Разработчик: Cinemaware
Описание
Choose to play the original Amiga version or the PC MS-DOS version (where available). All games will run on Windows 7 and Windows 8.
The "Cinemaware Anthology: 1986-1991" includes the following titles:
- Defender of the Crown
- SDI
- The King of Chicago
- Sinbad and the Throne of the Falcon
- Lords of the Rising Sun
- Rocket Ranger*
- It Came From the Desert
- It Came From the Desert II: Antheads
- Wings!
- TV Sports: Football
- TV Sports: Basketball
- TV Sports: Baseball
- TV Sports: Boxing
*German version only available for purchases made in Germany
Поддерживаемые языки: english
Системные требования
Windows
- OS *: Windows XP/Vista/7/8
- Processor: 2 GHz Intel Dual Core processor
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: DirectX 9 hardware compatible
- DirectX: Version 9.0
- Storage: 50 MB available space
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Awesome Anthology of games. I really love It Came From The Desert one and two. King of Chicago is good too! Check it out!
Love some of these old games. How I miss all of them on the IBM 286.
Of course it's not going to run well on modern systems. Loads of features missing from Defender Of The Crown. I don't remember it being this slow, either. Anyway. A bit of nostalgia, I suppose. Gone from the store, anyway.
Got it for the Amiga versions, seriously regret it. The Amiga Defender of the Crown is missing features, and crazy slow. You are far better off getting Amiga Forever and running it there. Somehow the IBM version of Defender of the Crown has the missing features though, like passing turns and transferring to your army. You also cannot play the game in window mode, so at 1440p the full screen of Defender of the Crown looks horrible.
I was a huge fan of the Amiga in the 80's and Cinemaware, this is just a horrible collection.
Repetitive must play-through in one sitting games...
6 of 5 must play.
5 of 5 great story great game-play.
4 of 5 great story average game-play.
3 of 5 average story average game-play.
2 of 5 play only if it's your favourite genre.
1 of 5 play if you have nothing better to do.
0 of 5 play if you're a masochist.
-1 of 5 avoid.
Cinemaware Anthology score is -1 of 5.
Love!
The Cinemaware brand and a handful of its games, 'Defender of the Crown', 'The King of Chicago', 'It Came from the Desert' and (especially) 'Wings', have monolithic standing on the landscape of my formative gaming years. I also recall enjoying 'ABC Wide World of Sports Boxing', the non-Cinemaware release of 'TV Sports Boxing'.
After brief forays into 'Antheads' and 'The King of Chicago', it was plain that some of the games haven't aged particularly well - what was once breath-taking now seems clunky and lacking depth - and this collection may well not be suited to the poor souls who didn't have the privilege of experiencing its contents first time around. For this gaming veteran however, such negatives are ameliorated by warm, rushing nostalgia and pleasure is largely undiminished.
Mostly though, I've been playing 'Wings' - one of my favourite games not only of the Amiga but ever. Though dated graphically its rich atmosphere and stonking playability are fully intact; I became immersed immediately and three hours passed like minutes. 'Wings' is worth the £7.99 on its own!
The only real gripe is the disappointing lack of 'The Three Stooges', a Cinemaware game that I have fine memories of on the Amiga. It's absent without explanation from Wikipedia's list of games whose rights Starbreeze acquired when they bought Cinemaware - licensing issues maybe?
If you enjoyed these games back in their day, they're worth getting again. If not, perhaps consider 'Wings! Remastered Edition' instead.
As a fan of classic video games, I have to say that Cinemaware Anthology: 1986-1991 is one of the best collections of games ever made. This anthology is a treasure trove of some of the most innovative and iconic games from the golden age of gaming.
Cinemaware was known for its cinematic approach to game design, which combined realistic graphics, atmospheric soundtracks and engaging gameplay to create a truly immersive experience. And this anthology brings together some of their best work.
Every game in the anthology is a gem, but some stand out to me more than others. Defender of the Crown is a classic medieval strategy game that puts you in the shoes of a noble fighting to reclaim his rightful lands. The game is beautifully designed, with stunning graphics that really bring the medieval world to life.
