love this game, i too was lucky enough to have an amiga500 as a kid. shadow of the beast was the first game we played. the game came with a t-shirt which i wore out. seein this again and listening to the tracks. wow. opening song, sequence music and game over track - so good. would love this to be remade as long as its using the original music! otherwise dont bother :) thanks to all who worked their butts off to make this game. goosebumps pretty much.
This thing came out when the new console was the NES and the computer everyone here had was the Commodore 64. So yeah, it was the envy of many hobbyists and gamers.
never really got into this game but damn the Amiga had some of the best game music EVER. canon fodder, turrican 2, xenon 2, New zealand story, Ghouls 'n' Ghosts...
It's things like this that make me proud to have been born when I was, to have a father who was a gamer and a pirate. I would have missed out on so much if it wasn't for him and his Amiga.
All the music for the shadow of the beast series was just as good as the games themselves, which to be honest isnt something that happens often in games.
There was something about Pygnosis - Reflections - Roger Dean (Yes album artist) due that made such an impact. not to mention the amiga's ability to put out so much quality with very little memory. 512k. just think AVATAR was seriously influence by these games and Deans work. no doubt.
Je suis sur que le compositeur de la musique de "Shadow of the beast" (Dave Whittaker), devait être un fan de rock progressif (Yes, Camel, Genesis etc...). La musique de ce jeu est vraiment terrible!
PS : D'ailleurs celui qui dessina la pochette du jeu (et le logo de "Psygnosis"), n'est autre que Roger Dean, dessinateur attitré du groupe Yes (pratiquement toutes leur pochettes sont de lui).
There was a cheat on this game that let you destroy the wrath of evil and embelish the portals of never ending destiny profounded by the sheer might of the unprovoked innocence of the kingdom of souls to whom there be the enchanted saviour through out the infinite power of light embroided by the blind faith of guided determination brought about the forefathers of good who serve only the purest, most heroic, and most selfless of beings.....but I didnt like that cheat I thought it was fucking crap
@zachthezombie Hardly, they were very different gameplay-wise, the only similarity is the word 'beast' appearing in both titles.
Altered Beast is based (very, very loosely) on some parts of Greek mythology.
But yeah, massive hype for Shadow of the Beast, I have the Mega Drive and Amiga versions and I have to say, the Mega Drive version is like atleast 9001 times harder.
@xoen6 These are the current Generation videogame consoles. They offer a online game library with retro games. Here you can download (not for free) retro games from consoles from the past. For example you can already download games from the Megadrive and C64.
this game used to scare me to death as a kid. i was about 8 and the music used to get me so worked up cos it was so atmospheric... 19 years later and i can still feel my pulse rate rising from that learned reaction. awewsome
@lieneskripko I believe there are actually modern remixes of the art with today's technology by the original artists someplace. (Amiga Legends CD or something similar?)
Geil, echt geil, Shadow of the Beast war und ist immer eins der absoluten Favorites auf dem Amiga. Wieviele Tage und Nächte ich mit diesem Game verbracht hab, ist einfach unglaublich. Danke für diese Zeit !
Don't talk about a remake, as good as it was it was it's own game! You know as well as I do it would be turned into some shit third person crap. You always wanted to see the next bit of the level, it's like Demon's Souls' in that respect. Hard, but worthy of the next part.
fun fact!: this song was also featured on lemmings as on of the four 'guest stages' where they used elements of 4 other psygnosis games and used it to create a lemmings level.
Interestingly only one of these four levels was based on the game developed by DMA Design (the level based on Menace), which was also the developer of Lemmings. The other three were based on the games from Reflections (SOTB1-2, Awesome).
I still remember the day when the postman finally came to my door and gave me that parcel. I spend all my pocket money for this game, and had to borrow some money from my brother.
It was the special edition. There was a Beast T-Shirt, 4 Disks and an Art Book inside. It cost 120 DM (60€)
This is one of my favourite pieces of game music of all time... but I think the first 30 seconds have been messed up by the Amiga emulator used to capture it. I remember the song really well (I used to listen to it on loop :-) and all versions I've listened to on YouTube seem to have timing problems until 33 seconds in. I'm 99% sure that first section had a much faster, more fluid feel.
Is anyone able to record the sound from an actual Amiga? I'd love to hear it the way I remember it sounding.
This brings back memories. My mom sold my Amiga at a garage sale in the late 90's and I was pissed. I'll have to search for other Amiga classics like The Killing Gameshow and Blood Money.
