Greetings, Amiga Aficionados!

Shmup Jockey · Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2009 1:50 am Post subject: Greetings, Amiga Aficionados!

Hello all!

My name is Nathan, but my moniker here is 'Shmup Jockey', as I adore all shmups (shoot-'em-ups) like R-Type, Gradius, and so on.

I am new to the world of Amiga and will be getting an Amiga 500 this week. I have also purchased Turrican 1 and 2, but other than that, have no Amiga games at this time.

I hope people will suggest new games for me to try--especially shmups as I have discovered that there are many of them on the Amiga--and maybe even help me track some of them down.

I am also interested in action games--like Turrican, RPGs, and Adventure games, just to name a few genres of interest.

I have been a console gamer since the early '90s and am just now learning about the joys of retro computer gaming. I hope I can learn from the best here at Lemon Amiga!
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TurricanX · Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2009 8:50 am Post subject:

Welcome! Couple o' my faves are Midnight Resistance and Switchblade 2 which are similar side scrolling platformers/shooters like Turrican.

Biscuit · Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2009 10:44 am Post subject:

I'll second Switchblade 2.

And Hello. Very Happy

If you're in the mood for some button bashing, do check out the games league here.
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Dan Locke · Groupie Joined: 07 Sep 2009 Posts: 145

Play Flashback now. Right now. Don't wait any longer to experience the greatest game on the Amiga.

Switchblade II is garbage.

TurricanX · Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2009 11:09 pm Post subject:

Chuckles · Groupie Joined: 25 Dec 2008 Posts: 177

Hi Shmup Jockey--
So you're getting an A500, eh?
Are you planning on doing any games in emulation, or
are you doin only the 'real' experience?

NorthernNoodle · Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 1:18 pm Post subject:

Hi

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Amiga1200Mark · Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2009 3:59 pm Post subject:

I love Midnight Resistance, had it for my 64 and then the Amiga. I really liked the music on both versions. Awesome!!
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klx300r · Posted: Sat Oct 31, 2009 2:49 am Post subject:

welcome aboard Very Happy

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Shawn Dimery · Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 7:57 pm Post subject:

Hey there welcome friend!
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Shmup Jockey · Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 4:02 am Post subject:

Wow, thanks for the greetings, everyone!

I have an A500--with a broken floppy drive Sad

But a 'new' 500 is on the way, and it comes with everything I could dream of, including a joystick and Commodore dust covers for the computer, monitor, and external disk drive! Yes, just what I've always wanted--dust covers! Very Happy

I also am going to buy a 1200 pretty soon, too.

I've found nearly a dozen Amiga games since joining here, so I'm probably going to be going Amiga crazy for the...rest of my life, likely.

I'll be sure to look into Midnight Resistance, Switchblade 2 (was there a 1?), and Flashback, as well.

Thanks again for the warm welcomes! I am feeling very at home here.
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comiga · Posted: Sun Nov 08, 2009 10:35 pm Post subject:

welcome to Lemon, and welcome to the Amiga! I hope you have a lot of fun like we all do!

I think you have enough games to get started, but a couple to add to your soot'em up list is -

SILK WORM
SWIV
HYBRIS
BATTLE SQUADRON

And for some top down running around shooting action, check out -

ALIEN BREED SERIES
CHAOS ENGINE

These are just a couple more shooters to check out, these are more top down shooters, but a lot of fun... oh, and when you get that A1200, be sure to to get your hands on BANSHEE!

Anyways, have fun, and welcome again!
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comiga · Posted: Sun Nov 08, 2009 10:39 pm Post subject:

TurricanX · Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2009 4:30 pm Post subject:

I have a dust cover, it doesn't work though.
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Shmup Jockey · Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2009 8:44 pm Post subject: