Shadow of the Beast (MobyGames entry), released by Psygnosis back in 1989 on the 16-bit powerhouse that was the Commodore Amiga (and subsequently on everything from the Atari Lynx to the C64 to the Sega MegaDrive/Genesis), was a major jaw dropper and an absolute killer-app. It featured unbelievable graphics, many levels of parallax scrolling, brilliant art direction and some rather impressive music. Oh, and it was a bastard to play. Probably the most difficult game I've ever touched.For a chance to play (uh, touch?) this impressive piece of history and touch (play with?) its incredible over-sized box, better bid on Shadow of the Beast @ ebay. Seller ships worldwide and you'll probably get it for under a fiver.
...touched it, i felt all dazzly inside....
ReplyDeleteNostalgia or was it the pizza?
ReplyDelete..pizza...
ReplyDeletewell anchovies really... they didn't look fully cooked... never played this though it came from my favourite developers....
Lovely screen shot!
ReplyDeleteAnchovies... bah... Actually we've discovered a fantastic vegetarian pizza with added ham and bacon that should fix you up. As for Beast, you must play it. Just use a walkthrough. it's a brutal -even unfair- game.
ReplyDeleteIndeed dear Father, indeed. And wait till you see the ingame graphics moving... Brilliant they are...
vegetarian with a carnavore side helping.... excellent... walkthrough noted.... haven't gamed for ages... maybe i've lost the edge
ReplyDeleteNah, the edge can't be lost...
ReplyDeletelike riding a bike i suppose... edges that is.... seriously it's nearly two weeks since i picked up and played anything... .. hmmmm
ReplyDeleteGuess it's about time you had a stroll around the abandonware sites... Oh and say hit to Edge for me...
ReplyDeleteShades of getting pissed on snakebites and destroying kemston joysticks come flooding back :)
ReplyDeleteAye, that's good!
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