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== History == == History ==
Commodore boosted sales of the Amiga in the UK by bundling A500s with a games package, the first being the "Batman Pack" in 1989. The Batman package was conceived by the Managing Director of Commodore UK, David Pleasance.<ref>{{cite web|title=A500 Batman Pack|url=http://www.amigahistory.co.uk/a500batman.html|work=Gareth Knight - Amigahistory.co.uk|date=June 2002|accessdate=2007-05-26| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20070629125046/http://www.amigahistory.co.uk/a500batman.html| archivedate= 29 June 2007 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> Commodore boosted sales of the Amiga in the UK by bundling A500s with a games package, the first being the "Batman Pack" in 1989. The Batman package was conceived by the Managing Director of Commodore UK, David Pleasance.<ref>{{cite web|title=A500 Batman Pack|url=http://www.amigahistory.co.uk/a500batman.html|work=Gareth Knight - Amigahistory.co.uk|date=June 2002|accessdate=2007-05-26| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20070629125046/http://www.amigahistory.co.uk/a500batman.html| archivedate= 29 June 2007 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref>

=== Companies with Amiga roots ===

The Amiga gaming scene was responsible for the rapid growth of small gaming companies including ] who were contracted by ] to produce the Amiga's standard file format ] in 1985. Electronic Arts' '']'' was included as standard with many Amigas thus giving them early access to productivity software. Other game development companies that were spawned by the Amiga platform include ] (later purchased by ] as the in-house development team for the ]), and a sub-set of Psygnosis called ] (which later became ]—the developer of the ] series). ], now affiliated with Sony, created such Amiga and Commodore classics as the ] series, ], originally founded by ex-Amiga swedishes ]s, ], ], or ].


== Games distributed with the Amiga == == Games distributed with the Amiga ==

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Amiga games were video games compatible with the Commodore Amiga.

History

Commodore boosted sales of the Amiga in the UK by bundling A500s with a games package, the first being the "Batman Pack" in 1989. The Batman package was conceived by the Managing Director of Commodore UK, David Pleasance.

Games distributed with the Amiga

Commodore released a series of bundles, packing-in serious applications such as Deluxe Paint along with high-profile entertainment titles. Example bundles included:

Batman Pack : A500 : October 1989 - September 1990

Flight of Fantasy : A500 : April 1990 - September 1990

Screen Gems : A500 : September 1990 - July 1992

Cartoon Classics : A500 : July 1992 - September 1992

The Wild! The Weird! The Wicked! : A600 : Late 1992

Race 'N' Chase : A1200 : 1993

Dangerous Streets : CD32 : 1993

AmigaOS 4 games

See also: Category:AmigaOS 4 games

AmigaOS 4 Powervideo games.

Amiga game developers

Many famous game developers first established themselves on the Amiga, although some such as David Braben, Jon Hare and Jeff Minter had already established reputations from the 8-bit formats. Famous developers that have worked on Amiga games include:

See also

References

  1. "A500 Batman Pack". Gareth Knight - Amigahistory.co.uk. June 2002. Archived from the original on 29 June 2007. Retrieved 2007-05-26. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. "Amiga Bundles" retrieved from amigahistory.co.uk

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