Yet another preview of "Grind" - the grown up brother of Amiga 500 Doom-clone "Dread" - just popped up on YouTube.
"Dread" was a super impressive project that spawned full-game-release project "Grind", and it's looking better than ever.
Here's the latest video, that was uploaded just minutes ago to famous retro-gaming channel Saberman RetroNews:
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Spectacular Amiga 500 OCS 7Mhz first person shooter "Grind" is boldly going serial-link multiplayer.
"Grind" has come a long way from the early "Dread" demos. It's becoming a super polished game, with tons of atmosphere, thanks to the fine tuned visuals, and sounds, and of course the stunningly fast Doom-like 3D graphics engine. And it's got what way too few Amiga games, especially first-person-shooter games, have: it's multiplayer!
A new demo has just been released that features the latest serial-link (nullmodem) program code, a set of options to make adjustments to the multiplayer game mode, two arenas for players to duel, and a round of other updates.
Here you can watch a video on "Saberman RetroNews" YouTube channel (2024-07-14):
Check YouTube's video description for more information.
If you like to directly support "Grind", you can go to the game's Patreon website: https://www.patreon.com/Grind_Amiga
More breaking news of Amiga gaming: Spectacular low-end first person shooter "Grind", formerly known as "Dread", just got a new demo release.
With a new name and new developer team, "Grind" is the overhauled and polished successor of "Dread", and now we can see (part of) what has been happening in the meantime. A new demo version of "Grind" just got released, and the results are stunning. It's currently only available for patreon supporters - but thanks to YouTube and famous retro gaming channel Saberman RetroNews we can watch a video and enjoy the outstanding diesel-punk look of playable demo level "Darkenward East".
Check out "Grind" homepage at pixelglass.org:
And why not become a patreon supporter?
https://www.patreon.com/Grind_Amiga
Previously unreleased games, ported games, spin-off games, in-game games, original games!
"Red 41 The Silent Death" by Digital Warp is an unfinished game that only got a preview back in 1993. Roughly thirty years later, then-developer-team-member Daniele Pomposelli has dug out the latest available version from his private archives.
Although incomplete - some fundamental game mechanics are missing in this alpha-version - it's a fantastic looking jump-and-run-and-gun game, somehow reminiscent of Turrican (of course) and maybe Breathless (if it had 2D side-view)?
Here's a video from Daniele Pomposelli's YouTube channel (2022-11-24):
Want to know more? IndieRetroNews has all the details, including download links:
https://www.indieretronews.com/2022/11/red41-silent-death-another-amiga-game.html
"LUMA" is an easy to learn, but increasingly challenging puzzle game. If you like this sort of game, this one will get you addicted immediately. It's a port of a C64 game by Shallan, in which you have to direct beams of light through tiled playfields containing obstacles.
A nice little tune is playing along as you push mirrors and the lights' power supplies around the playfield, graphics and sound are a nice Amiga-ish rendition of the original C64 game design, and somewhere around level 30 and up solving puzzles becomes genuinely hard brain-work. Very good!
Go to the game's itch.io website for more information and download:
https://zooperdan.itch.io/luma-amiga
Additional sources:
http://amiga-news.de/en/news/AN-2022-11-00061-EN.html
"Cybernoid" is a 1987 Hewson multi-screen shoot-em-up game that was released for many 8-bit platforms, Atari ST, and Amiga. "Cecconoid" is a 2019 game heavily inspired by "Cybernoid", available for Switch/Android/iOS/Windows/Linux, and should be ready for release on the Amiga quite soon!
According to the information available, it requires an Amiga with 1MB of RAM, will be distributed by Thalamus Digital, and will have a physical, boxed release.
Yeah, "Cecconoid" looks and sounds really nice, with its minimalist visual approach, detailed and dynamic mechanics, lots of action, and cool electro soundtrack. But not only that: another mini-arcade-game called "Eugatron" is included!
Here's a video from Hoffman's YouTube channel (2022-12-10):
Go to the game's website for more information:
https://www.triple-eh.com/cecco
Additional sources:
http://amiga-news.de/en/news/AN-2022-11-00055-EN.html
https://triple-eh.itch.io/cecconoid (Windows/Linux release)
https://www.thalamusdigital.co.uk/ (publisher)
Certainly among the most spectacular news for Amiga gamers during the last couple of years was this new Doom-clone game called "Dread" that runs (well) on an unexpanded 7MHz Amiga 500.
Well, it still does - but behind the scenes, around Oct. 2022, things have changed a little bit, with a new name for the upcoming game: Grind!
"Dread" will be continued as a non-commercial project by KK/Altair, while "Grind" is set to become a full, patreon-backed game developed by John Tsakiris.
Check out "Grind" patreon page for more information, and show your support!
https://www.patreon.com/Grind_Amiga
Additional sources:
https://www.patreon.com/posts/welcome-back-73947008
http://amiga-news.de/en/news/AN-2022-10-00143-EN.html
"Aquabyss" is a trading simulation set in the 19th century. It was released in Oct. 2022 by Aged Code, and is continuously being worked on.
