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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Gaming => Topic started by: coldfish on October 09, 2007, 07:38:27 AM

Title: Aargh! What game is that?
Post by: coldfish on October 09, 2007, 07:38:27 AM

Here's a puzzler thats bugged me on and off for a few years.

Back in 89-90 a friend had a game on his A500 that we used to play quite a lot.  It was a shoot 'em up, 3/4 above view, like  Chaos Engine or Alien Breed except the scrolling was limited to vertical only not 8 way.

The sprites were really small like 16x16 pixels yet very detailed (from memory).

In the first level, you walked around a city with a gun and shot thughs, you could upgrade your pistol to shotguns and flamethrowers.

One thing I remember clearly (oddly) is that garbage bins had flies buzzing around the tops.

Its not Syndicate, think earlier...

Does this description jump out at anyone?

Title: fun with colloquialisms
Post by: weirdami on October 09, 2007, 08:03:51 AM

If you want your description to jump out at anyone, you're going to need a bigger font.

Title: Re: fun with colloquialisms
Post by: coldfish on October 09, 2007, 09:26:55 AM

Jump!

 :-D

Title: Re: fun with colloquialisms
Post by: tokyoracer on October 09, 2007, 09:32:15 AM

Best to search catagorys in Lemon Amiga. You might stumble across it.

Title: Re: Aargh! What game is that?
Post by: LaserBack on October 09, 2007, 09:36:18 AM

check here:

http://www.triggerzone.de/gamesdb/index.php?action=system&id=304

if you played that game on 1989-1990
look at the year aprox before that date...and then look when says scrolling....vertikal

have fun

Title: Re: Aargh! What game is that?
Post by: Lozrus on October 09, 2007, 12:27:52 PM

Commando (http://www.lemonamiga.com/?game_id=387) and Ikari Warriors (http://www.lemonamiga.com/?game_id=514) both spring to mind instantly. I don't remember anything about flies around bins, but I only ever played 8bit versions (Amstrad CPC).
There were Amiga versions of both, they're the right age, and were quite big-name games at the time.

Title: Re: Aargh! What game is that?
Post by: bloodline on October 09, 2007, 12:50:02 PM

D-Gen? Ok... 7000 posts... :-)

Title: Re: Aargh! What game is that?
Post by: motorollin on October 09, 2007, 02:22:12 PM

Yay happy 7000th birthday :banana:

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moto

Title: Re: Aargh! What game is that?
Post by: foleyjo on October 09, 2007, 03:08:09 PM

@Lozrus cant be them

Neither have bins because they were set in jungles and not citys shooting thugs

Title: Re: Aargh! What game is that?
Post by: McVenco on October 09, 2007, 03:21:27 PM

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bloodline wrote:
D-Gen? Ok... 7000 posts... :-)

WTP bloodline!

Title: Re: Aargh! What game is that?
Post by: CodyJ on October 09, 2007, 06:49:34 PM

New York Warriors (http://hol.abime.net/1000/screenshot)?

Title: Re: Aargh! What game is that?
Post by: STRICQ on October 11, 2007, 04:29:28 AM

Yes indeed that is the game! I just loaded it up and it has those flies buzzing around the trash cans.  I also have it for sale if you're interested in it. Just pm with an offer for it.

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CodyJ wrote:
New York Warriors (http://hol.abime.net/1000/screenshot)?

Title: Re: Aargh! What game is that?
Post by: coldfish on October 22, 2007, 11:11:02 AM

CodyJ, you win!

That is the game, all these years...

...I'm going to cry. :-D

Thankyou!

Now, to see if its as good as I remember.

Title: Re: Aargh! What game is that?
Post by: motorollin on October 22, 2007, 11:17:33 AM

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coldfish wrote:
Now, to see if its as good as I remember.

I doubt it. Best leave your golden memories as they are. Now, I'm off for a game of Nebulus...

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moto

Title: Re: Aargh! What game is that?
Post by: weirdami on October 22, 2007, 11:40:02 AM

Isn't there a game called "Aargh!"?

Title: Re: Aargh! What game is that?
Post by: CodyJ on October 22, 2007, 11:45:13 AM

Yeah - with one more 'a'! http://hol.abime.net/3176/screenshot

It appeared both on the Amiga and the Amiga Arcadia coin-op.