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Meanwhile, 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> Most bundles consisted of popular games of the time or games with some television or film licence. These packs helped the Amiga become the most popular 16-bit games computer in the UK.{{Citation needed|date=June 2007}}<!--Did the ST fade faster than the Amiga 500? The A1200 came on the scene in 1992, when was the Amiga 500 discontinued?--> 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> Most bundles consisted of popular games of the time or games with some television or film licence. These packs helped the Amiga become the most popular 16-bit games computer in the UK.{{Citation needed|date=June 2007}}<!--Did the ST fade faster than the Amiga 500? The A1200 came on the scene in 1992, when was the Amiga 500 discontinued?-->


At its zenith in the early 1990s, the Amiga continued to be the platform of choice of many games development companies. At that time many games were released first on the Amiga, before being converted to other formats. At its zenith in the early 1990s, the Amiga continued to be the platform of choice of many games development companies. At that time many games were released first on the Amiga, before being converted to other formats.

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The Amiga 500 running Leander (1991)

Amiga games were video games compatible with the Commodore Amiga.

History

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. Most bundles consisted of popular games of the time or games with some television or film licence. These packs helped the Amiga become the most popular 16-bit games computer in the UK.

At its zenith in the early 1990s, the Amiga continued to be the platform of choice of many games development companies. At that time many games were released first on the Amiga, before being converted to other formats.

MOD-based game music

Amiga games popularized tracker-based music, particularly the MOD file format, which has enjoyed continuing popularity in the Demoscene 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.

Companies with Amiga roots

The Amiga gaming scene was responsible for the rapid growth of small gaming companies including Electronic Arts who were contracted by Commodore International to produce the Amiga's standard file format IFF in 1985. Electronic Arts' Deluxe Paint 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 Psygnosis (later purchased by Sony as the in-house development team for the PlayStation), and a sub-set of Psygnosis called DMA Design (which later became Rockstar Games—the developer of the Grand Theft Auto series). Factor 5, now affiliated with Sony, created such Amiga and Commodore classics as the Turrican series, DICE, originally founded by ex-Amiga swedishes demomakers, Blue Byte, Traveller's Tales, or Team 17.

Games distributed with the Amiga

Commodore released a series of bundles, packing-in serious applications such as Deluxe Paint along with high-profile entertainment titles. Example bundles included:

Batman Pack : A500 : October 1989 - September 1990

Flight of Fantasy : A500 : April 1990 - September 1990

Screen Gems : A500 : September 1990 - July 1992

Cartoon Classics : A500 : July 1992 - September 1992

The Wild! The Weird! The Wicked! : A600 : Late 1992

Race 'N' Chase : A1200 : 1993

Dangerous Streets : CD32 : 1993

AmigaOS 4 games

See also: Category:AmigaOS 4 games

AmigaOS 4 Powervideo games.

Amiga game developers

Many famous game developers first established themselves on the Amiga, although some such as David Braben, Jon Hare and Jeff Minter had already established reputations from the 8-bit formats. Famous developers that have worked on Amiga games include:

See also

References

  1. "A500 Batman Pack". Gareth Knight - Amigahistory.co.uk. June 2002. Archived from the original on 29 June 2007. Retrieved 2007-05-26. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. "Amiga Bundles" retrieved from amigahistory.co.uk

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