Turrican II AGA für AMIGA & A500 mini erschienen!

Vor 27 Jahren hatten die 3 Nachwuchsentwickler von SUN-Project die AMIGA-Version von Turrican II „offiziell“ auf den PC portiert (Release: 12/1995). Nun hat es der britisch-australische Entwickler Alastair „Muzzy“ Murray im Alleingang in nur 20 Monaten (04/2021 – 12/2022) wieder zurück auf den AMIGA gebracht, mit voller AGA-Unterstützung und zahlreichen neuen Features! 

Das Spiel läuft auf einem AMIGA mit AGA Chipsatz (A1200/4000/CD32) mit 2MB Chip- und 2, bzw. 8MB FastRAM.  Auch eine Version für den A500 mini ist im Releasepaket enthalten.

Das Projekt hat sogar das offizielle OK von Factor 5 bekommen, die Bezeichnung „Turrican“ zu verwenden, da es sich um ein inoffizielles und kostenloses Fanprojekt handelt. (Factor 5 besitzt die Rechte am Begriff „Turrican“ für deren selbstentwickelte Spiele, die PC-Version zählt nicht dazu)

Homepage/Download:
https://sonicslothgames.itch.io/turrican2aga

Links:

• Development Thread im English Amiga Board
• Release Thread im English Amiga Board
• Release Thread im A1K-Forum

Screens by Muzza

Longplay

Version 1.0 komplett durchgespielt mit allen Secrets 😉

Update 01/2023

Version 1.1 ist erschienen (Download) mit zahlreichen Bugfixes und neuen Features. Sogar eine CD32-Version ist nun mit dabei! …und das Logo funkelt! 🙂

Changelog

Highlights:

• Save game slots added (WHDLoad, A500 Mini versions)
• CD32 ISO version (requires 4MB Fast RAM)
• Two new game modes. Speed run and New Game+
• Rebalanced all sound effect volumes
• Lots more control options

New features:

• Options to set the music/fx volume added
• Music menu
• Press S to toggle in-game music
• New control option to use Arrow Keys
• Control option to turn off AutoFire
• 2nd Fire button on joysticks can be set to control Lightning, Jump or Gyro/Powerline.
• Sparkles added to title logo
• Scrolling inertia updated to be closer to original game
• Option to view Intro from menu

Bug fixes:

• Fixed a crash that mostly occurred in later levels
• Fix for silver diamonds sometimes showing as yellow
• Diamond sound effect fixed
• Fix for HUD values sometimes not updating
• Jump height is reduced in waterfalls
• Waterfalls animate faster
• Fix for super weapon
• Hiscores now say END when game completed
• World 2-1 boss can no longer be shot from above
• World 2-1 big fish follows player up/down
• World 1-2 end of level boss, brain flash is clearer + tweaked damage
• World 4-1 small update to secrets
• World 3-3 after ship is repaired, players ship lets off a shot
• Fix for player being able to jump and get stuck in World 4-2
• Fix for player being able to roll and get stuck in World 5-1
• Fix when quitting the game when animated tiles are in the background
• Fix to Time Out handling

Others:

• New silver diamond sprite
• Now defaults to using Amiga player sprite
• Continues not allowed in Challenge mode

Update 02/2023

Version 1.15 1.18 ist erschienen (Download) diesmal v.a. mit Bugfixes.

Changelog

Version 1.15

• Fix for saved progress not always correctly saving lives, diamonds.
• Player can use lightning whilst riding water/conveyor belts.
• Story sequence text pauses to make it easier to read.
• Minor palette tweak to Amiga player sprite to better match rest of game.
• Using a Continue will now restart the current level, rather than the current world.
• Joypad user defined controls allow shoot and lightning on the same button.
• Laser has slower reloads during boss fights (to match original game).
• Multiple shot weapon speed changed to matched original game.
• Minor fix to gameplay sequence in menu (Walkers died too quickly)
• Fix for getting stuck down W1-2 waterfall.
• For for W2-2 exploit where player could stay outside of the screen bounds.
• Fix to being to activate final lift when not fully on it.
• Fix for underwater palette when using golden armour.
• Fix for redefining joypad keys.
• Fix if player manages to jump up to final boss without using lift.

Version 1.18

• Fixed crashes and weapon bugs from spaceship levels.
• PAL/NTSC versions are combined.
• Amiga DOS and HDF versions now supplied.
• Can quit from the menu.
• Added missing Floaters/Shields from several levels.
• There is now only a single save slot, always active, and can be used to resume your last game.
• Laser re-balanced.
• Music fix for 040/060s floppy version.
• Rewrite of file and memory management.
• Two speed run bugs fixed.