Games that were better on the C64

[Holley]

Ok, so Switchblade was best on an Amstrad, but what about C64 games that out played their Amiga equivalents?

Off the top of my head I can think of Creatures and Myth, but there must have been others!

[Calen]

The Last Ninja Trilogy.

[x56h34]

I was gonna say Creatures. :-)
The magic was gone in the Amiga version, somehow.

[weirdami]

Even though it had better graphics and sound on the Amiga, I liked the C=64 version of Defender of the Crown better. It was easier to control. The Amiga version seemed very hard to control. Mousing about wasn't ideal. I don't know how much is matters that I had played, and conquered many times, the game on C=64 before even seeing it on Amiga (before seeing an Amiga). I think the only reason I wanted to get the Amiga version was because the graphics on the box were Amiga graphics and you could sorta see through what that one chick was wearing when she stood in front of the fire. Hot silhouette action! :-D

[Ilwrath]

Even though it had better graphics and sound on the Amiga, I liked the C=64 version of Defender of the Crown better. It was easier to control.

Yeah.  I have to agree that the Amiga version had harder controls for some things.  Especially jousting.  I'd always hate when things were going well, and then out of the blue, "Wolfric calls a tournament!"  and the music kicks in....  NOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!  :lol:

As for other games, I really liked Skyfox on the C64.  Didn't care as much for the Amiga version.  Accolade's Grand Prix Circuit was better on the C64, as well.  Fortunatly that didn't matter, though, because the Amiga had so many great driving games that came out shortly after I got mine...  :-)

[leirbag28]

Maniac Mansion!!! for Sure!  the C-64 version was way better..........the music and all. Even though the Amiga version had better (supposedly) gfx, the C-64 version played better and the sounds of footsteps when you walk are missing in the Amiga version..this was a mistake to do such a thing. The footsteps gave it character. The C=64 had less colors but the characters had....well.......more character!

Another one...........Rocket Ranger!  the Amiga had much better gfx of course but again this was an amazing game on the C=64.

Also Batman The Caped Crusader (not the Movie)

and of course:  Little Computer People (sigh)

there were tons of others like The Last Ninja (sigh...)
Some programmers just don't get it.........all they had to do was improve the gfx or smooth them out and add higher quality frequency to the music...........but NOT change the speed of the music and add new samples! nor change the speed or rythm at which the character moves.................they always always always screw it up!

[B00tDisk]

For me, it was Skyfox from EA, Impossible Mission (which I never was able to beat) from Epyx and Gunship from MicroProse.  I'm an unrepentant sim-head!

[gaddar]

[Mikkihii]

I really liked Turrican on C64. Awesome music & graphics. When I later tried Amiga version, I really was disappointed. Expected much more on amiga. But Turrican2 on amiga... wow! :-)

[MAD]

Hoya!

Wow, did not know Rocket Ranger made it on C64!!!

Obviously, I do not know what the version looks like, but I LOVE the Amiga version. So full of atmosphere... Even if, like every Cinemaware game, damn hard...

Be funky

M A D

[amigau]

well, and there were many great games that didn't make it to the Amiga at all, and would have been BIG hits had they made it - most of the EA stuff of the time (Racing Construction/Destruction Set, Mail Order Monsters, etc.).  I think Ballblazers and Seven Cities of Gold made it (but weren't really changed much) but then Pirates! came along, which was very similar but had all those cool sword and ship/ship cannon battles!

ah, today's gamers don't know what they were missing!  Doom and Mario clones are SO boring, yet they are the majority of everything out there?

kevin orme
amiga university
www.amigau.com

[weirdami]

@B00tDisk

Impossible Mission was on the Amiga? Wow. It was awesome on the C=64. How much better could the graphics get? I eventually passed it, but it wasn't until years after I had an Amiga and then went back and unpacked the C=64 to play the old stuff.

One time there was a funky glitch and the game was only like 3 rooms long. I wish I had known how to play it at that time, because I'd have had the highest score ever! hehe.

[R2D2]

Wizball and California Games were awesome on C64. I didn't like The Amiga versions.

[prowler]

I have to agree with Wizball. I remember playing it on the C=64 for hours at end. The music and gameplay was great, so when I saw a copy in the shops for the Amiga I grabbed it hopping to relive the good times but was disappointed, especially with the music.

Another game I loved on the C=64 was called Dominator (I think, it was made by System 3 from memory). Music/Graphics and gameplay was great on the C=64 (I even loved the loading music when loading from tape ), but when I got the Amiga version, it felt like it had actually been downgraded.

[Drummerboy]

Hi,

I agree, its much better the Grand Prix Circuit C=64 Version.
Another Better versions in C=64:

California Games, Mision Imposible, Tenange Mutant Hero Turtles, Defender of the Crown, Creatures, Sky or Die, and more..
i can´t remember but is very long the list of the games made for C=64 and later launch in Amiga, and the Amiga Version is not impresive, you know, i expected more quality of thats games for Amiga, and the games was more low of the C=64 version. And not only C=64 vs Amiga version. Many C=64 games version was better of the  NES, Sega, etc versions..
Anyway that part of the C=64 games world, and another excelents games was developed in Amiga, and the Amiga Versions was the best version in all the plataforms game launched.
 
Regards..