The Amiga Thread

[Dr. Zoidberg]

​In 1987 C64 and Amiga Cracking and Scene group SCA (Swiss Cracking Association) would release the first ever Amiga home computer virus after being challenged to see if it were even possible. It's impact on the Amiga and home computers had wide ramifications. In today's episode we take a close look at SCA and how the virus became a part of scene and Amiga history.

[Dr. Zoidberg]

Shadow of the Beast was a groundbreaking achievement in video games. In 1989 the concept of multi-layer parallax scrolling, and 120+ colors on screen running on a stock Amiga at 7mhz was unheard of. And yet Psygnosis and Reflections made it possible. As a game - Shadow of the Beast was a disappointment, but as a tech demo? It's one of the greatest ever made. In this episode we take a deep dive into the graphics of Shadow of the Beast.

[Dr. Zoidberg]

Having done Amiga Power in the past, here's a corresponding look at the games that Amiga Format thought were the worst on the computer -- an intriguing selection of infamous titles, CDTV obscura, the odd surprise and a couple of unreleased games. Enjoy!

Here's a collection of really quite awful rip-offs of Capcom's legendary Ghosts 'n' Goblins (and Ghouls 'n' Ghosts) that were on the Amiga! The infamous likes of Belial and Night Walk await, along with a few other hidden piles of unimpressive code. Enjoy!

[Dr. Zoidberg]

The A1200, I like it.