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'''Amiga games''' were ]s compatible with the ] ]. |
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== History == |
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Commodore boosted sales of the Amiga in the UK by bundling A500s with a games package, the first being the "Batman Pack" in 1989. The Batman package was conceived by the Managing Director of Commodore UK, David Pleasance.<ref>{{cite web|title=A500 Batman Pack|url=http://www.amigahistory.co.uk/a500batman.html|work=Gareth Knight - Amigahistory.co.uk|date=June 2002|accessdate=2007-05-26| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20070629125046/http://www.amigahistory.co.uk/a500batman.html| archivedate= 29 June 2007 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> |
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=== MOD-based game music === |
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Amiga games popularized ] music, particularly the ] file format, which has enjoyed continuing popularity in the ] community. Demoscene music was influenced by the Amiga and its plethora of games with upbeat, electronic music soundtracks. Music was considered a big part of the game experience in most Amiga games. |
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=== Companies with Amiga roots === |
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The Amiga gaming scene was responsible for the rapid growth of small gaming companies including ] who were contracted by ] to produce the Amiga's standard file format ] in 1985. Electronic Arts' '']'' was included as standard with many Amigas thus giving them early access to productivity software. Other game development companies that were spawned by the Amiga platform include ] (later purchased by ] as the in-house development team for the ]), and a sub-set of Psygnosis called ] (which later became ]—the developer of the ] series). ], now affiliated with Sony, created such Amiga and Commodore classics as the ] series, ], originally founded by ex-Amiga swedishes ]s, ], ], or ]. |
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== Games distributed with the Amiga == |
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Commodore released a series of bundles,<ref> retrieved from amigahistory.co.uk</ref> packing-in serious applications such as ] along with high-profile entertainment titles. Example bundles included: |
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'''''Batman Pack''''' : ] : October 1989 - September 1990 |
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*'']'' — ] — (1989) |
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'''''Flight of Fantasy''''' : ] : April 1990 - September 1990 |
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'''''Screen Gems''''' : ] : September 1990 - July 1992 |
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'''''Cartoon Classics''''' : ] : July 1992 - September 1992 |
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'''''The Wild! The Weird! The Wicked!''''' : ] : Late 1992 |
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== AmigaOS 4 games == |
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== Amiga game developers == |
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Many famous game developers first established themselves on the Amiga, although some such as ], ] and ] had already established reputations from the 8-bit formats. Famous developers that have worked on Amiga games include: |
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*] ('']'', '']'') |
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*] of '']'' ('']'', '']'', ''], ''], '']'') |
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== See also == |
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{{portal|video games}} |
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== References == |
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