Skimming over recent Amiga games: In May 2023 alone, around ten new games popped up. Here are six of them, covering arcade action, fantasy adventure, and hacking in cyberspace.
Sky Shapers is a high-speed, vertical-scrolling Shoot 'Em Up by Norwegian indie studio Digilicious Nibbles, making their debut on the AGA Amiga. Developed in Blitz Basic and created entirely on classic Amiga hardware, the game runs at a smooth 50 FPS and features handcrafted graphics, three expansive levels, and intense boss battles.
Yesterday, Hyperion Entertainment once again proved its commitment, releasing another update for AmigaOS 3.2.
It's update no. 3 for this version of AmigaOS, and it includes new Kickstart ROM version 3.2.3. The release contains a multitude of bugfixes and little enhancements, among which are updates to ReAction classes, TextEditor, DiskDoctor, HDToolbox, and some memory optimization that frees 12KB of ChipRAM.
Head over to Hyperion's website for more details, and download (for registered users):
A lot of people have been waiting for this - the time has come: play "Tomb Raider" on your Amiga!
This popped up just hours ago. Ok, it's "OpenLara", and so far only a proof of concept / tech demo - some features are missing - but it's the actual Tomb Raider-ess, it runs very smooth on a PiStorm, and from what we're hearing so far, it's even playable on a 68030. That's quite a lot!
Hi everyone, Some quick news from Hyperion Entertainment today. Update 3 for the AmigaOS 3.2 has just been released! The press release from Hyperion Entertainment can be found below: Brussels – April 2., 2025 Hyperion Entertainment CVBA is proud to provide the third free update for AmigaOS 3.2. This update includes two years’ worth of […]
Yoomp! is likely a well-known IP among retro gaming enthusiasts, though it was relatively new to me since I never followed the Atari scene closely. While Indie Retro News and others have covered it multiple times across various platforms, it never truly caught my attention—until talk of an Amiga version surfaced (go figure! :-p). The game has been out for a while now and continues to receive updates, which is fantastic. Even better, it now has a collector’s box for those of us who love having a physical edition to proudly display on our shelves.
Astronauts of the International Space Station can plug in an Amiga 600, 1200, or CD32 and play games on a beamer!
Another nice example of how the Amiga was used as a low-cost video production workhorse.
According to an article in a 1993 issue of "Amiga Kickstart" magazine (see links below), the music video for House Of Usher's techno track "Shades" was created on an Amiga 500+, using DeluxePaint IV.
Twelve years ago, I wrote an article about the Trojan Phazer Light Gun—an incredibly popular piece that continues to attract a lot of views, likely due to the growing interest in the Retro Light Gun market. This follow-up write up explores the current state of Light Gun games on the Amiga and highlights the black Trojan / Magnum Phazer gun I purchased in Denmark a couple years ago.
Yet another preview of "Grind" - the grown up brother of Amiga 500 Doom-clone "Dread" - just popped up on YouTube.
"Dread" was a super impressive project that spawned full-game-release project "Grind", and it's looking better than ever.
Here's the latest video, that was uploaded just minutes ago to famous retro-gaming channel Saberman RetroNews:
I am pleased to say I received my two Checkmate displays this week from the UK, one black and one cream coloured. Let's take a closer look!
This will be part one of a two part blog series as there is a lot to look at and a lot of systems to try them out on!
