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The Amiga games scene is one of the most important in ], it was the first ] to gain major success as a games machine due to it's ] and ] subsystems being far ahead of its time. A game made for the Amiga platform generally had much better sound and graphics than the same game running on a PC. | ||
| Upon reaching its zenith in the early ninetees it became the platform of choice of many games development companies. At that time virtually every game destined for the PC was first released on the Amiga to test the waters due to cheaper development costs. | |||
| The Amiga gaming scene was responsible for the rapid growth of small gaming companies including ] who were contracted by ] to produce the Amiga's standard graphics format ], and Electronic Arts' Deluxe Paint was included as standard with many Amigas |
The Amiga gaming scene was responsible for the rapid growth of small gaming companies including ] who were contracted by ] to produce the Amiga's standard graphics format ], and Electronic Arts' Deluxe Paint was included as standard with many Amigas thus giving them early access allowing them to gain a major foothold. | ||
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The Amiga games scene is one of the most important in gaming history, it was the first home computer to gain major success as a games machine due to it's graphic and sound subsystems being far ahead of its time. A game made for the Amiga platform generally had much better sound and graphics than the same game running on a PC.
Upon reaching its zenith in the early ninetees it became the platform of choice of many games development companies. At that time virtually every game destined for the PC was first released on the Amiga to test the waters due to cheaper development costs.
The Amiga gaming scene was responsible for the rapid growth of small gaming companies including Electronic Arts who were contracted by Commodore to produce the Amiga's standard graphics format IFF, and Electronic Arts' Deluxe Paint was included as standard with many Amigas thus giving them early access allowing them to gain a major foothold.
Important Amiga Games
Early Amiga Games
- Mind Walker -- Commodore -- (1986)
- Arctic Fox -- Electronic Arts -- (1986)
- Marble Madness -- Electronic Arts -- (1986)
- Archon -- Electronic Arts -- (1986)
- Defender of the Crown -- Cinemaware -- (1986)
- Faery Tale -- Microillusions -- (1986)
- The Pawn -- Magnetic Scrolls -- (1987)
- Maniac Mansion -- Lucasfilm -- (1987)
- Silent Service -- Microprose -- (1987)
- Starglider -- Rainbird -- (1987)
Popular Games
- Zool -- Electronic Arts
- Prince of Persia -- Broderbund
- Utopia -- Gremlin
- Cannon Fodder -- Sensible Software
- Mega lo Mania -- Sensible Software -- (1991)
Historically significant games
- Elite -- Firebird -- (1989)
- Populus -- Electronic Arts -- (1989)
- Sim City -- Infogrames -- (1990)
- Lemmings -- Psygnosis -- (1991)
- Monkey Island -- Lucas Arts -- (1991)
- Civilization -- Microprose -- (1992)
- Syndicate -- Electronic Arts -- (1993)
- Hired Guns -- Psygnosis -- (1993)
- Dune 2 -- Virgin -- (1993)
- Mortal Kombat -- Virgin -- (1994)
- UFO -- Microprose -- (1994)
- Theme Park -- Electronic Arts -- (1994)
- Lotus Turbo Challenge
Games that have been distributed with the Amiga
- Shadow of the Beast -- Psygnosis -- (1989)
- New Zealand Story -- Ocean -- (1989)
- Zany Golf -- Electronic Arts -- (1988)
- Ports of Call -- Aegis
Amiga game developers
Many famous game developers first established themself on the Amgia, although some such as David Braben has already established reputations from the 8-bit computer game scene. Famous Amiga game developers include:
- David Braben (Elite, Frontier, Virus)
- Sid Meier (Civilization, Railroad Tycoon, Pirates)
- Jeff Minter (Llamatron, Grid Runner)
- Will Wright (Sim City)
- See also: Amiga