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Category: Amiga

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Life is Like a Hurricane – Disney’s Duck Tales: The Quest for Gold (Amiga, C64, DOS, ST)

6th Jul 20256th Jul 2025 Sasha McAuliffe

Stock trading, nature photography, mountain climbing… Wait, what? This is a Duck Tales game? Continue reading Life is Like a Hurricane – Disney’s Duck Tales: The Quest for Gold (Amiga, C64, DOS, ST)

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Adventure Log #5: Shadowlands

25th May 2025 Sasha McAuliffe

Dare you enter the Shadowlands? Cast your eyes and hold up a torch into the gloom as four adventurers seek to vanish an evil Overlord. Continue reading Adventure Log #5: Shadowlands

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Pac-Man with a Gun – Amiga PD Arcade Anarchy

10th Feb 202520th Jan 2026 Sasha McAuliffe

Wobbly Legs, Blobs from Space, Pac-Man plus Firearm; all these I played instead of the real deal. Continue reading Pac-Man with a Gun – Amiga PD Arcade Anarchy

Amiga, Computing, RPGs, UncategorizedLeave a comment

Adventure Log #1: HeroQuest II: Legacy of Sorasil

13th Jan 202513th Jan 2025 Sasha McAuliffe

I embark on an adventure in a forgotten sequel to a not-so-forgotten board game license. Continue reading Adventure Log #1: HeroQuest II: Legacy of Sorasil

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Castle Master: An Eternity of Atmospheric Adventure

9th Oct 20249th Oct 2024 Sasha McAuliffe

For the fifth installment of its FREESCAPE engines, Incentive Software turned to Gothic Fantasy… dare you read on? Continue reading Castle Master: An Eternity of Atmospheric Adventure

Amiga, Computing2 Comments

The Artistry of Avril Harrison

30th Sep 20249th Sep 2025 Sasha McAuliffe

What links King Tut, a street urchin, and The Secret of Monkey Island? Let’s find out together! Continue reading The Artistry of Avril Harrison

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My First Gaming Generational Shift

8th Sep 20248th Sep 2024 Sasha McAuliffe

Where I wax nostalgia about a great leap from 8 to 16 bit. Continue reading My First Gaming Generational Shift

Amiga, Computing1 Comment

Working the Night/Shift – A ‘CypherPunk’ Adventure for AGA Amiga

8th Aug 20246th Feb 2025 Sasha McAuliffe

Boston, 2039.  Amid concerns over personal privacy and economic freedom, a young ‘Cyberpunk’ finds himself embroiled in a conspiracy that will shake the very foundations of global society.  Continue reading Working the Night/Shift – A ‘CypherPunk’ Adventure for AGA Amiga

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The Adventures of Robin Hood: The Forgotten Open-World Game Pioneer

3rd Aug 202424th Nov 2025 Sasha McAuliffe

What if you wanted to be part of a living sandbox world that, given the opportunity, runs independent of your involvement but will react and change according to your actions? Such a game would be years away from those 16-bit days, right?

Wrong. It existed in 1991. Continue reading The Adventures of Robin Hood: The Forgotten Open-World Game Pioneer

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