@ScottThrill happens alot :( my parents threw out my a2000 and 2 powermacs when i moved out of home :( thankfully however i have continued my hobby and now have 2x Amiga 600s, 1x Amiga 500 and 1x Amiga 1200 w/68060 :)
This game needs to be re-done completely, from the ground up. Someone needs to buy the rights to it, and redo the it all. Just imagine what the graphic's and sound could be like with todays technology?! Expanding the story line for each one(1, 2, and 3) is a most, add a free roaming environment, like Bladurs Gate: Dark Alliance meets Grand Theft Auto 4.
@KathlynWolf shadow of the beast? I dunno about best. It was miles ahead in graphics and sound but WAAAAAAY too hard for me at 9 or 10 or whatver i was.
I only ever won it with an unlimited lives trainer. :)
@KathlynWolf Never really liked this game when I was young, but the whole soundtrack of this game is amazing. Lately I've been thinking to go back to amiga (emulator, if my real amiga hardware seems beyond repair) and finally play this game through.
@guupsta There is also a sega version of the game, that you could easily fire up too with an emulator. However the graphics and music are not at good as the Amiga version.
Why hasn't there been a remake of this game, wow!
I think you guys might like the original rendition that was peiced together using the synthesized instruments that Tim Wright, sorry David Whitaker wrote this for.
Its available on the SOTB music CD, the track is called "The Plains".
Freakin awesome, this is the most intriguing and fantastic intro ever...I remember that reaching level 3 was some kind of a world record, when I was a kid, and took 6 hours a day, month after month...Kudos and 5x stars for the uploader!
THE GAME that won every gaming award around back in 1989 and set a very high bar to beat. It took modern PC's back then, 5 years to catch up and Nintendo around 3 years. Keep in mind that SOTB was created on Jay Miner's 1984 chipset and runs on a 1985 Amiga 1000 just fine..
The original ST had the same sound chip as the Spectrum +2. Quite shite really. But the STE was a different breed, alas too late in the market. The Amiga had the best sound I am with you on that.
Atari did - they brought out the Ste. Enhanced sound capabilities but too late to save the market. If the Ste had been launched first, the Amiga wouldn't have got anywhere.
Wow this brings back memories! Back in the days when games were more simple, yet were still relatively cool (for nerds anyway!) and I'm sure I have a copy of this on VHS tape somewhere. A friend of mine did me a copy of loads of Amiga Music, will have to dig it up if I still have it and transfer it to DVD. It also had the intro music/graphics for Blood Money and some sort of Ninja game whose name escapes me.
Great clip anyway, many thanks for that! It reminded me of a happy time. :)
Of all the (great) Amiga soundtracks, SotB 1 had some of the best, most evocative and memorable melodies. Even after 15+ years of not playing the game one of those songs will pop in my head for no good reason.
And in case he returns (comment below seems legit) THANKS to Mr. Whittaker for creating some of the most awesome game soundtracks.
I was checking out iTunes and couldn't find any of David's music - how about putting it up for sale, any copyright issues? Thanks for posting this BTW.
At this time, I was trying to write few mods with pro-tracker, octamed (but sticking to pro-tracker, I like jeskola buzz -used fast-tracker right before - now on pc, it is not as user-friendly as ableton live or reason but old school as I like...Well, I use ableton/reason/rebirth now but if limited, I run towards mommy and trackers...).
Question: were you using a specific tracker or somewhat while writing those masterpieces ?
Really outstanding, you mean that channels were rendering kind of "asm-home-made" am-fm synthesis without any Ko of samples as instruments ? Man, he might have written also somekind of part dedicated to playback his compositions while writing them or maybe he previewed with an acoustic instrument (piano or what) before writting down his patterns, and finally let paula perform them...
This is real Art with the highest technical constraints ever. I love sound "sacrifices" like that.
1989 is the year and was ground breaking at the time i think i still have it somewere sitting next to my beloved turracain2 which in my eyes was perhaps the amiga500's greatest moment
1989, Psygnosis on the game dev scene, for ever far ahead from any team with such few platform horse power. Nobody will ever approach this spec even in their dreams, remember, 2 or 3 720k floppies for this masterpiece (with awesome sounds)... Let's think about this.
I thought the game itself was utter crap, but I remember seeing this in the computer shop and standing there with my jaw on the floor. Nothing at the time looked or sounded this good. Panpipes and Roger Dean - good times!
