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Think open-world games started with GTA? Think again — this 1991 Amiga gem had a living Sherwood Forest with 40+ NPCs running their own lives BEFORE most of us had heard of sandbox adventures! The Adventures of Robin Hood was released in September 1991 by Millennium Interactive for the... Commodore Amiga, developed initially by Steve Grand with Amiga porting by Alan McCarthy. Funny enough this game was originally conceived as a Wild West game, it then changed to Robin Hood! Robin Hood was built on the custom "Gulliver" engine, which was later reused in Rome: Pathway to Power. The atmospheric music was composed by Richard Joseph. Do you remember Sherwood Forest, was alive in this game? The forest was filled with over 40 NPCs (Non-Player Character) like Maid Marian, Little John, Friar Tuck, those merry men and others. All were driven by advanced Ai at the time with over 600 behavioral rules, living independent lives and more. True pioneer of emergent gameplay on the Amiga. Who else spent hours robbing the rich, feeding the poor, and watching seasons change in this underrated classic?show more

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DepressedBergman

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If I'd had same views then as I do now, it would've been hard to justify this game at all. In RDR1, it was "hm, that's kind of a weird thing to put in there." By the time RDR2 came out, stuff like this was repellent to me. Rockstar has gotten worse about this with every game.

If I'd had same views then as I do now, it would've been hard to justify this game at all. In RDR1, it was "hm, that's kind of a weird thing to put in there." By the time RDR2 came out, stuff like this was repellent to me. Rockstar has gotten worse about this with every game.

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Did you play this New Zealand Amiga game? Skidmarks on the Commodore Amiga (1993)Skidmarks is a top-down isometric racing game developed by Acid Software and released in 1993 for the Amiga (OCS/ECS models like A500 and A1200). Key features: - Fast-paced racing with realistic drifting and skid physics — cars leave visible skidmark trails on the tracks. - Variety of vehicles, each with different handling (e.g., fast sports cars, sturdy 4x4s). - Multiple tracks featuring hazards like oil slicks, ramps, and jumps. - Supports up to 4 players: split-screen for 2 players, or full-screen Micro Machines-style view for 4 players using parallel port joystick adapters. - Two Amigas can be linked via null-modem cable for head-to-head races (up to 4 players total). - No in-race music, but strong sound effects including engine noises. The game was programmed in Blitz Basic by a small team in New Zealand called Acid Software. Acid was founded by a tight-knit team including programmer Mark Sibly, who used Blitz Basic to craft the games. Skid Marks was praised for its smooth performance and multiplayer fun on standard Amiga hardware. Amiga Format magazine rated it 90% "I would sum up Skidmarks by saying it's fast, furious and fun", and CU Amiga magazine called it "...one of the most instantly playable game I have ever played" Did you link up 2 Amigas to play Skid Marks with mates?

Did you play this New Zealand Amiga game? Skidmarks on the Commodore Amiga (1993)Skidmarks is a top-down isometric racing game developed by Acid Software and released in 1993 for the Amiga (OCS/ECS models like A500 and A1200). Key features: - Fast-paced racing with realistic drifting and skid physics — cars leave visible skidmark trails on the tracks. - Variety of vehicles, each with different handling (e.g., fast sports cars, sturdy 4x4s). - Multiple tracks featuring hazards like oil slicks, ramps, and jumps. - Supports up to 4 players: split-screen for 2 players, or full-screen Micro Machines-style view for 4 players using parallel port joystick adapters. - Two Amigas can be linked via null-modem cable for head-to-head races (up to 4 players total). - No in-race music, but strong sound effects including engine noises. The game was programmed in Blitz Basic by a small team in New Zealand called Acid Software. Acid was founded by a tight-knit team including programmer Mark Sibly, who used Blitz Basic to craft the games. Skid Marks was praised for its smooth performance and multiplayer fun on standard Amiga hardware. Amiga Format magazine rated it 90% "I would sum up Skidmarks by saying it's fast, furious and fun", and CU Amiga magazine called it "...one of the most instantly playable game I have ever played" Did you link up 2 Amigas to play Skid Marks with mates?

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The Atari 2600 launched in 1977, with the ageless classic Combat as one of its launch titles. It was based on Atari’s earlier arcade game Tank (released in 1974). In Combat, you controlled a tank, biplane, or jet and battled against another player. The gameplay was simple to grasp, yet the skill ceiling was surprisingly high. You had to carefully judge enemy movement, shot trajectories, and your own positioning to avoid getting hit. For a game that’s soon approaching 50 years old, it was remarkably advanced for its time. It remains one of the most iconic games of early gaming history. Younger generations will probably never come across it - and if they did, they’d likely laugh at its primitive graphics. But for those of us who grew up with it, Combat was one of the best two-player experiences of its era.

The Atari 2600 launched in 1977, with the ageless classic Combat as one of its launch titles. It was based on Atari’s earlier arcade game Tank (released in 1974). In Combat, you controlled a tank, biplane, or jet and battled against another player. The gameplay was simple to grasp, yet the skill ceiling was surprisingly high. You had to carefully judge enemy movement, shot trajectories, and your own positioning to avoid getting hit. For a game that’s soon approaching 50 years old, it was remarkably advanced for its time. It remains one of the most iconic games of early gaming history. Younger generations will probably never come across it - and if they did, they’d likely laugh at its primitive graphics. But for those of us who grew up with it, Combat was one of the best two-player experiences of its era.

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