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The original Anime run was April to December '87 and the game was released in May of that year so I'm assuming they were co-produced at the same time, or Hayashida was already making an Impossible Mission clone and the licence got slapped on.

The mechanics are very similar with timed wheelies to keep up speed over jumps. I think Excite was a little more 'puzzley' in terms of track layouts and is certainly a more in depth game.

Well, the game industry at the time hadn't got all cease and desisty in the eighties so everything was fair game. To be honest, the Bomb the Base hype was a little over the top at the time.

No Internet, no videogames and, in the UK, three TV channels. Word of mouth that this was a must see film meant there were queues around the block to get into the cinema. Despite the now, rather dodgy, special effects, it remains a superbly paced thriller with a terrific script and outstanding performances.

When you buy a new machine you want to see a proper upgrade and the Amiga was a quantum Leap over the eight bit home micros.

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I can't think of an Amiga game with more projectiles on screen at the same time. I love the artstyle which Erik Simon used in the 'Amber' RPGs later on as well.

A simple premise executed with flair and humour.

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The Amiga version looks great in screenshots, I think thats what they were banking on as the actual game is a horrible jerky mess.

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It feels like a rushed product on both machines.

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Spot on, The hitbox is larger than the sprite and it feels really sluggish to move. Ian Dennys' worst 64 game by a distance.

Modern Nintendo would have C&D'd this in a heartbeat.

The 64 version is even harder than this one as the collision detection is terrible. The spectrum-esque monochrome sprites are also disappointing given the backgrounds are quite nice.

Those of us with, shall I say, broader accents make this a smarter choice although it does kill any particular attempts at humour.

It's a pretty faithful conversion.

You could never tell with Ocean, Some projects got a proper development cycle and some got knocked out in 6 weeks to maximise sales.

Tiertex, purveyors of awful arcade ports must have been unbelievably cheap to hire as they got to butcher so many games.

I vaguely remember this being a pack in game when the Master System was released in Europe, it was certainly popular in my shop at the time.

Secret levels and cheats but only 12 levels that get brutally difficult by the fifth. Like Giana Sisters its obvious which games the coders had been playing but whilst Nintendo C&D'd Giana, this had enough differences to not get nerfed.

Yep, its very much a direct copy of the arcade game only with the difficulty lowered. Very rare for Home Micro Conversions to not be at least as tough as the arcade games.

Me too. I really should have tried the 'All Star' follow up which I totally missed.

ahh, yes I remember this was built into the revised Master System mk2.

The only real criticisms were the very short levels and the surprisingly low difficulty as its, technically, very proficient. Oh, and the multi-load on Tape was so slow.

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Most of us were playing on crappy 14" CRT TVs back in the day so a proper RGB output via emulation makes a big difference. Same with classic TV.

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You shouldn't presume anything. Steigar is a bog standard scrolling shooter with no 'simulator' affectations whatsoever. Remember, we're in 1989 here, we are nowhere near the start of the Home Micro boom and I can name 50 games on every platform that are considerably better than this abomination. You certainly cannot compare this to games like Desert Fox or proper Sims like Gunship or Project Stealth Fighter which were released years before this. This is a BAD GAME on the 64 and even worse on the Amiga. I'll even point you in the direction of a better game on both systems with the same setting - Dyter-7.

The only real problem is you'll see all the game has to offer in a very few hours as each of the nine levels are very small. That increases a lot if you are playing the tape version which has a horrific multi-load. The first two levels, in particular, are excellent with a lovely background when you parachute down and a very nice Abe Lincoln.

Non AC/DC at a guess

8-bit disk compatible?

A very unique series of shooters with easily some of the best Boss design of all time. Like many series the conversions are great on some formats and a bit crap on others. The three screen Arcade cabinet was really cool if yo could find one to play.

Really looks the part in screenshots, not so much once it moves. I enjoyed both but i agree the 64 version plays a bit better, but the Tape version had a really bad multi-load. One of the advantages of Emulation is cutting out that frustration, especially the easyflash release.

@@steveleadbeater8662 True, the Amiga version does look fine in screenshots. Unfortunately, it is a classic case of a game made by a team that was given far too little time to complete the job, and so wrote a version that would work on both the Atari ST and Amiga, not using the Amiga's hardware scrolling, sprites or blitter chip for animation. Compare how this game moves to similar games written specifically for the Amiga: Robocop 2, Assassin or The Untouchables, to name just a few.

I agree, modern D-Pad controllers really don't cut it but good joysticks are rather scarce. 8-bitdo's arcade stick is a bit expensive but very well made.

You are indeed correct, you can just press F1 on the C64 version to reset your cash. You can also fiddle the tax by setting it to 0% then hiking it up to 20% for December then reset it back to 0%. But we are noble retro gamers and would never stoop to such means.....😁😜😜

If by the intro you mean the 'Obscure Arcade Cabinet' part, I never saw this in the arcades back in the day. Most people didn't even know this was an arcade conversion.

Practise makes perfect indeed!

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I think a lot of the European games got limited releases in the UK. I never remember seeing this in any stores at the time.

Back when companies still took risks with their releases.

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Might be some subconscious bias on my part as I too played the 64 version first and didn't play the Amiga version until it came out on a budget label. If only all arcade conversions had this amount of care and attention.

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Just as bad as all the others?

@@steveleadbeater8662 It was really slow but at the time there were not many/any good marvel superhero games on the PC. It was really difficult- you could not simply low kick and make it through the game. You needed to use different moves with different enemies. I remember the one time I beat it. George Bush says congrats to spider man and Captain America.

It's actually on all versions, you have to blast a crate that gives you a laser sight and if you miss it you may as well start again. I agree that Op Wolf is the superior conversion on the 64, by a wide margin as well. By the third level you can see the 64 version is a mess of glitches and looks unfinished.