I remember my mom bought my first computer. A PC which was trash. She took it back and used the money to get an Amiga 500. What a difference it made! This was the first game I played on it and I was blown away by the music alone.
Greetings to all of you, join the group I made on Facebook called Amiga Nostalagi, AMIGA NEVER DIES, Shadow of the beast, dame it was a great game, I loved the tune and I played it alot, and yet a great production from Psygnosis, The time og Amiga was just the Greatést time of my life, I programmed demos, games, and much more on my Amiga 500 wich I still have, and I plugged it in this weekend, I just moved right back to 1989s.. Wish I could stay there...
Jesus. The music on Amiga was so amazing..
TheATeciak 1 day ago
Someone needs to remix this into a dubstep track.
Jahooba 4 days ago
This is my favorite music on Amiga, but this game music was better in PC Engine.
Cooolmenel 1 week ago
This game was AWESOME! Hard to play but, awesome. The music is as haunting today as it was back in 1989.
42Cleve 2 weeks ago
Amiga, many best moment...
Destronr 2 weeks ago in playlist gamemusic
thanks for posting by the way.
DaButler77 1 month ago
love this game, i too was lucky enough to have an amiga500 as a kid. shadow of the beast was the first game we played. the game came with a t-shirt which i wore out. seein this again and listening to the tracks. wow. opening song, sequence music and game over track - so good. would love this to be remade as long as its using the original music! otherwise dont bother :) thanks to all who worked their butts off to make this game. goosebumps pretty much.
DaButler77 1 month ago
this would be perfect on modern consoles, maybe a remake or it could be on the wi virtual console
pollotierrez 1 month ago
Damn, this brings some good memories. I used to play this game on my Amiga. Great music, too.
SolarPL 1 month ago
This thing came out when the new console was the NES and the computer everyone here had was the Commodore 64. So yeah, it was the envy of many hobbyists and gamers.
frigginjoe 1 month ago
As far as I'm concerned Nintendo can suck my balls, Amiga was way better. Retro gaming will never mean Mario to me
imagination43 1 month ago
Got my amiga in 2009 for free when I first heard about it (16 years old WOOOAH..)
Now its my favorite gaming machine :)
janmansde3dede 2 months ago
this one game sold me the amiga and for 4 years it became a small part of my life. Happy Memories
RogerHerhard 3 months ago
this game was so far ahead of its time. The amgia. Psygnosis. Cinemaware. These games were badass.
piercetruth34 3 months ago 2
never really got into this game but damn the Amiga had some of the best game music EVER. canon fodder, turrican 2, xenon 2, New zealand story, Ghouls 'n' Ghosts...
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ShadowoftheBeastHD 6 months ago
Yes, I remember my first computer was an amiga 500 and I had the game, the music fascinated me even then ^ ^ I say only lost patrol
OldMansLP 6 months ago
the graphics ,the music ,... this was the game ,the game that i will never forget !! Amiga forever !!
76MKIIDub16V 6 months ago
This song is present in Lemmings also
amenayfazz 7 months ago
this game was so frustrating
TheRealOlrot 9 months ago
amiga is the shit!!..This is the best intro music ever in a game!
gustoThegangsta 9 months ago
It's things like this that make me proud to have been born when I was, to have a father who was a gamer and a pirate. I would have missed out on so much if it wasn't for him and his Amiga.
FinalMasterM 9 months ago
All the music for the shadow of the beast series was just as good as the games themselves, which to be honest isnt something that happens often in games.
There was something about Pygnosis - Reflections - Roger Dean (Yes album artist) due that made such an impact. not to mention the amiga's ability to put out so much quality with very little memory. 512k. just think AVATAR was seriously influence by these games and Deans work. no doubt.
xevious2501 9 months ago
Je suis sur que le compositeur de la musique de "Shadow of the beast" (Dave Whittaker), devait être un fan de rock progressif (Yes, Camel, Genesis etc...). La musique de ce jeu est vraiment terrible!
PS : D'ailleurs celui qui dessina la pochette du jeu (et le logo de "Psygnosis"), n'est autre que Roger Dean, dessinateur attitré du groupe Yes (pratiquement toutes leur pochettes sont de lui).
