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Originally posted by Leon Retro View PostI think the top UK developers have got a lot of respect since the 32-bit era, but before that most UK devs only really got proper recognition in the UK and across Europe. I don't think Japan and America were very aware of The Bitmap Brothers, Sensible Software, and CORE etc... UK devs were very focused on their home market until the games biz became far more professional during the PlayStation era..
Yeah, a very significant game that felt quite amazing at the time
RARE are one of the most prominent UK devs that American gamers are fully aware of. A world away from when they were 'Ultimate' and were very much UK-centric
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I’ve been reading the replies and giving this some thought...
First I think we can all agree that Japan is a given. It brought us Pacman, Super Mario World and Street Fighter II for Christ’s sake, perhaps the finest pieces of gaming code ever created.
Next up I initially thought USA (or NA to be more specific in case Canadian friends are reading). Reason why? The Sierra games, Lucasfilm games, EA in their pomp (I’m talking Desert Strike and Road Rash, not the endless yearly FIFA crap we get these days). It brought us games from the 16-bit like Wing Commander, Dune 2 and Mortal Kombat, all massive, massive hits. If this wasn’t enough then what about the pioneering Atari/Williams/Midway output that brought us arcade games like Asteroids, Defender and Bezerk? Based on this, NA clearly had the best output after Japan.
But, you see, I’m from the U.K., and this is a U.K. based forum, and to top it off it’s all about opinion. I just couldn’t get the joy that Monty Mole, Miner Willy, and a funny egg-shaped character brought me as a child out of my head. I remember some great (and not so great) Ocean licences, I remember Target; Renegade, and I distinctly recall my eyes popping out of my head at seeing Graftgold’s conversion of (admittedly, Japanese originated) Rainbow Islands. I thought no, put this bias aside, NA is clearly the winner... Until TA mentioned Elite. That does it for me. To fit an entire galaxy inside a single 5.25” BBC floppy and run it from 32k RAM is an absolute miracle, and Elite remained one of my favourite games of all time until its sequel, Frontier, was released for the Amiga.
Yup, biased as it may seem - and is - I’ll vote too for the U.K. as second after Japan.
Special mention goes to Europe during the Amiga’s heyday that produced some of my favourite games for the machine including Cryo’s Dune, Delphine’s Flashback and Thalion’s No Second Prize. These were among the best Amiga games both technically and in terms of gameplay.Last edited by samanosuke; 01-01-2020, 09:13.
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Originally posted by samanosuke View PostTo fit an entire galaxy inside a single 5.25” BBC floppy and run it from 32k RAM is an absolute miracle, and Elite remained one of my favourite games of all time until its sequel, Frontier, was released for the Amiga..
I think we played the game till 3AM in the morning
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It was inevitable that Japan would dominate game development early on. A prosperous country with a wide range of micros to chose from and people that could afford them. Also with kanji being harder to display on low resolution outputs the systems in Japan needed to focus more on graphic capabilities.
All of which lead to the country having professional game developers ahead of the rest of the world.
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Originally posted by CMcK View PostAll of which lead to the country having professional game developers ahead of the rest of the world.
I think in Japan its was not only socially more acceptable but seen as career move.
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Originally posted by Team Andromeda View PostDo Japanese gaming corps or Japesnse gamers respect anything that isn't made by them. Nintendo had to use British talent to show them how to make 3D games LOL . Never mind how far ahead of the pack the likes of Geoff Crammond racers were for 3D graphics and physics
Originally posted by Team Andromeda View PostI would like to think lots of gamers know about Rock Star North
Originally posted by samanosuke View Post
First I think we can all agree that Japan is a given. It brought us Pacman, Super Mario World and Street Fighter II for Christ’s sake, perhaps the finest pieces of gaming code ever created.
Originally posted by samanosuke View PostNext up I initially thought USA (or NA to be more specific in case Canadian friends are reading). Reason why? The Sierra games, Lucasfilm games, EA in their pomp (I’m talking Desert Strike and Road Rash, not the endless yearly FIFA crap we get these days). It brought us games from the 16-bit like Wing Commander, Dune 2 and Mortal Kombat, all massive, massive hits. If this wasn’t enough then what about the pioneering Atari/Williams/Midway output that brought us arcade games like Asteroids, Defender and Bezerk? Based on this, NA clearly had the best output after Japan.
Originally posted by samanosuke View PostSpecial mention goes to Europe during the Amiga’s heyday that produced some of my favourite games for the machine including Cryo’s Dune, Delphine’s Flashback and Thalion’s No Second Prize. These were among the best Amiga games both technically and in terms of gameplay.
Originally posted by CMcK View PostAll of which lead to the country having professional game developers ahead of the rest of the world.Last edited by Leon Retro; 01-01-2020, 21:51.
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Originally posted by vanpeebles View PostLords of Midnight was just as impressive as Elite.
In the modern era is amazing how well Canada with teams in the likes of Montreal
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Originally posted by Team Andromeda View PostYeah. I also remember how amazing Euro Fighter and F29 were on the PC DID were amazing developers back then Robocop 3 had some stunning 3D GFX for an Amiga game and it still amazing to see how perfect the likes of Manic Minner and Jet Set Willy were
In the modern era is amazing how well Canada with teams in the likes of Montreal
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Originally posted by samanosuke View PostCombat Air Patrol for the Amiga really impressed me. Check out the silky smooth polygons and impressive camera angles (including 360 cockpit view), made all the more astonishing running on a stock 7mhz A500:
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Originally posted by Team Andromeda View PostAmericans that think Great Britain is actually England LOL
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