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From: carlos@io.UUCP (Carlos Smith)
Newsgroups: rec.games.misc,comp.sys.amiga
Subject: New Amiga games
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Date: Fri, 25-Sep-87 19:53:36 EDT
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Posted: Fri Sep 25 19:53:36 1987
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There seems to be a flood of new games coming in that origanate in Europe. 
My dealer got a bunch of arcade rip-offs that all seem to be from Germany (or
at least the packaging is in German and English). 

One game that I LOVE is NOT a rip-off, but it is a fast, exciting arcade style
game. Just the thing for an adrenaline break between compiles. It is called
Goldrunner, and is wicked neat. It has amazingly fast and smooth vertical 
scrolling, while you fly over bizarre landscapes and blast neat looking 
enemies out of the sky. Meanwhile, digitized voice is urging you on, while
good music plays along! ("Good Shooting!", "Keep Going!", "Don't fail now!"
etc.) Check it out for excellent 5-10 minute per game gameplay and very well
done artwork and sound. It is billed as "The game of destruction". That was
enough for me, and it lives up to it. I am curious, the box has "Amiga"
stickers on it, does anyone know if it is a port from another machine? Also,
the box is half in German, but published in Michigan. Is it an import? Seeing
this game I see why coin-op manufacturers are licensing Amy boards...

Another interesting game is Garrison. It is a rip-off (but not a clone) of
Gauntlett. It is from Germany, (the grammar in the instructions is really
cute). Nice graphics and sound, 2 players can play at once. It looks really
nice, plays well (like Gauntlett, it is somewhat overwhelming with one
player). BUT, it has some serious bugs. Three of us bought it, one had to
return it because it couldn't overcome its copy protection on his A500. I have
had trouble booting it reliably on my A1000. I have lost games when the
machine has hung while loading a new level (like every time I play). The third
guy has had it crash on him in the middle of the level. These are nice crashes
though, go to reboot and you get nice wild copper effects. I could return my
copy, but I would prefer a fixed version because it seems like a good game. I
guess I'll write to Germany to find out what the story is. Has anyone else
seen it, and do you have the same problems?
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			Carlos Smith
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