JVdu78 10 months ago
Brilliant!! I'm 35 now and was lucky enough to own an Amiga 500 back when I was a kid. With games like this it was the golden age of gaming.
craigyboymac10001 10 months ago 14
its not really a game though its just some a graphical trip
paulhunter123 10 months ago
Hey everyone someone who makes beast intros look at Amo3507 hell be making cod videos soon <3 Search him and subscribe please :D
colbykaraman 11 months ago
dude you rock... you reminded me of my teenage years..!!!!! thanx man
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There was a cheat on this game that let you destroy the wrath of evil and embelish the portals of never ending destiny profounded by the sheer might of the unprovoked innocence of the kingdom of souls to whom there be the enchanted saviour through out the infinite power of light embroided by the blind faith of guided determination brought about the forefathers of good who serve only the purest, most heroic, and most selfless of beings.....but I didnt like that cheat I thought it was fucking crap
Carbon657 1 year ago
Shadow of the Beast, Gods, Speedball 2 - Amiga music was fucking sweet.
zombies8u 1 year ago
6 persons are jealous or what?
ShadowDreadblade 1 year ago
I love the ST version of this. Oh, wait. Amiga FTW
TubeDestroyer2010 1 year ago
Who did the music? Ennio Morricone?!
MrRottenPotato 1 year ago 2
I remember seeing that image at the end before somewhere.
ReverendSyn 1 year ago
love this...lemmings had this tune on one of the levels
dedeschwede 1 year ago
always freaked me out these games they had a strange feel to them that just dosnt seem to be captured anymore
skylinehulmes 1 year ago
@skylinehulmes your right
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makes me cry :`¬)```
must be all the memories
StronglyFancied 1 year ago
makes me cry :`¬)```
must be all the memories
StronglyFancied 1 year ago
@horsie111 yea could be coincidental but thay do both have simularatys
this kind of thing could of been a genral theeam for that time in video games
zachthezombie 1 year ago
anyone else think sega ripped of shadow of the beast when thay made alterd beast
zachthezombie 1 year ago
@zachthezombie Hardly, they were very different gameplay-wise, the only similarity is the word 'beast' appearing in both titles.
Altered Beast is based (very, very loosely) on some parts of Greek mythology.
But yeah, massive hype for Shadow of the Beast, I have the Mega Drive and Amiga versions and I have to say, the Mega Drive version is like atleast 9001 times harder.
apocalypseXVI 11 months ago
I LOVE U AMIGAAAAAAAAAAAA FOREVER
abulrezq 1 year ago
in the past they used to make games with passion for love of the game. now its just endless clones of mindless shooting for the love of the cash.
xdeiri 1 year ago 2
Best playable computer EVER
In 80's games were monochromatic (or few coloures) and only sound was "bbeeep"
Amiga kick's ass totally.
She had SOUL... she was amazing and totaly better from others computers in those times.
When I saw SOTB(first game I ever saw on A500) I fell in love...AMIGA was my first fiance:)
In those times were very difficult for my parents to buy a Amiga for us.
We live in Poland and there was a comunism that time. But my father was a sailor and he bought my beloved A500
Robthe555 1 year ago 86
this score rocked
perspectivehorizon 1 year ago
Amiga is soooooooooooo underestimated. We need this games for download on psn wii and xbox live!
gustoThegangsta 1 year ago
@gustoThegangsta i am not sure what psn, wii, and xbox are, but Amiga is eternal.
xoen6 1 year ago
@xoen6 These are the current Generation videogame consoles. They offer a online game library with retro games. Here you can download (not for free) retro games from consoles from the past. For example you can already download games from the Megadrive and C64.
gustoThegangsta 1 year ago
oh gear, so horny. my games on a500 ... i remember. soundtrack ftw.!!
RSixCookie 1 year ago
this game used to scare me to death as a kid. i was about 8 and the music used to get me so worked up cos it was so atmospheric... 19 years later and i can still feel my pulse rate rising from that learned reaction. awewsome
Dravensdmf 1 year ago 3
Why do i not have this awesome track on mp3??
johnnyk427 1 year ago
This has done strange things to my brain. My subconcious remembers this game well.
greenminiture 1 year ago
Everytime i hear some kids nowadays complaining about games being too difficult, I remember this game. Kids, this is a hard game!
DreiAugenLuke 1 year ago
I can still remember this music after 20 years...way cool
JamesyH1000 1 year ago
This game must be nearly impossible to beat without cheating!
BeautifulLosersMusic 1 year ago
the birth of the the art in videogames its called amiga.
MetatroN197924 1 year ago 2
The first game I saw in AmigA, one of the best in every way. Great soundtrack !!!
EstigiaSDTK 1 year ago
That music reminds me of the water margin...
