The sad demise of Commodore in 1994 pretty much marked the end of the Amiga dynasty. During its heyday, the Amiga successfully bridged the gap between a casual games machine and a PC, and made an indelible mark on gaming history and my gaming life.
During its lifespan, publishers spewed out a series of awesome titles, many of which have never been surpassed - even on the super consoles of today. There are too many great titles to mention, but the likes of Speedball 2, SWIV, Pinball Fantasies, Putty and Championship Manager are still revered. Here are my final five must-plays... (click here for part one).
I stumbled over this completely by accident but grew to love HistoryLine 1914-1918. A sequel to turn-based strategy game Battle Isle, HistoryLine (surprise, surprise) focused on the events of the First World War. Take control of the allies or axis and all manner of tanks, trucks, cannons and infantry, carefully positioning them across your map and emerging victorious!
Alien Breed - one of my all-time favourites... and soon to get a facelift on Xbox Live Arcade. Great co-op, great atmosphere, and plenty of acid-dripping aliens.
A game based on the American Civil War can't be much fun, right? Wrong. North and South was cartoony, colourful fun. Various mini-games centred around a Risk style map. Brilliant.
Released on pretty much every computer or console that's existed over the past few decades, Lemmings is a cult puzzler. Everyone knows that the aim of the game is to guide the suicidal critters to the exit, saving as many as you can. These little guys have the added bonus of being able to build, dig and parachute themselves out of trouble!
Still recognised by many as THE football game. I wasted countless hours on each update of Sensible World of Soccer, making my superfast strikers run rings around the opposition before lobbing in a ludicrous pass and volleying the ball home. Fantastic!
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The sad demise of Commodore in 1994 pretty much marked the end of the Amiga dynasty. During its heyday, the Amiga successfully bridged the gap between a casual games machine and a PC, and made an inde