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.
ChangelogVersion 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.
Update 07/2023
Eine kleine Bugfix-Version 1.19 1.20 ist erschienen.
Changelog
Version 1.19
- One user reported a “Out of Chip RAM” crash that could occur when doing many playthrough’s in the NewGame+ mode, in WHDLoad.
Version 1.20
- Fix for speed run entries in the hiscore board.
- Floating pods will now release items when killed via smart bomb.
- Giant wheels in World4-2 can be damaged when in gyro mode.
- Super weapon can activated when using lightning/beam weapon.
- The walker on the pedestal at the start of W4-1 is now shown during the screen wipe.