TheWomblemaster 1 year ago
mmmmmmm, Mongo like! I'd put that right up there with Descent form Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss
most excellent
IdaGno 1 year ago
I think Shadow of the Beast and Turok franchises are alike and similiar in a few ways.
Mirdala 1 year ago
@Mirdala
probably the oppresing music and the primal looking mood
KingFossilFER 1 year ago
I think I still have the t-shirt that this game came with back in the day. The front looks like 1:14 IIRC.
elsquibbs 1 year ago
amiga the best
dm3s 1 year ago
The high-res image used to make my A500 screen go berserk with flickering.
SD78 1 year ago
@SD78 It sounds you had a bad A500 or a terrible monitor.
jci10 1 year ago
@jci10
It was originally a C64 monitor.
SD78 1 year ago
the best, they should make a new shadow of the beast with todays technology, but dont mess with the music too much
lieneskripko 1 year ago
@lieneskripko I believe there are actually modern remixes of the art with today's technology by the original artists someplace. (Amiga Legends CD or something similar?)
TheTurnipKing 1 year ago
Geil, echt geil, Shadow of the Beast war und ist immer eins der absoluten Favorites auf dem Amiga. Wieviele Tage und Nächte ich mit diesem Game verbracht hab, ist einfach unglaublich. Danke für diese Zeit !
machdischplattmann 1 year ago
Don't talk about a remake, as good as it was it was it's own game! You know as well as I do it would be turned into some shit third person crap. You always wanted to see the next bit of the level, it's like Demon's Souls' in that respect. Hard, but worthy of the next part.
munkayman78 1 year ago 3
Super Game!!
Malakais29 1 year ago
This was awesome. The Gfx, Sfx, Music .....
stesoell 1 year ago
fun fact!: this song was also featured on lemmings as on of the four 'guest stages' where they used elements of 4 other psygnosis games and used it to create a lemmings level.
keniakittykat 1 year ago
@keniakittykat
Interestingly only one of these four levels was based on the game developed by DMA Design (the level based on Menace), which was also the developer of Lemmings. The other three were based on the games from Reflections (SOTB1-2, Awesome).
DamoclesAlpha 1 year ago
Great music, takes me back to my childhood
kopitetommy 1 year ago 2
Damn, this music just makes me shiver.
zmelkoow 1 year ago 4
Sweet memories! :-)
I still remember the day when the postman finally came to my door and gave me that parcel. I spend all my pocket money for this game, and had to borrow some money from my brother.
It was the special edition. There was a Beast T-Shirt, 4 Disks and an Art Book inside. It cost 120 DM (60€)
Lintflas 1 year ago
This is one of my favourite pieces of game music of all time... but I think the first 30 seconds have been messed up by the Amiga emulator used to capture it. I remember the song really well (I used to listen to it on loop :-) and all versions I've listened to on YouTube seem to have timing problems until 33 seconds in. I'm 99% sure that first section had a much faster, more fluid feel.
Is anyone able to record the sound from an actual Amiga? I'd love to hear it the way I remember it sounding.
chikubian 1 year ago
This game is eerily nostalgic though I never played it before recently. I remember the secret level from lemmings though.
Zellig 1 year ago
This brings back memories. My mom sold my Amiga at a garage sale in the late 90's and I was pissed. I'll have to search for other Amiga classics like The Killing Gameshow and Blood Money.
ScottThrill 1 year ago
@ScottThrill happens alot :( my parents threw out my a2000 and 2 powermacs when i moved out of home :( thankfully however i have continued my hobby and now have 2x Amiga 600s, 1x Amiga 500 and 1x Amiga 1200 w/68060 :)
animaze86 1 year ago
i will play this on my ipod as i sit on a bench and gaze at people when they walk by me....
921144666 2 years ago 3
I didn't trust my eyes nor my ears when I first started this game. The intro just blew me away.
securitysystem 2 years ago
same :)
thx for upload!
winwon62 2 years ago
this game scared the sh*t out of me when i was 8 ^^
that was 18 years ago...
very difficult game though....
today i just LOVE this sound ;-)
could be worth a remake as a hip-hop track or such.
thanks for uploading!
greenlight2k 2 years ago 5
Same here :)
hansrogvu 2 years ago
Holy crap....talk about being brought back 23 years in time. I played this when I was 10 .... unreal how weird this feels! Cool! :S
Crz2B 2 years ago 3
Wow... great stuff! Just brought me 19-20 years back in time!!!
dep1001 2 years ago 3
this was the first game that showed what the Amiga could really do and set it above the competition.
