We are still waiting on a suitable Amiga AGA emulator with robust recording features before tackling such games.
Winter Games
Winter Games, developed by Epyx and published by US Gold in 1985.
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Player's Review
"You've captured the gold in Summer Games and Summer Games II"-now it's on to the Winter Games! And what an incredible setting-a completely realistic winter wonderland featuring six action- packed events. You can compete against your friends or the computer.
First choose the country you want to represent. Then it's practice, training and learning a winning strategy for each event. Now the Opening Ceremony and the competition begins. Will you be the one who takes the gold at the Awards Ceremony? The quest for the gold continues... And it's all here-the strategy, the challenge. the competition, the art and pageantry of Winter Games!"
'The Games' series from Epyx are probably amongst the most well known games on the C64 as every owner likely encountered them at some point through their numerous re-releases, cover tape releases and forms part of the games package that get included on modern day retro console releases. They may also be considered a marmite game in that whilst the game look great and are overall well presented, they can be very fiddly to play with some events having odd controls and timing is everything. Competing games, as fun as they were are not really in the same class and generally relied on frantic wiggle mechanics.
The game is best played as a group in multiplayer, actual competition. For the longplay however, it is just me. That makes it a little boring but prevents the video being dragged out to long. I don't play particularly well but I do try to get a reasonable score. The controls and input latency are what I'm mostly up against. In each events, I do try to show some fails where extra attempts are available.
It's winter and time for some new events! The game follows the same format as the previous games and maintains great overall presentation with great artwork and some pre event tunes. Winter games only has seven events compared to eight in other games and one is even reused. Biathlon is probably my favourite event here and I don't think I'm alone in loathing the Figure Skating and Free Skating event with its non sensical control and requirements. Or maybe I just suck at the game ... yeah, that's probably it. The other events are much easier to control in comparison and better overall than thew previous games.
First choose the country you want to represent. Then it's practice, training and learning a winning strategy for each event. Now the Opening Ceremony and the competition begins. Will you be the one who takes the gold at the Awards Ceremony? The quest for the gold continues... And it's all here-the strategy, the challenge. the competition, the art and pageantry of Winter Games!"
'The Games' series from Epyx are probably amongst the most well known games on the C64 as every owner likely encountered them at some point through their numerous re-releases, cover tape releases and forms part of the games package that get included on modern day retro console releases. They may also be considered a marmite game in that whilst the game look great and are overall well presented, they can be very fiddly to play with some events having odd controls and timing is everything. Competing games, as fun as they were are not really in the same class and generally relied on frantic wiggle mechanics.
The game is best played as a group in multiplayer, actual competition. For the longplay however, it is just me. That makes it a little boring but prevents the video being dragged out to long. I don't play particularly well but I do try to get a reasonable score. The controls and input latency are what I'm mostly up against. In each events, I do try to show some fails where extra attempts are available.
It's winter and time for some new events! The game follows the same format as the previous games and maintains great overall presentation with great artwork and some pre event tunes. Winter games only has seven events compared to eight in other games and one is even reused. Biathlon is probably my favourite event here and I don't think I'm alone in loathing the Figure Skating and Free Skating event with its non sensical control and requirements. Or maybe I just suck at the game ... yeah, that's probably it. The other events are much easier to control in comparison and better overall than thew previous games.
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