173 · Amagon
In Amagon, your mission is to investigate a dangerous, monster-infested island. As Amagon, you begin the game with only a machine gun and a limited amount of ammo to protect yourself from the inhabitants of the island. Gameplay is an arcade style platform game with six levels, each with a variety of creatures and a large boss at the end.
SHOW NOTES
Amagon Longplay
American Sammy
Amagon, Arkansas
Show notes
- Amagon, the most decorated Marine, was assigned a mission by his commander to investigate a strange, monster-infested South Pacific island, from which no man has ever returned alive.
- Introductions
- Sammy USA Corporation
- Can we talk about the greatest box art of all time?
- https://www.mobygames.com/game/nes/amagon/cover-art/gameCoverId,26361/
- Overview
- Action Platformer game where you run from left to right clearing your way through enemies until you get to the boss of each stage.
- Storyline
- players take the role of Amagon, a Marine who is trapped on an island after his plane crashed. Inconveniently, his rescue ship is on the other side of the island, which Amagon must now cross on foot.
- The storyline used for the original Japanese release was somewhat different.
- The main character is a scientist named "Jackson" who transforms into his "Macho Man" form by using the special drug "Macho Max" that has been taken from his plane by the creatures of "Monster Island"
- Gameplay
- Amagon
- The Rifle and Combat
- Contra but with a Wimp
- Megagon
- HP determined by score. A neat EXP ->Arcade action
- Megagon cannot use the machine gun, but instead has a punch which does eight times the damage and never runs out of ammo.
- At the cost of one hit point each, he can also fire waves of energy from his chest; these are much broader than machine gun shots, do 16 times the damage, and can hit multiple enemies in a single blast.
- The bosses
- Why is all the music so high pitched?
- Amagon
- Sequels and Spinoffs
- EGL
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