Sipie007 2 years ago 3
This game needs to be re-done completely, from the ground up. Someone needs to buy the rights to it, and redo the it all. Just imagine what the graphic's and sound could be like with todays technology?! Expanding the story line for each one(1, 2, and 3) is a most, add a free roaming environment, like Bladurs Gate: Dark Alliance meets Grand Theft Auto 4.
Mirdala 2 years ago 3
this game scared me
rocksoliddude1 2 years ago 2
Oh memories......
Nagrom0709 2 years ago 2
This song gives me shivers.
One of the best (and the hardest!) games of all time.
KathlynWolf 2 years ago 80
@KathlynWolf
Amen to that. It almost brings tears to my eyes. Seeing this takes me right back to the day it was released.
HaligonianType1 1 year ago
@KathlynWolf shadow of the beast? I dunno about best. It was miles ahead in graphics and sound but WAAAAAAY too hard for me at 9 or 10 or whatver i was.
I only ever won it with an unlimited lives trainer. :)
Love the music tho and love amigas :)
jimeh123 1 year ago
@KathlynWolf
Thats strange, I thought that im the only one who get shivers EVERY time listening this tune =)
rotokka 11 months ago
@KathlynWolf pues yo me lo pasé en dos ocasiones!! :DD
nikysch 7 months ago
@KathlynWolf Never really liked this game when I was young, but the whole soundtrack of this game is amazing. Lately I've been thinking to go back to amiga (emulator, if my real amiga hardware seems beyond repair) and finally play this game through.
guupsta 5 months ago
@guupsta There is also a sega version of the game, that you could easily fire up too with an emulator. However the graphics and music are not at good as the Amiga version.
Why hasn't there been a remake of this game, wow!
wonderboy2402 5 months ago
Hard to believe this is 20 years old.
McLarenMercedes 2 years ago 4
I still have the original T-Shirt they included with the game. Psygnosis ruled in those days, they were without peer.
LegalizeTheDope 2 years ago 5
@LegalizeTheDope do you sell that shirt ?
TommyVlaming 2 years ago
I wouldn't sell it, nope. I still wear it!
I wish they had one with their logo. Weren't they bought out by Sony or someone? It's too bad . . .
LegalizeTheDope 2 years ago
I think you guys might like the original rendition that was peiced together using the synthesized instruments that Tim Wright, sorry David Whitaker wrote this for.
Its available on the SOTB music CD, the track is called "The Plains".
shinobiung 2 years ago
Freakin awesome, this is the most intriguing and fantastic intro ever...I remember that reaching level 3 was some kind of a world record, when I was a kid, and took 6 hours a day, month after month...Kudos and 5x stars for the uploader!
FIxt00l 2 years ago 2
Great Game on A500, but VERY VERY Hard Game Hardest I know
tre1193 2 years ago 3
THE GAME that won every gaming award around back in 1989 and set a very high bar to beat. It took modern PC's back then, 5 years to catch up and Nintendo around 3 years. Keep in mind that SOTB was created on Jay Miner's 1984 chipset and runs on a 1985 Amiga 1000 just fine..
jci10 2 years ago
Wow...that brings back memories...
shrikedoa 2 years ago
lol i was like 5 years old back then and this creeped me out pretty good. very nostalgic! thanks!
silverio1942 2 years ago
Man this takes me back - Psygnosis were the kings!
KuzinAvi 2 years ago
Thank you...big nostalgi
JARNOLD44 2 years ago
oh yes
metalanschi 2 years ago
Best intro Ever ! (for its time)
I remember seing this as a Kid and had to get my jaw from the ground ..
Realmasterorder 2 years ago 2
did u hold all joystick buttons in for cheat
BrianFury5803 2 years ago
this game scared me!
921144666 2 years ago 5
i was young (26 now) and without holding down joystick buttons during intro (CHEAT) i couldn't get out of tree
BrianFury5803 2 years ago
This game convinced me to buy my Amiga so many years ago. This intro tune still puts tingles down my spine. Awesome.
trauschu 2 years ago
Shadow of the Beast... that was one of the darkest games I've ever played, and surely the most dark, that I had on my Amiga.
Genesivare 2 years ago 2
Fantastic music,even now after so many years it seems so good...
