This is Pong by Claudio “PYRATRONIK” Buraglio from 1992 We all know how to play Pong, and this version even has several Game Modes which can be switched with the Space Bar It starts as the normal standard 2-Player affair (one player each side), where you have 2 players, and your aim is to keep […]
This is The Unusual Case of Doctor Strange, by Ian West, from 1994 Your task is to dig holes so the horrible Green Creatures fall into them, and you then need to goto them and whack them with your Axe several times to make them drop down to their death, and occasionally drop useful objects […]
This time the Commercial Game of the Month goes to Rick Dangerous II from Core Design from 1990 This time around you have 4 starting points, Hyde Park, Earth – The Ice Caverns of Freezia, The Forests of Vegetablia, and The Atomic Mud Mines Again you have limited Pistol Ammo, and Bombs which can help […]
Here we have Bomb Jacky by Unique Dimension from 1993 This is very similar in gameplay to Bomb Jack, where you have to collect Bombs around the large playing area, which most is off-screen, and will scroll into view when you move around The Game it quite difficult due to the above, and try to […]
Here we have Polymorf by Andrew Campbell from 1993 In this Game your task is to move your Pink Character in order to push the Coloured Blocks into each other to match them Be aware, if there are 2 blocks, it is a simple push together and they will disappear, if there are 3 or […]
This is Bload Runner by Chris Price You take control of “Special Agent Richard Flexible-Overhang III” (check the docs if you dont believe me -ed) and your task is to collect all the Queens Gold Coins You can climb ladders, dig holes to capture the enemies, which are called HARGH (yep, strange name I know […]
This is Defender by Acid Software from 1993 Another fast-paced shooter, where you need to Defend the little men who are on the planets surface from the Alien Invaders which will swoop down and pick them up Piloting your ship, which lucky comes with a laser weapon, Your task is to shoot the Alien Craft […]
This time the Commercial Game of the Month goes to the original Rick Dangerous from Core Design from 1989 Rick Dangerous is a pretty decent platformer, which is kinda based on Indiana Jones, where you goto the Amazon Jungle to search for the lost Goolu Tribe TICK! TICK! TICK! TICK! BOOM! as the Bomb goes, […]
This is Defenda! by Johnathan Sole, from 1991 You pilot a Ship, and you need to destroy all the Aliens which will kill you on touch You must defend the Humans standing on the Planet surface from these Aliens who will swoop down and take them away Dotted around are Volcanos and Mines which should […]
Here we have, Matrix Blaster, by Sami Cokar, Nadeem Cokar and W. Jared Brookes (Reviewed a day late on Saturday which is why the date says 1 Mar and not 28 Feb) This is a Tron-style Game, where you need to kill off your opponents, by blocking them from creating a longer line than you […]
This is James Pond II: Codename Robocod Demo by Millenium from 1991, A Preview Version Featured on Amiga Action Issue 26 from November 1991 Here you star as Robocod, with the object of killing off all the Toys, by bopping them to oblivion (well ok, you jump on their heads -ed), This Preview Version (or […]
This game is called Dodge by Ben Durrant in 1996 In this rather simple game, which takes place on a single screen which has a static starred background, You take control of a Blue Ship, with No Fire capability, and you need to avoid the Asteroids coming towards you from the top of the screen […]
This time is is Danger Mouse, Written in AMOS, by Gerred Blyth As you can tell it is a Hunchback-clone, much like Battlements which I reviewed back in 2021 Here you have the same type of enemies, such as Guards which will put swords up occasionally to try and catch you, Metal Balls with Spikes […]
This is Double Squares by Manfred Kopp in 1992 You have a 10 x 10 Grid in front of you, and you need to set as many tiles on the board as possible, each tile has an inner and outer square, upto 10 different colours, The Game can also be played with 1-2 players You […]
Let’s have some Hollywood Trivia by Town Crier Productions in 1990 This is a Quiz Game, Where you are presented with a Question and 4 possible answers, based off the selectable subjects in the Game, which are: Star Trek, Star Trek The Next Generation, M*A*S*H, Star Wars, Television, Music, Indiana Jones and Hitchhikers Guide to […]
This months “Commercial Game of the Month” simply has to goto International Karate + (IK+) from 1988 by The Late Archer Maclean (1962-2022, 60) Today would have been Archer Maclean’s 63rd Birthday, Born 28th January 1962, so Happy Birthday in Heaven to Archer – Rest in Peace Sir! This brilliant gem by The Late Archer […]
Since I have announced the end of this Gaming Blog at the end of December 2025 – I have now decided to whack as many Games onto the Collection as I possibly can, meaning you get More Games to play, at the small cost of No Review, I will be still doing the Friday Reviews […]
This is Super Tron ’97 by Ronny Nordqvist in 1993 Tron is based on the movie Tron from 1982, Where you have been teleported inside a Computer-Generated World, where you race your Tron Cycle In this Game you control a coloured line, and your object is to make it as long as possible, You need […]
I am looking for someone to completely take over the helm at Amiga Boing Blog at the End of this Year in December 2025 Sadly I have to hang up my hat here, Real Life Issues, which I do not wish to discuss, have been building up over quite a while now, and I feel […]
This is Tron Light Cycles by an Unknown Author Tron is a Game where you take control of a Light Cycle (or in this case a Line on the screen) and your task is to create the longest line possible without dying This version has the option of up to 2 Human Players and a […]