Amiga, Apple, Atari and Commodore Exclusive Must Play RPGs

[Jarpie]

Oh yeah, I forgot about Captive 2: Liberation! I still haven't finished it, but it's loads of fun. Kill everyone for loot and keycards!

Captive 2: Liberation is grand but gets very repetitive after a while, which is a shame as the engine was great.

If I remember correctly, Crystal Dragon is pretty good, but it's pretty obscure and not widely known.

 

[Tramboi]

I'm asking anybody who has played Captive

 

[Zetor]

I played Captive 1 on the PC, but it didn't really click for me... felt really repetitive for a DM-like, and the entire gear upgrade system was a bit opaque. It was fun to zap enemies with lightning from a power socket, though!

 

[octavius]

I tried Captive 1 a few years ago, but it didn't really grab me, and I didn't like the fact that all the levels were randomly generated. But it had some interesting ideas.

 

[granit]

For the Macintosh, Dungeon of Doom also known as Dungeon Revealed: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dungeon_Revealed
Neat little roguelike.

 

[Ladonna]

Did you play Knightmare too? I tried it after a Captive binge on my ST a long time ago but I had to play something different. And I never got to it.

Knightmare is like a twisted medieval 'captive', with hand crafted dungeons and puzzles. I enjoyed it.

 

[Deuce Traveler]

I plan to scrub the entire initial post so I can add some of the games that have been mentioned, but as I haven't played any of these old classics, I'll be using the comments from this thread, some of the other threads posted before, and ratings on abandonware websites to make a determination on which games are Must Plays vs simply good for its time. I've been meaning to do this, but it looks like it will be a project that I should undertake when I have a few hours to spare and some beers to drink.

 

[octavius]

Newcomer is possibly the most ambitious RPG ever developed for the C64. It's development was started when the C64 was a common machine, but it took 20 years of development time to finish it. It certainly has impressive graphics (for a C64). Here's a short article.
I just love these games that are developed by crazy people with no regard for commercial viability.

So what happened to this game?
According to its website it was supposed to be released April 1, 2012. But the website hasn't been updated in over two years.

 

[taxalot]

Check the news. They had a bug countdown and disappeared. Sounds familiar?

 

[Jaesun]

 

[:Flash:]

Newcomer is possibly the most ambitious RPG ever developed for the C64. It's development was started when the C64 was a common machine, but it took 20 years of development time to finish it. It certainly has impressive graphics (for a C64). Here's a short article.
I just love these games that are developed by crazy people with no regard for commercial viability.

So what happened to this game?
According to its website it was supposed to be released April 1, 2012. But the website hasn't been updated in over two years.

The game was released. That countdown was for the Ultimate version, which didn't materialize.
The "company's" website still mentions that the game used to be available.

The intro is still on youtube

 

[octavius]

The Ultimate version would include a PC version, right?
Looks like the current version requires you to have an actual C64.

 

[Luzur]

Enhanced Newcomer is no longer available due to the impending release of Ultimate Newcomer.

Well thanks alot, faggots, now neither game will ever be available...

 

[Daemongar]

The game was talked about on GoG here: http://af.gog.com/forum/general/ultimate_newcomer_a_c64_game_20_years_in_the_making?as=1649904300

They provide a link to download the game: http://csdb.dk/release/?id=3431

You'll need something like hjsplit to join the files. Man, this game is so old that they split a 2 MB file into 3 parts!

It appears to be the same game, as it has a link to the "enhanced edition" game video, which will probably never be released



I won't have a chance to try this until tonight, but it is on D64 images, so if you have C64 forever or C64.emu for tablets, you should be good.

 

[Mortmal]

Project Status


April 1, 2012: Ultimate Newcomer will be released this month.
January 10, 2012: The IGF 2012 Independent Games Festival Main Competition has announced the list of finalists and honorary mentions today.


I think we can completely forget it now .
Surprisingly enough there's still numerous new C64 game releases , just have a look there:
http://www.psytronik.net/main/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=49&Itemid=29

They just released a game named darkness

 

[Luzur]

Psytronik are old news to us Hardcore elites

 

[Mortmal]

Psytronik are old news to us Hardcore elites

Yes but that means less than 5 guys here, worth linking it again .

 

[Luzur]

Psytronik are old news to us Hardcore elites

Yes but that means less than 5 guys here, worth linking it again .

mention the other games thats been out too, bro:

http://www.protovision-online.com/games/leisure_suit_leo.php?language=en

http://www.protovision-online.com/games/jimslim.php?language=en

http://www.protovision-online.com/games/itsmagic.php?language=en

http://www.protovision-online.com/games/itsmagic2.php?language=en

lotsa good quality games to hold close to your balls there, bro.

 

[Mortmal]

Absolutely ,that cant do harm to give them a bit of advertisement .

 

[Mortmal]

Back to the subject , exclusive rpgs, thats rather hard to find, everything was multiplatform.
http://www.lemon64.com/ , and look letter by letter thats the only way to find more.
Anyone else remember this ?
Thats was the weirdest game i played when i was a kid :

 

[getter77]

IIRC, there has been a few scattered further updates on Ultimate Newcomer---though these were via their Facebook page awhile back and not in English. Gotta keep hope alive, there's no other comparable jousting in all of gaming than Ultimate Newcomer vs Grimoire in the race to actually existing for folks to dig into.

 

[octavius]

Surprisingly enough there's still numerous new C64 game releases , just have a look there:
http://www.psytronik.net/main/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=49&Itemid=29

They just released a game named darkness

Heh, the screenshots reminded me of Sabre Wulf by Ultimate.
The "box" is also very much in Ultimate's style.
It's a bit comforting that there are people who are far more retro than myself...

 

[octavius]

Can anyone recommend a good Atari ST emulators? Is Steem the obvious choice? It's very old...

 

[index.php]

So what happened to this game?
According to its website it was supposed to be released April 1, 2012. But the website hasn't been updated in over two years.

UNC's development has been taken over by an autist who wants to release a COMPLETELY bug-free game.

 

[octavius]

UNC's development has been taken over by an autist who wants to release a COMPLETELY bug-free game.

I guess every platform have their own Cleve.