ArfiGorgona 2 years ago
best game music made ever
those were the days my friend
TommyVlaming 2 years ago
No other piece of music brings me back to the Amiga days than this tune. The best.
punkarcade 2 years ago
Fantastic music....loved this game...loved and still live my amiga !!
999mikhail999 2 years ago
Fuck man.. Good old times..
mommywhereisdaddy 2 years ago
great music
GURBETCIAYLOS 2 years ago
i still got my amiga..and about 200 games...
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plmqas 2 years ago
learn to speak english you dribbling meathead...
pgwlgtnnz 2 years ago
Oh, how I remember this Game. I was a young boy and saved all my money to buy it. There was a T-Shirt in the Gamebox, too.
Lintflas 2 years ago
I cant wait for my Sega Megadrive!!
I'm thinking for freezing myself...
olsern 2 years ago
I have this game for the Atari Lynx
Idsz 2 years ago
My Jaw nearly dropped to the floor when we got this for the Amiga, I think I was 10. I had been playing compter games since the vic20
Sparkanoid1 2 years ago 2
This had the best box art in the whole world. Seriously. Look for it.
Shazbut01 2 years ago 3
In 1990, my old C64 broke down at last. I was 8. I was jealous of all my buds who owned an NES.
We then bought an Amiga 500, and this was the first game I ever played on it.
For the first time in my life, I felt bad for everybody stuck with an NES. Still stands as some of the best music of all time.
greypatch3 2 years ago 3
The original ST had the same sound chip as the Spectrum +2. Quite shite really. But the STE was a different breed, alas too late in the market. The Amiga had the best sound I am with you on that.
BFCboi 2 years ago
yes indeed. ST owners - lets see you top this with your chiptunes. idiots
chiptastic2003 2 years ago
Atari did - they brought out the Ste. Enhanced sound capabilities but too late to save the market. If the Ste had been launched first, the Amiga wouldn't have got anywhere.
BFCboi 2 years ago
'what if' - the religion of the ST freaks. STE - hahahahahahahahahahaha
chiptastic2003 2 years ago
I was an Amiga man actually. And the last laugh is actually in knowing that the Amiga was produced by Ex Atari engineers!
BFCboi 2 years ago
I need the mp3 of that
Preferably the track played by an orchestra
johnnyk427 2 years ago
q podre
vitinhovitorblack 2 years ago
8 / 16 bit era games, where true talent and art of early digital age manifested.
madcows10 2 years ago 30
Wow this brings back memories! Back in the days when games were more simple, yet were still relatively cool (for nerds anyway!) and I'm sure I have a copy of this on VHS tape somewhere. A friend of mine did me a copy of loads of Amiga Music, will have to dig it up if I still have it and transfer it to DVD. It also had the intro music/graphics for Blood Money and some sort of Ninja game whose name escapes me.
Great clip anyway, many thanks for that! It reminded me of a happy time. :)
chindleymuffin 2 years ago 3
I heard that song in Lemmings. Had no idea thats where it was from
Renegade466isback 2 years ago
Yeah there was a Shadow of the Beast level, I remember that.
PaulBart74 2 years ago
Of all the (great) Amiga soundtracks, SotB 1 had some of the best, most evocative and memorable melodies. Even after 15+ years of not playing the game one of those songs will pop in my head for no good reason.
And in case he returns (comment below seems legit) THANKS to Mr. Whittaker for creating some of the most awesome game soundtracks.
I was checking out iTunes and couldn't find any of David's music - how about putting it up for sale, any copyright issues? Thanks for posting this BTW.
mountaindewNY 2 years ago
because of Tim Wrights Music they are still talking about this game TWENTY years later ! !
shinobiung 2 years ago
I wrote this - not Tim - in 1989.
But thanks, anyway.
Tim did SotB 2 and 3.
David Whittaker.
dialogueguru 2 years ago
You realy are David?
You´re one of my heroes.
You should never had quit making music, you are/were one of the best game musicians.
I am still listening to your music.
Zer0Xeal 2 years ago
woooo David, true hero of my youth
badtoper 2 years ago
Amazing job you did providing the music for this game, David.
When asked which Amiga games had the best music, Shadow of the Beast is mentioned by almost everyone.
MagicPete 2 years ago
Dear David,
First of all, thank you.
At this time, I was trying to write few mods with pro-tracker, octamed (but sticking to pro-tracker, I like jeskola buzz -used fast-tracker right before - now on pc, it is not as user-friendly as ableton live or reason but old school as I like...Well, I use ableton/reason/rebirth now but if limited, I run towards mommy and trackers...).
