yess I remember this game, fast loading, crazy and perfect to forget everything during an hour of playing like a real arcade gamer !! Runs perfect on WinUAE, but needs a joystick or die quickly.
Apparently they later did a conversion of the *original* Encounter to the 16-bit formats (remember reading a review in New Atari User / Page 6 magazine).
Not sure why, as Backlash was already a de facto improved conversion of that game.
@Slothfire Don't know. I remember having a small black plastic box of it in my teens but probably was on a pack. Look it up on the net, it's got it all!
@odraconiandevil79; even allowing for its age, the music is incredibly basic by Amiga standards.
Sounds like they simply lifted the tune from the Atari ST version. (The ST's internal sound being a much-criticised anbd very basic off-the-shelf square-wave chip that had already seen use in several low-end 8-bit computers).
Guess it was a straight port. Even the copyright text uses one of the standard ST fonts!
@picnet; I take it you mean they sampled your ST sound effects for the Amiga?
The sound effects are actually pretty decent by ST standards, decent noisy shoot-'em-up feel. Not saying they couldn't have been better if they'd got some proper samples for the Amiga, but they don't stick out as being below the expected standard like the music does. (And that, of course, isn't the fault of the guy who wrote the music for the ST... unless it was his decision to sample it! :-) )
yess I remember this game, fast loading, crazy and perfect to forget everything during an hour of playing like a real arcade gamer !! Runs perfect on WinUAE, but needs a joystick or die quickly.
uptocom 3 months ago
Apparently they later did a conversion of the *original* Encounter to the 16-bit formats (remember reading a review in New Atari User / Page 6 magazine).
Not sure why, as Backlash was already a de facto improved conversion of that game.
NotATube 8 months ago
the music is off the richter!
PalebobUK 1 year ago
I completely forgot about this game. was it sometimes packaged as a free game with the new amiga pack? (in the UK). Used to think it was amazing.
Slothfire 1 year ago
@Slothfire Don't know. I remember having a small black plastic box of it in my teens but probably was on a pack. Look it up on the net, it's got it all!
odraconiandevil79 1 year ago
This was a great game on the Amiga. Incredibly difficult.
fronkenpoop 2 years ago
Wow, amaizing!
nivavalin 2 years ago
@nivavalin This is a bit dated, you know, but still a lot of fun!
odraconiandevil79 2 years ago
@odraconiandevil79; even allowing for its age, the music is incredibly basic by Amiga standards.
Sounds like they simply lifted the tune from the Atari ST version. (The ST's internal sound being a much-criticised anbd very basic off-the-shelf square-wave chip that had already seen use in several low-end 8-bit computers).
Guess it was a straight port. Even the copyright text uses one of the standard ST fonts!
NotATube 8 months ago
@NotATube Yes, Novagen developed their games on Atari ST and ported them to Amiga with little to no improvements.
DevilMaster 7 months ago
@NotATube The music (I didnt write) and sound effects (I coded and created) were sampled for the Amiga version much to my annoyance.
picnet 6 months ago
@picnet; I take it you mean they sampled your ST sound effects for the Amiga?
The sound effects are actually pretty decent by ST standards, decent noisy shoot-'em-up feel. Not saying they couldn't have been better if they'd got some proper samples for the Amiga, but they don't stick out as being below the expected standard like the music does. (And that, of course, isn't the fault of the guy who wrote the music for the ST... unless it was his decision to sample it! :-) )
NotATube 6 months ago
@NotATube Yes, just the sound effects from the ST version.
picnet 6 months ago
@odraconiandevil79 gee do you think considering its 1987
paulhunter123 3 months ago