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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Gaming => Topic started by: hallatie on June 23, 2011, 05:05:22 AM

Title: Amiga Hunchback
Post by: hallatie on June 23, 2011, 05:05:22 AM

I was playing the old 8-bit classic Hunchback the other day, and after a couple of google searches, discovered that a commercial Amiga version was never made.

Was a PD version of this game (or perhaps a clone) ever made? PD versions of 8 bit classics tended to be better than commercial "updates" anyway.

Title: Re: Amiga Hunchback
Post by: CritAnime on June 23, 2011, 05:24:07 AM

Wasnt there one based on a danger mouse game? I seem to recall having it on a disk.

Title: Re: Amiga Hunchback
Post by: LaserBack on June 23, 2011, 09:32:11 PM

Quote from: hallatie;646732

I was playing the old 8-bit classic Hunchback the other day, and after a couple of google searches, discovered that a commercial Amiga version was never made.

Was a PD version of this game (or perhaps a clone) ever made? PD versions of 8 bit classics tended to be better than commercial "updates" anyway.

hunchback have a PC remake but not very good
for the amiga the 8 bits classics done are popeye,donkeykong,galaxians,frantiic freddie,zaxxon,space invaders,galaxians ,gorf ect

Title: Re: Amiga Hunchback
Post by: Managarm on July 03, 2011, 12:01:15 AM

There's an AMOS remake called Hunchback that was given away with the One magazine.

http://amr.abime.net/issue_329

Haven't played it since 1992 but I doubt it'll be upto much. Pretty sure I only liked it then as you could load it into AMOS and edit the number of lives.

The latest Retro Gamer magazine (think it's the latest anyway) had a feature on it that said it was originally meant to be a Robin Hood game; hence the battlements and the knights trying to stab you.

There's a MAME version that's not bad.

Title: Re: Amiga Hunchback
Post by: XDelusion on July 03, 2011, 12:06:28 AM

I still have HunchBack on my SDrive Nuxx for the Atari 8-Bit. Fantastic Platformer!

Title: Re: Amiga Hunchback
Post by: Managarm on July 03, 2011, 12:15:18 AM

The Atari 8 bits; 400, 800 etc. are amongst the few systems I've not emulated. Given that I've got CPC, C64, Spectrum and MSX emulators, are they worth looking into?

Title: Re: Amiga Hunchback
Post by: XDelusion on July 03, 2011, 12:35:08 AM

Well we would not have the Amiga if it were not for the Atari 8-bit...

Go here and have a look around. ;)

http://www.atariage.com/forums/forum/12-atari-8-bit-computers/

BTW, I dont' emulate, I use the real deal when it comes to this 8-bit computer. I just got a new GFX card for my 600Xl and 130Xe btw. Both have stereo sound, hard drives, SD card readers in place of floppy drives, and 1Mb of RAM a piece. Perhaps the best computers of the early 80's despite the C64's SID chip and multi-color displays.

If you must emulate, use this:

http://virtualdub.org/altirra.html

That other emulator that everyone uses is WAY out dated and crappy by comparison, though of course to use Altirra, you gotta have windows for the time being. :/

Title: Re: Amiga Hunchback
Post by: Leffmann on July 03, 2011, 01:37:33 AM

hallatie is just a bot, it copies and pastes OP's between various Amiga forums to make people click the link in its signature or user page. Don't bother conversing with it :)

Wonder why mods haven't spotted and deleted it yet.

Title: Re: Amiga Hunchback
Post by: XDelusion on July 04, 2011, 12:43:27 AM

Wait, I thought I was the bot in here?