daXX - Title (Shadow of the beast Orchestra Remix)

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Developer(s) Reflections Interactive
Platform(s) Commodore Amiga, Sega Mega Drive
Release date(s) 1989
Genre(s) platform game
Mode(s) Single player

Shadow of the Beast is a side-scrolling platform computer game produced by Reflections Interactive and published by Psygnosis in 1989. The original version was released for the Commodore Amiga, but the game has been ported to many other systems. The original Amiga release cost 35 pounds, an unheard of price for a video game in that era, but it did include a T-shirt in the box.

Psygnosis had published numerous side scrollers with high quality graphics prior to the release of Shadow of the Beast (most notably Obliterator). Shadow of the Beast, however, was considered revolutionary because its graphics, with many more colours on screen and up to twelve levels of parallax scrolling backdrops, were of a level rarely if ever seen before in action games. It was also notable for its atmospheric score composed by David Whittaker that used high-quality instrument samples.

The first game's story is about a man named Aarbron who was kidnapped as a child and corrupted through magic into a monstrous warrior-servant for the evil beast lord Maletoth. The creature's memory of his human life returns when he watches a man being executed, whom he later recognizes as his father. This prompts Aarbron to seek revenge on Maletoth.

The box artwork of the game, like many Psygnosis releases of the time, was created by fantasy artist Roger Dean, in a style reminiscent of his Yes album cover artwork.
Shadow of the Beast II (Amiga)

Despite mostly highly positive reviews, some reviewers complained that the game was too difficult, and despite criticism of the game being a matter of style over substance it became a hit and spawned two sequels. Because the game was built for the Amiga's powerful graphics and sound capabilities, conversions to other gaming platforms are sometimes considered less attractive by fans of the game.

There were two sequels for the game: Shadow of the Beast II in 1990 and Shadow of the Beast III in 1992. The former was again ported to a number of platforms.

The soundtrack of the first Beast game by David Whittaker is the most famous, consisting of twelve tracks. They are similar in style and have a new-age like sound.

The track names are; 1. Opening
2. Intro
3. Welcome
4. Inside the tree
5. The power orb
6. The well
7. Aarbron's revenge
8. To the castle
9. In the dark passages
10. Beyond mind and reality
11. The thing
12. Game over

The original Amiga music for all of the Beast games can be downloaded from the web in MP3 format. In addition, the full soundtrack to the first Beast game was arranged, studio recorded and released in 1999, on an Amiga music compilation CD entitled Immortal.

Tim Wright's more atmospheric soundtracks for the sequels Beast 2 and Beast 3 are also noteworthy.
The FM-Towns and PC Engine Super CD-ROM ports of Shadow of the Beast features a soundtrack arranged by D.C. Productions Ltd. (Chris Howlett and Ian Henderson), considered by many as the definitive studio cover of the original.

After Shadow of the Beast's enormous success on the Amiga, it was ported to almost every other computer and video games console of the time. Namely, the Atari ST, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, SNES, Mega Drive/Genesis, Sega Master System, Atari Lynx, FM-Towns and PC-Engine TurboCD (there even was an Atari 8-bit version in the works. The PC-EngineTurboCD version was the last to be released. The PC-EngineTurboCD version and FM-Towns (titled Shadow Of The Beast Complete) both had enhanced in-game graphics, animated intro and an enhanced studio quality CD soundtrack, not in any of the other ports.

Graphics from Shadow of the Beast and Shadow of the Beast II were featured in two special levels in the original Lemmings game (Amiga, MegaDrive, PC, Super Nintendo, and Atari ST versions), called "A Beast of a Level" and "A Beast II of a Level".

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[Tangomoose]

lol 1:27

[evantaur]

games of today have nothing compared to this

[Rykhae]

Its suchs a shame how nowadays like only 1% of the games have actually musics I wanna hear over and over again... (examples: Lineage 2, Shadow of the colossus) Those 2 r kinda old already tho. I still have my amiga 500 and around 320 games ^^ Its fully functional exept I need older TV to get the damn thing working :/ man I miss playing Full Moon and Shadow of the beast so much <_<

[krux02]

2:05 is a level 22 in lemmings

[sybnios]

@blade004 I've played a lot in the Amiga Realm unfortunatelly I don't own one right now but that will change in the close future! I was mostly a console lover but you could also call me a point & click adventure addict!! =) I'm 29 and I consider myself so lucky gaming since 1989!! As you said we have lots of years ahead of us, at least I feel that way, but its sad watching the gaming industry going in the direction we all see... Anywayz you take care as well hyper dude! Keep gaming! ;)

[blade004]

@sybnios Exactly like you buddy, i lived and breathed the C64 & Amiga during those days and was completely dedicated to those machines and their subsequent games, demos, pixel art, music..etc. We may be older but even the young of course too get old but seeing this all on home systems from the ground up means that we got the best of it. I am 37 now but i am sure there are still many years ahead as for you also :) Always take care!

[sybnios]

@blade004 Glorious drink indeed friend from the Old Days. We were lucky to live these times and I believe like me you've enjoyed those days in MAX! ;) Only in death... Long and happy life to you as well!

[blade004]

@sybnios And a glorious drink it shall be! Only in death will this Brotherhood be dismantled but for our time we saw the best time in Computing & Gaming history :) Long life to you!

[sybnios]

@blade004 I raise my glass and drink with you to the most beautiful days brother! :)

[blade004]

@sybnios Very nicely said sybnios! :) So VERY true!! I raise a glass to what was once our youth and the real time of gaming! ;)

[amodelamateria]

i NEED an HD version of this, with all the good of every single version of this game