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Posted November 07, 2014
What if World War II was actually won by the Axis?

Rocket Ranger, a 1930s Sci-Fi movie-inspired action-adventure game about World War II and its unlikely jetpack-wearing hero, is available on GOG.com, for only $5.99.

Rocket Ranger takes us back to the war-shaken 1940s, as the Axis built a base on the moon and plan to use a mysterious substance called Lunarium to reduce people's intelligence. However, in the 21st Century time travel has been mastered, as have jet-propulsion backpacks, plus some cataclysmic weaponry and advanced code-breaking equipment.Thus, you are sent some special equipment from the future to change the result of the war. Use this technology to find five rocket ship parts and destroy the moon base! Action sequences linked by cinematic animations set the scene for this Cinemaware classic. There's also a strategic element, as you move your spies around to gain information and avoid detection, and decide how much Lunarium to use at each stage of the game. Action sequences include hand-to-hand combat with an Axis guard, and flying through the air shooting either hordes of enemy planes or the Zeppelin itself.

Strap on a jet engine to your back and blast off for 16-bit Amiga glory in Rocket Ranger, for only $5.99 on GOG.com!
Posted November 08, 2014
How does the Amiga and/or DOS version compare to the Nintendo version? That's the only version I've ever played and it was way back when I was a little kid.
Post edited November 08, 2014 by bmxjouster
Posted November 08, 2014
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bmxjouster: How does the Amiga and/or DOS version compare to the Nintendo version? That's the only version I've ever played and it was way back when I was a little kid.
I've never played the NES version.

Perhaps you could judge for yourself...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6vIHcxGyIA
Post edited November 08, 2014 by yyahoo
Posted November 08, 2014
The genre info gave me a good laugh.

From game card:

The action begins with an urgent message from the future. . . a future that saw the Axis powers win Word War II!
Genres: Action - Adventure - Historical

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tburger: I'm at work, have plenty of time on my hands ...
Can I have your job?
Post edited November 08, 2014 by CrowTRobo
Posted November 08, 2014
I had in on the C-64 but was never able to get pass one part (the air fight I think), it's probably easier with a mouse or an analog joystick.
Posted November 08, 2014
I played quite a few Amiga games back in the good old days, but I have never heard about this one.... Thank you for bringing it here!
Posted November 08, 2014
A couple of questions:

1) Does the Amiga version come in a standard emulator format, like RP9, that's usable with an existing emulator such as WinUAE?

2) Does this mean that we can expect more Amiga games in the future?

3) If you're going to do that, have you thought about distributing the Amiga Forever emulation suite, which would benefit both gog and the Amiga Forever people (though I have no idea if they'd go for it)?
Posted November 08, 2014
Great release! More Cinemaware games please.
Posted November 08, 2014
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puviani: A couple of questions:

1) Does the Amiga version come in a standard emulator format, like RP9, that's usable with an existing emulator such as WinUAE?

2) Does this mean that we can expect more Amiga games in the future?

3) If you're going to do that, have you thought about distributing the Amiga Forever emulation suite, which would benefit both gog and the Amiga Forever people (though I have no idea if they'd go for it)?
1) You can apparently extract the .adf files from the executable with 7zip. At least, that's the case with Defender of the Crown.

2) Yes, but only from Cinemaware.

3) Nothing solid so far.
Post edited November 08, 2014 by Grargar
Posted November 08, 2014
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puviani: A couple of questions:

1) Does the Amiga version come in a standard emulator format, like RP9, that's usable with an existing emulator such as WinUAE?

2) Does this mean that we can expect more Amiga games in the future?

3) If you're going to do that, have you thought about distributing the Amiga Forever emulation suite, which would benefit both gog and the Amiga Forever people (though I have no idea if they'd go for it)?
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Grargar: 1) You can apparently extract the .adf files from the executable with 7zip. At least, that's the case with Defender of the Crown.

2) Yes, but only from Cinemaware.

3) Nothing solid so far.
1) yes you can, i just read the article you linked to, but according to some posts you need to double extract,
the biggest file in size seems to be having the files those need to be extracted apparently then it will have the files according to the replies in that topic.


2) thats cool, but since there are so many more good old amiga games i think those owners should start to do the same and make some extra money while doing so, cause there were many more good amiga games
I had an a 500 and cd32, lots of games too, bought from software fairs from retailers on cdrom/ and disc for the a500
but its to much hassle to get the cd32 again and hook it up, beside i dont have an amiga monitor that one broke years ago, so i stick to the emulated versions.
Post edited November 08, 2014 by gamesfreak64
Posted November 08, 2014
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puviani: 1) Does the Amiga version come in a standard emulator format, like RP9, that's usable with an existing emulator such as WinUAE?
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Grargar: 1) You can apparently extract the .adf files from the executable with 7zip. At least, that's the case with Defender of the Crown.
Thanks. I didn't know that Defender of the Crown was an emulated Amiga version. The PC port of DotC was visually and musically worse than the already inferior C64 version, so this makes the gog offering a lot more attractive.
Posted November 08, 2014
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puviani: Thanks. I didn't know that Defender of the Crown was an emulated Amiga version. The PC port of DotC was visually and musically worse than the already inferior C64 version, so this makes the gog offering a lot more attractive.
The GOG version contains both the DOS and the emulated Amiga version. In fact, the trailer for the game showcases the differences between them.
Posted November 08, 2014
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CrowTRobo: The genre info gave me a good laugh.

From game card:

The action begins with an urgent message from the future. . . a future that saw the Axis powers win Word War II!
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CrowTRobo: Genres: Action - Adventure - Historical
You didn't know the nazis won the WW2? Were you sleeping during history classes? They used Zeppelins to mow down all opposition! ;-p And genre probably should be alternate history.
Posted November 08, 2014
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yyahoo: Edit: by the way, surprised that you preferred Rocket Ranger over It Came From The Desert. That generally seems to be a favorite of most Cinemaware fans.
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PMIK: My favourite was always King of Chicago!
Mine was Lords of the Rising Sun and It Came From the Desert. I also liked king of Chicago and Sinbad and the Throne of the Falcon. I had many a Cinemaware game back in the day... Even the T.V. Sports Football was fun.

By the way Gog..Instabuy!



Can you play it with the keyboard only?
Post edited November 08, 2014 by thebes
Posted November 08, 2014
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Petrell: You didn't know the nazis won the WW2? Were you sleeping during history classes? They used Zeppelins to mow down all opposition! ;-p And genre probably should be alternate history.
Everything I know has been lies, damn Allied propaganda!!
Posted November 08, 2014
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CrowTRobo: Everything I know has been lies, damn Allied propaganda!!
Here is everything you need to know.
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