Tons of beautiful graphics make this game a joy to watch, and you'll need plenty of time to fully explore it. "Aquabyss" requires 2MB ChipRAM, 8MB FastRAM and 15MB of harddisc space, but a faster CPU is recommended. It is playable without internet connection, but if available, updates can be received, and high-scores can be shared via game server.
Here's a video from YouTube channel Alex Harkonnen75 (2023-03-05):
Go to Aged Code's website for more information, and purchase:
https://agedcode.com
Additional sources:
http://aquabyss.com (game server frontend)
https://www.indieretronews.com/2022/10/aquabyss-eagerly-awaited-amiga-game-by_22.html
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...and some bonus gaming news:
It's been quite a long time since we've reported about "Super Metal Hero", but development certainly hasn't stopped - here's the latest preview video on Raster Wizards' YouTube channel (2023-04-06):
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Amiga game development is moving fast - so are we: this time we have two first person shooters, a port of an 8-bit platformer, a new fighting game by the author of "Invyya", and another new jump and run game.
Recently, a couple of PC games based on the "Build" 3d engine were ported to the Amiga - on of which is 1997 PC first person shooter game "Exhumed", also known as "Powerslave".
Well, what can u say - great stuff! Ancient Egypt is a nice subject for a game, and from an Amigan's point of view this is next-level first person shooter gaming finally making it's way to the Amiga (along with DREAD, Blood, and others) on a regular basis. It requires a fast CPU (68040/68060/FPGA/Emu), AGA, 16MB RAM, harddisc, Kickstart 3.0 or higher, and some data files from the PC version (see links below).
Watch a video of "Exhumed" on Amiga Fan's YouTube channel (2021-05-06):
You can download "Exhumed" ("Powerslave") for Amiga from AmiNet:
http://aminet.net/package/game/shoot/pcexhumed
Additional sources:
https://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=106747
http://www.indieretronews.com/2021/05/exhumed-powerslave-egyptian-themed-fps.html
http://www.jonof.id.au/buildgames/ps.html (PC demo / game data)
Yeah, you heard the news, it's on facebook, it's on YouTube, it's pretty much everywhere: DREAD demo is out!
Now
you can more or less play Doom on your 7Mhz OCS 512KB Amiga 500. It's
amazing, and not much more has to be said about this great project by
KK/Altair.
Here's a video of DREAD running on several different Amiga configurations from 68010 to 68040 (2021-09-27):
You can download the demo (ADF and executable, zipped) from KK's website: http://devkk.net/Dread-1905-Amiga.zip
...is a conversion of an 8-bit (C64, Atari) platform game from 1984 that got very positive reviews.
You control Little Henry, climbing ladders, jumping around, collecting things, and avoiding obstacles. The game has some visual similarities with maybe Donkey Kong, or titles like that, and adds a couple of nice effects on top.
Thanks to coder Marecheck / MC Studio it's now available for the Amiga.
Here's a video of "Henry's House" from conversion author Marecheck's YouTube channel (2021-05-06):
Go to MC studio's website for more information, and download of "Henry's House": https://www.mcstudio.pl
(you can click the UK flag for English language)
Additional sources:
http://amiga-news.de/de/news/AN-2021-05-00019-DE.html
http://www.indieretronews.com/2021/06/henrys-house-first-of-many-8bit-to.html
https://www.c64-wiki.com/wiki/Henry%27s_House
In May 2021 the author of Inviyya announced a new project for OCS Amigas that goes by the name of "Krogharr". It's a fighting game in development, that seems to sit somewhere near Golden Axe and Barbarian II. Only static graphics have been shown so far - but these look pretty amazing, with detailed, manga-esque game characters, somehow watercolor-style background graphics, and a lo-fi, atmospheric color palette. Judging from the reviews Inviyya got, this will be another great game by Tigerskunk.
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To keep up with the latest news about "Krogharr" visit the game's facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/krogharr/
Also keep an eye on the author's itch.io pages: https://tigerskunk.itch.io
Additional sources:
http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=106945
https://www.amigafrance.com/forums/topic/krogharr/
http://amiga-news.de/de/news/AN-2021-05-00031-DE.html
Remarkably detailed sprite graphics, and a seriously groovy soundtrack are two of the features of upcoming, work-in-progress jump'n'run game "Polar Panic".
Not too much is known about this project so far - the game uses the Scorpion engine, an early video has been released around mid-May 2021, and it looks quite promising!
Watch "Polar Panic Amiga Edition v1.1" on Gaz Marshall's YouTube channel (2021-05-13):
Additional sources:
http://www.indieretronews.com/2021/05/polar-panic-new-wip-amiga-ocs-game-with.html
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Testing the demo of DREAD (now: Grind) on various different Amiga setups with CPUs from 68000 to 68040.
Since we last reported about "Project Horizon", a demo of the game has been released. And oh does it look and sound good. Well, see for yourself:
Watch "Amiga - Project Horizon (DEMO)" on YouTube (2020-06-16):
