The Commodore Amiga is widely regarded as the home of the best-looking games of its time. The rich colours, detailed sprites and animation made for compelling games. These are some of the best Amiga games of all time. Did your favourite make it onto this list? The Amiga was a brilliant home computer with cutting-edge graphics and sound, especially when compared to its rivals at the time. Developer studios like Haemimont Games, The Cryogenic Software VENDORS and Cinemaware released excellent and beautiful graphical adventure games that pushed the graphical boundaries of their time. Here are some of the best Amiga games ever:
A-Jump/Abu’s Game
A-Jump/Abu’s Game is a really crazy action/puzzle game. It features a little boy called Abu who has to jump on the heads of various animals in order to get to the top of the screen. Once he gets to the top of the screen, he has to jump into a hot air balloon and fly away. The animals are really weird, such as a giraffe that explodes into confetti when Abu jumps on its head, or a flying pig, or a dog that barks, or a flying skull. It’s a great game that’s lots of fun to play. The sound effects are great and the music is also fantastic. The graphics are good, but not great. Overall, A-Jump/Abu’s Game is a great little game. It’s fun to play and has fantastic music and sound effects. The graphics are good, but not great. Overall, A-Jump/Abu’s Game is a great little game. It’s fun to play and has fantastic music and sound effects. The graphics are good, but not great.
Airfield Defender
Airfield Defender is a simple and fun horizontally scrolling shooter. The game features 7 levels of alien invasion, 3 types of aircraft to destroy, and 3 types of ground-based weapon to destroy the invading forces. The game has a very basic vertical split-screen mode, no sound effects and very simple graphics. The game has a very basic vertical split-screen mode, no sound effects and very simple graphics. The game is extremely simple to play, and is great fun to play. Overall, this is a good example of a simple, fun vertically scrolling shooter. It’s not as good as many of the other games of this type on the Amiga, but it’s definitely worth a try.
Alien Breeder
Alien Breeder is an excellent vertically scrolling shoot ’em up. The game is set in the 26th century. The player controls a spaceship and must travel from planet to planet, destroying alien nests in order to prevent them from taking over the universe. The controls are simple and easy to use – the player can move left or right, and can fire in 8 directions. The player also has access to 15 different types of special weapons, which must be picked up in order to be used. Alien Breeder has excellent graphics, rich sound effects and a fantastic soundtrack. This is definitely one of the best shoot ’em ups on the Amiga. If you like shoot ’em ups, you must play this game.
Cannon Fodder
Cannon Fodder is a really great war strategy game. The game is set in an Orwellian world where a despotic government rules with an iron fist. The player controls a squad of 3 soldiers, and must complete missions, such as destroying enemy bases with a giant cannon, or blowing up enemy vehicles with a hand-held rocket launcher. The game is viewed from a side-on isometric perspective, and the player can select which order to send the soldiers in, and can also issue commands to select groups of soldiers. The game has good sound effects and a great soundtrack. Overall, this is a great example of a war strategy game. It’s fun to play, has good graphics and good sound effects. It’s definitely worth a try.
Desert Strike: Return to the Gulf
Desert Strike: Return to the Gulf is a really great vertically scrolling shooter. The game is a sequel to the original Desert Strike game released on the Amiga. In this sequel, the player controls a helicopter, and must attack enemy bases and defend friendly bases. The game has really great graphics, very good sound effects and a great soundtrack. The game is definitely one of the best vertically scrolling shooters on the Amiga. If you like this type of game, you must play this one.
Exile
Exile is a fantastic top-down adventure game. The game has excellent graphics, good sound effects and a great soundtrack. In the game, the player controls a squad of people trying to escape from a hostile planet. Each person can be given a direction to walk in, and the player can select what items to pick up and which path to take. The game is really great. If you like adventure games, you must play this one.
Flashback – The Quest for Identity
Flashback – The Quest for Identity is an excellent sci-fi action adventure game. The game is set in the year 2164, where the player must travel between a number of different planets to unravel a political conspiracy and save the world. The game has really good graphics, great sound effects and a fantastic soundtrack. This is definitely one of the best adventure games on the Amiga. If you like adventure games, you must play this one.
Gob man
Gob man is a really great puzzle game. The player controls a little green creature called Gobman who must eat all the food on each level. The player can pick up and throw Gobman around the level, and he can also eat the food. The food is blue, yellow and red, which represent apples, mushrooms and biscuits respectively. Gob man must eat the blue food before the red food, and must eat the mushrooms last or he will die. Gob man has 3 lives, and if you run out of lives, you will have to start the level again. The game is really great fun to play. The graphics are excellent, and the sound effects are good. If you like puzzle games, you must play this one.
Heroes of the Realm II: The Dark Lord Returns
Heroes of the Realm II: The Dark Lord Returns is a really great strategy game. In the game, the player takes control of one of 6 heroes, and must defend the realm against an evil sorcerer. The game has really good graphics, great sound effects and a great soundtrack. This is definitely one of the best strategy games on the Amiga. If you like strategy games, you must play this one.
Hook
Hook is a fantastic adventure game based on the movie of the same name. The game has really good graphics and good sound effects, and a great soundtrack. In the game, the player controls a young boy who must stop an evil pirate called Hook from snatching children and making them his crew. The game is viewed from a side-on 2D perspective, and the player can move left and right, and can also jump. The game has a very simple control system, and it’s very easy to pick up and play. Overall, this is a great example of a well-made adventure game. It’s fun to play, has good graphics and good sound effects. It’s definitely worth a try.
Lemmings 2: The Tribes
Lemmings 2: The Tribes is a really great puzzle game. In the game, the player must guide a group of lemmings to safety by giving them different tasks. The lemmings walk along a path, and the player must stop them and assign them various tasks by picking them up and dropping them at a new location. The lemmings can be assigned to build a bridge, dig a tunnel, or stand on a switch, which will open or close a door or activate a switch. The game has really good graphics and good sound effects, and a great soundtrack. This is definitely one of the best puzzle games on the Amiga. If you like puzzle games, you must play this one.
Conclusion
There are plenty of good Amiga games out there, but these are the cream of the crop. For anyone who grew up playing these games, or who has only recently discovered them through the magic of emulation, it is clear to see just how far ahead of the competition the Amiga was.