Another standout game in the collection is It Came From The Desert, an action-adventure game that's reminiscent of the classic B-movies of the 1950s. The game features a compelling storyline, great characters, and tons of action and adventure.
One of the things I love most about this anthology is how well each game holds up today. Despite being decades old, these games are just as fun and engaging as they were when they were first released.
Overall, if you're a fan of classic games, then the Cinemaware Anthology: 1986-1991 is a must-have collection. With its incredible lineup of games and timeless design, it's a true masterpiece of gaming history.
Bought this for Lords of the Rising Sun as it was the only game I wanted to play. I had enjoyed it a lot on the Amiga and have fond memories of it. A superb strategy game. Unfortunately I found it unplayable as this conversion is extremely buggy and resets and crashes a lot. Very disappointed. Don't they test anymore?
Awesome pack, the games within are optimised perfectly, something i could never manage to do without a complex understanding of dosbox.
Absolutely worth the price. They just dont make games like this anymore
Cinemaware games were gems of my childhood. Playing them again today on a PC is a blessing. I missed those games a lot and most of them still hold up. Especially It Came from the Desert 1 and 2, Wings and TV Sports Basketball are STILL legendary games. A must for nostalgia nerds
It's okay. Doesn't do anything that an emulator won't already do. It does offer one "save state" if you hit F12 the game state is saved, and you can ALT+F4 to kill the executable, re-start where you last saved your game state.
Amiga games are emulated here just the same as they are on the emulators. Floppy speed is emulated as well. It has the same lag in the same spots that were present on the original Amiga. Same bugs and exploits.
This collection is garbage. There are a few classics to play, but they didn't even update the controls! Having to use a keyboard to move a mouse pointer should not be a thing. All they did was put their games on here and gave them a fancy looking menu. Heck, even having to press F12 to exit is lazy as they didn't even check to see that F12 takes a screenshot with Steam.
I do not recommend this collection.
Lords of the rising Sun..... Still one of the best games ever produced ! No outcome is ever the same..... Can write a detailed guide to this game if needed. Hints..... F12 saves the game, do it often.... Don't let your Horse or bow shot go to the bottom of the screen, the game will abort.... if this happens quickly press the windows key then close the programme. Restart and it will start at last saved. Yorotomo and Yoshitsune wont fight unless you make them, But will at the end..... In the battle always let one go as you are sure to have samurai to kill in the horse sequence..... In siege mode aim for the horses head and you may see him fall off..... Battle: Click both mouse buttons to change from archers to swordsman. To start the battle click on your general. use the mouse to guide them.. if he retreats click on opposing general to start horse sequence..... Hold the 2 mouse buttons down to change from archers to soldiers. You can only trample 2 samurai AND The General with the horse..... You can scroll through generals last general highlighted will move..... A Scroll and sword are available after each calendar year at Emperors Palace..... If you lose the scrolling screen on the map look for it blindly with the mouse pointer, you will pull it up.... To slow down your army review troops.... Press A to speed up (only once) and A again to slow back to normal. S key for seasons on/off
many games for the price. i've only tested the 2 i was most attached to on the amiga. Defender of the Crown and Lords of the Rising Sun. now, DoC seems so much harder than i remember.. maybe it didn't port over well but i seem to lose very fast whereas on the amiga i could win all territories.
as for LotRS it's buggy (defending castle from raid, the gfx stuff up completely, had to reset) also the game lost my savegame, just stopped being able to continue the game after 4.5 hours)
now the only 2 games i tried have disappointed me greatly. i am hesitant to want to play others just in case i lose my progress etc.
So Im old. Now that that is out of the way...I Played all these on my old AMIGA Computer back in the day and LOVED them all. And now I get to revisit and it is a great experience! You guys and gals did a great job with this...Totally COOL! 10/10
I was a Cinemaware fan from the moment I saw intro to "Defender of the Crown" in 1986 on an Amiga 1000. Some games in the collection are better than others. DotC and "It Came from the Desert" 1 and 2 are standouts. "Rocket Ranger" is fun, but the screens take a loooong time to load. I never liked "Sinbad" or the sports games. Very sorry to see "The Three Stooges" missing from this collection. All-in-all, great nostalgia games from one of the most innovative game developers of the day.