Question: were you using a specific tracker or somewhat while writing those masterpieces ?
I am really curious about it.
pauladenisefatagnus 2 years ago
Dave usually wrote in machine code, meaning the actual CPU/ computer rendered the music and not just played a synthesized track like a movie/CD
SPEAKTRUTHALWAYS 2 years ago
Really outstanding, you mean that channels were rendering kind of "asm-home-made" am-fm synthesis without any Ko of samples as instruments ? Man, he might have written also somekind of part dedicated to playback his compositions while writing them or maybe he previewed with an acoustic instrument (piano or what) before writting down his patterns, and finally let paula perform them...
This is real Art with the highest technical constraints ever. I love sound "sacrifices" like that.
pauladenisefatagnus 2 years ago
i though that was on C64 with SID
i think amiga is mod?
not sure
uppers25 2 years ago
yes I think your right.
SPEAKTRUTHALWAYS 2 years ago
1989 is the year and was ground breaking at the time i think i still have it somewere sitting next to my beloved turracain2 which in my eyes was perhaps the amiga500's greatest moment
LiLLinz28 2 years ago
1989, Psygnosis on the game dev scene, for ever far ahead from any team with such few platform horse power. Nobody will ever approach this spec even in their dreams, remember, 2 or 3 720k floppies for this masterpiece (with awesome sounds)... Let's think about this.
pauladenisefatagnus 2 years ago
From what Year this Fantastic Game was....? I can´t remember the Year...but have palyed it maaaaany Hours... :).
Zugvogel1 2 years ago
I loved this game. I was about 15 I guess when it came out. Anyone know if there an emulated version for the MAC?
PaulBart74 2 years ago
look up MAXUAE its a mac osx Amiga emulator
CatFiesta 2 years ago
Cool
alos31 2 years ago
psygnosis had amazing artists but couldnt design a game to save their asses. they should have been an animation studio or something.
amitkatz 3 years ago
psygnosis does still exist, it's just a part of sony now and playstation only
cyronix99 2 years ago
Are you kidding? What about Barbarian II (little-known, but excellent), Wipeout, Lemmings, G-Police, Colony Wars, Overboard!, etc?!
During the '90s they were one of the very best developers. I just wish Sony would bring back some more of their classic franchises.
Triggerhappytel 2 years ago
ow, i loved this game when i was 7.
i think i gonna play it now
Maz3r312 3 years ago
same here... its just not as good as you remember though :)
music still rocks
jimeh123 3 years ago
I'am played this game FOR the music when i was 3 years old.xD...thought i'am only bet it when i was 10...:)
It's still have a great atmosphere.
Pszichopark 2 years ago
best game in history ! im still playing on my amiga 1 2 3 +david witacker is best games music
shitwankrecords 3 years ago
I thought the game itself was utter crap, but I remember seeing this in the computer shop and standing there with my jaw on the floor. Nothing at the time looked or sounded this good. Panpipes and Roger Dean - good times!
postie2003 3 years ago 2
Very true. Breakthrough graphics, inspired art style, unforgettable music... Awful gameplay & level design.
getsallydavis 3 years ago 3
i loved this game and the music was awesome! good memories!
imagination43 3 years ago
Commodore 64 version is miles better
TheExtremeCore 3 years ago
The first time I ever played this was Christmas Eve 1991, I remember being blown away by the graphics and haunting music. A beast of a game :)
jonf21c 3 years ago 2
the year the game was released, the music, the art, was for a computer game without competition, in my humble opinion.
kurosawa71 3 years ago 2
gameplay-wise i liked the third part of the beast-series most.
z0mtek 3 years ago
First game I played was Xenon 2, then this, WOW
Dk1uk 3 years ago
I remember my mom bought my first computer. A PC which was trash. She took it back and used the money to get an Amiga 500. What a difference it made! This was the first game I played on it and I was blown away by the music alone.
zenbyo 3 years ago 2
Greetings to all of you, join the group I made on Facebook called Amiga Nostalagi, AMIGA NEVER DIES, Shadow of the beast, dame it was a great game, I loved the tune and I played it alot, and yet a great production from Psygnosis, The time og Amiga was just the Greatést time of my life, I programmed demos, games, and much more on my Amiga 500 wich I still have, and I plugged it in this weekend, I just moved right back to 1989s.. Wish I could stay there...
hhaawwkkee 3 years ago