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Developed by Factor 5 and published by Rainbow Arts in 1991
I think that if there's one game in the Amiga software lineup that embodies the very essence of the machine, it's Turrican 2.
The game boasts some of the fastest, smoothest scrolling on the platform - a great example of what the OCS chipset was capable of.
The game features 11 expansive levels, packed full of secret areas and hidden bonuses, many of which I knew nothing about (and subsequently failed to cover in my original 2013 longplay); quite how the developers managed to pack the entire game into a single, double-density floppy disk is amazing!
Of course, it's Chris Huelsbeck's amazing soundtrack that really steals the show. It's a stunning showcase of the Amiga's audio capabilities, not to mention Huelsbeck's talent, and remains, at least as far as I'm concerned, one of the greatest video-game soundtracks of all time.
As for this recording, I downloaded a set of maps that covered each of the levels in detail, and I made sure to try and include everything (especially the sub-bosses) that I'd left out of my original attempt. It's not a perfect run - there were a couple of extra lives I was unable to collect in level 2-2 thanks to the fact I'd used up my super attack accidentally, but it wasn't worth restarting the game for.
Credits
Coding: Holger Schmidt
Graphics: Andreas Escher, Manfred Trenz
Music: Chris Huelsbeck
Time Codes
00:00:00 - Intro (music by Chris Huelsbeck)
00:08:15 - Level 1-1 (music by Chris Huelsbeck)
00:18:40 - Level 1-2 (music by Chris Huelsbeck)
00:25:40 - Level 2-1 (music by Chris Huelsbeck)
00:34:43 - Level 2-2 (music by Chris Huelsbeck)
00:43:50 - Level 3-1 (music by Chris Huelsbeck)
00:47:12 - Level 3-2 (music by Chris Huelsbeck)
00:51:17 - Level 3-3 (music by Chris Huelsbeck)
00:53:14 - Level 4-1 (music by Chris Huelsbeck)
01:04:34 - Level 4-2 (music by Chris Huelsbeck)
01:13:50 - Level 5-1 (music by Chris Huelsbeck)
01:24:08 - Level 5-2 (music by Chris Huelsbeck)
01:28:10 - Ending (music by Chris Huelsbeck)
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