Bought this for Wings as it was my favorite game along side Sensible World of Soccer growing up.
Unfortunately, Wings are bugged and will often produce endless rows of enemy planes in a mission instead of the usual 2-4. While this to most won't sound like a real problem, this game is actually kind of hard to beat so having and endless supply of enemies will become a problem really fast. It's a dumb bug that should've been fixed.
I apologize for not reviewing any of the other games, but I've only played Wings and Defender of the Crown (which by the way works fine, thank you).
Oh my goodness! These games to me were the best games on the Amiga! Other than Dungeon Master and Menace. Now if we could only get those games here that would be a bonus indeed!
I have every title Cinemaware came out with and they only ones I did not care for was the sports games, probably becuase I'm more of a nerd than an athlete. I converted them to .adf files so I could play them with AmigaForever/WinUAE
Some of the best games ever made!
At the time these games came out there were three types of games: Old fashioned strategy games based on boards games, story games that involved a lot of reading with little possible action and the old standard side scrolling-style action fare. Cinemaware brought about the greatest change in gaming to date with these games. Games that blended, as seamlessly as was possible in the days of CGA graphics, the story with action.
It is going to be dated for sure but they are still to this day good stories with a hint of action and/or strategy. King of Chicago was one of my favorites back then. It has a nice bit of randomness to it with a touch of sappy humor. ANd that is the attention to replayability they put into these games. Of course it is still a bit tedious sometimes but that is because of the age of programming.
Well look, final verdict... If you are nostalgic for the old days then this is worth it for sure. If you want to learn about the olden days for a school project wait for a sale and if you still are looking forward to being a seniopr... walk away.
Only recommended for those who played these back in the day, I really don't think they would hold much appeal to anybody younger. The controls can be spongy, the gameplay objectives can be obtuse and a few of them just weren't very good games even in their day. I purchased this primarily with the following five titles in mind: Rocket Ranger and Defender of the Crown (which I originally played on the C64) and TV Sports Basketball, Wings and It Came From The Desert (which I played on the Amiga). Wings and It Came From The Desert still hold up respectably well. I've found that DoC and RR are a bit too frustrating thanks to the squishy controls. TVS Basketball was a fun way to waste an hour, ahh the memories of that darn Cinemaware team shooting 70% from the field every game... but it's not something with any real staying power.
So I would give this a tepid recommendation to old school C64/Amiga owners who enjoyed some of these back in the day. Even if I'll likely not spend much more time with this collection, I've done worse for $8.
Brought this mainly for "It came from the desert" and Wings. Both run well and were easy to set up to work on a 360 controller.
Sound is authentic to Amiga versions.
Great way to play some of my favorite Amiga classics.
Ehh. It's okay. The games are definitely colored a lot by nostalgia. The controls are kind of crap, the speed and timing are decidedly "off" on a modern machine, and the graphics aren't quite as good as I remember them being. That said, I'm reminded of how much I enjoyed these games in the past, and I'll definitely sink a bit of time into each one. It's a good chance to play all of these in the Amiga versions as well, which I never have done for all of them, for whatever reason.
I wouldn't go out of my way to buy these without either the nostalgia factor or a keen interest in playing classic games. They're not the remakes - these are the originals. They were great at the time, but a lot of the interface improvements and so forth that you're used to seeing just aren't there; these games are 20+ years old, after all. Even so, it's a nice trip into history.
I used to work for a company that was an offshoot of Cinemaware, for whatever it's worth; I've worked with several people who you'll see in the credits of these games. It may bias me one way or the other. I'm giving it a thumbs-up, but take that with a smallish grain of salt.
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| Разработчик | Cinemaware |
| Платформы | Windows |
| Ограничение возраста | Нет |
| Дата релиза | 22.12.2024 |
| Отзывы пользователей | 75% положительных (75) |