I love Another World!

[lempkee]

rofl , guys guys....

the sATURN is one of the best 2d consoles EVER made, its damn good at that, but it came too late to make an impression due to the 3d breed that was happening, the psx is better on 3d compared...but the 2d chips in saturn is ALOT better than the ones in the psx.

the 32x however was a let down and confusing for the general masses, as the saturn cant run 32x games etc... and beyond that...it was just a megadrive with a cdrom basically...nothing more...

anyway.. Another world vs out of this world , its a common story , the pirates spread the game so much that they had to rename it and change the game abit to "HoPEFULLY" sell more copies,
but the new region version flopped and sold badly (out of this world) compared to what it could have done.

Another world II on sega is the official sequel.

then came Flashback which was supposedly to be another plot indeed , after that FADE to black came which was based upon flashback, but as we all know FADE TO BLACK really suck..

then later heart of darkness came (ocean) , this doesnt look back at the earlier hits BUT! it offers the same style of gameplay and in many ways its much better than any of the old games but it also have negative sides which you would notice vERY fast ;(

now the team works on a 3d game in the same style (hopefully not as bad as FADE TO BLACK) and its to be released on pS2 and GC this year.
Check their website for more info.

btw the mac version of Another world is bad compared to the amiga version, but flashback on the mac is better...

cheers

[Andre.Siegel]

Hey Varthall!

I once read about an unpublished sequel to Flashback (i.e. Flashback 2), but didn't know there was actually a sequel to the much, much better Another World. Thanks a lot for the info!  :-D

[Agafaster]

Go play OnEscapee. it is along the same lines - absolutely excellent ! tough game though - havent got past the funny underground weed that chokes you - just after the drop down into the sewer.

Can Another World be downloaded legally these days ?

Another one was the ancient Prince of Persia which also appeared, among others, on the Speccy and Sam Coupe (ZX derived). the Sam version actually had more frames in the Prince sprite than the Amiga version !! :-o

[MikeB]

OUTOFTHISWORLD IS ANOTHERWORLD, Delphine software changed the name to ANOTHERWORLD for EUROPE only.

Your wish to play the sequel is answered on this website


http://dyreschlock.tripod.com/review/outofthisworld.htm

[MikeB]

Also unofficial site

http://www.remus.dti.ne.jp/~kusajima/ootw/

[Varthall]

Yeah the news on it is thin on the ground besides that link i posted, only time will tell i guess.

Seems like the bases for a nice movie storyline to me  :-)

The most important aspect in the game is the atmosphere it creates. The movie will look very different from the cartoon looking game, but I hope the feeling of an alien and fascinating world will remain. At least the predominance of blue colors in the backdrops :-)

[Varthall]

the 32x however was a let down and confusing for the general masses, as the saturn cant run 32x games etc... and beyond that...it was just a megadrive with a cdrom basically...nothing more...

Wasn't the Sega/MegaCD a Megadrive+Cdrom? The 32x had a 32bit cpu and better graphics, it was a more powerful upgrade than the SegaCD.

anyway.. Another world vs out of this world , its a common story , the pirates spread the game so much that they had to rename it and change the game abit to "HoPEFULLY" sell more copies,
but the new region version flopped and sold badly (out of this world) compared to what it could have done.

Hmm, so this was the true reason for the new name...

then later heart of darkness came (ocean) , this doesnt look back at the earlier hits BUT! it offers the same style of gameplay and in many ways its much better than any of the old games but it also have negative sides which you would notice vERY fast ;(

I've never played, and I remember that at the time it had many positive reviews. Maybe you are referring to the low resolution of the gfx?

btw the mac version of Another world is bad compared to the amiga version,

It's a bit slower on a Mac LC with a 68020/16 and a 320x200 window, but it multitasks! Sadly it doesn't work under Shapeshifter with System 7.5, only the playable demo does.

[Varthall]

I once read about an unpublished sequel to Flashback (i.e. Flashback 2), but didn't know there was actually a sequel to the much, much better Another World. Thanks a lot for the info!  :-D

Unpublished? Are you referring to the extended version of Flashback for PCs on a Cdrom, released one or two years later?

[Varthall]

Go play OnEscapee. it is along the same lines - absolutely excellent !

I've tried its huge demo but I've found the controls to be not very responsive - otherwise, an excellent game.

Can Another World be downloaded legally these days ?

I think not, at least at Back 2 Roots.

... Prince of Persia which also appeared, among others, on the Speccy and Sam Coupe (ZX derived). the Sam version actually had more frames in the Prince sprite than the Amiga version !! :-o

I've seen a russian conversion for the Spectrum (made in 1995), but it wasn't very fast.
I've also seen a screenshot from an old c64 demo, it looked like they have redone the intro of A.W. on the 64.

[Varthall]

erol wrote:
OUTOFTHISWORLD IS ANOTHERWORLD, Delphine software changed the name to ANOTHERWORLD for EUROPE only.

Hmm, as Delphine Software is french, I think that first it was called Another World, then Out of this World.

[sdesros]

If anyone likes SEGA and any of its consoles you might want to read here: http://www.atani-software.net/segabase/ .  This site holds an indepth history of SEGA's consoles from it's beginnings in the ARCADE industry right through the demise of the Dreamcast.

As for the "Heart of the Alien".  I have the US SegaCD version of the game (it also includes "Out of the World/Another World").   You control the Alien in this game, and I have to admit I haven't gotten around to playing it much.

Someone mentionned about playing it on the Dreamcast, well you might be able to if you go here:
http://www.dcemulation.com/ .  They do list two Genesis emulators, but I don't know if they cover SegaCD/MegaCD functionality.  

There's possibly an AmigaEmulator out (I've quickly looked through GOOGLE and saw that there's at least one PC emulator for SEGACD.)  

With this said, if someone is interested in seeing more of this game I can try and get a few screen captures and/or capture some video.  Let me know which format though.

[HE-MAN]

Another World has allway been my favorit Adventure games seens I first played it on Amiga when it came.

There are another version of the game to the 3DO-consol that has better grafik then Amiga and the other system.

I dident know Heart of the Alien was the following of the Another World.

Next game I am going to buy is  Heart of the Alien.