@saimo

Well deserved donations for sure! Blastaway is ace! Would be cool to see more for AmigaOS 4 from you in the future. Maybe QEMU is an alternative if you don't have a compatible computer? Keep up the great work!

Thanks for the scores @TSK and @MartinW! The highscore list has been updated!

The scoreboard has been updated. VooDoo takes the lead with 410,800 points!

@AmigaSociety

Hasn't there been some issues in the past with Multiviewer crashing when using some specific (I don't remember which) datatypes?

It looks like the installation process crashes when the Enhancer picture is displayed. In Snoopy we can see Multiviewer being used to display.

Maybe this is worth looking into?

The scoreboard has been updated. Levellord is back in the lead, while 328gts enters the competition and is now in 3rd place.

Thanks for the scores! VooDoo is back in action and now in the lead with 175,905 points!

@levellord

Thanks for your submission, Levellord!

Good point about the update! Will edit the description with this information. Thanks!

@Maijestro

Thanks for the score! Have now updated the highscore list.

@Maijestro

Glad you enjoyed the game! Looking forward to your score!

Btw, we should find a good Christmas themed game for December. Any suggestions?

Glad to hear it! I have launched the competition now. Will be fun to play this one again!

Hi everyone,

A new month, a new competition here on Amigans.net. Or wait, is it a new competition?

Yes, definitely, but one can also say it is a blast from the past, because in November
we will be playing a game we played back in the summer of 2022, namely Blastaway from
Retream.



Blastaway is a highly playable and entertaining arena shooter,
gameplay-wise heavily and shamelessly inspired by Wizard of Wor and
graphically somewhat inspired by The Chaos Engine. Graphics have been
pixelled by hand and music has been tracked as modules to let the player
live a true 16 bit experience. And the 50 arenas, spread over 5 different
stages, have been designed to make that experience intensely enjoyable...
and last long! Are you brave enough to step into the arenas and clear
them of the wors they swarm with?

To download the game and for more information about it, please visit the official webpage:

https://retream.itch.io/blastaway

The game comes with an installer, so should be quite straight forward to get it running
on your system.

If you've already got the game installed from the last time we played, please remember to
re-install it with the latest version found via the link above.

The goal of the contest is to see who can get the highest score in the game! Who will become
the Amigans.net champion in 2023 of Blastaway by Retream?

In 2022 it was Levellord who won the contest, with VooDoo 2nd and mcleppa 3rd. Can Levellord
defend his position as the Amigans.net Blastaway champion?

Post scores below - screenshots or photos taken with your cellphone is fine.

The contest runs until the end of the month as usual.



-----( Final Standings )-----

1. VooDoo - November 20th - 663,770 points
2. TSK - November 27th - 479,260 points
3. Levellord - November 5th - 320,410 points
4. mcleppa - November 18th - 305,405 points
5. MartinW - November 10th - 111,750 points
6. 328gts - November 5th - 90,685 points
7. Maijestro - November 5th - 16,235 points
8.


The winner of the November 2023 games contest is VooDoo! Congratulations and well done!

Thanks to all for the feedback and the kind words! It is much appreciated!

@Chris

I have now activated Fediverse on my blog. Thanks for the tip!

Excellent news! Very eager to learn what the big surprise is.

Any suggestions for November? I was thinking maybe we should do another Blastaway contest? Such a fun game, and it was popular the last time we played it (June 2022). What do you think?

Thanks to everyone who participated in the Bubbelsche Deluxe competition!

Congratulations to mcleppa for winning the contest! Well done! Runner-up was Levellord, while 328gts came third.

Hi, and thanks for the positive feedback both of you! Glad you enjoyed reading the roundup!

@balaton

I have updated the post with information about your work (and link to the website). Definitely should have been mentioned in the first place. I don't know much about QEMU yet, but will read more about it.

Hi there,

With November almost here, it is once again time for another edition of the AmigaOS 4 Monthly Roundup! Hope you'll enjoy it!

https://oldschoolgameblog.com/2023/10/ ... hly-roundup-october-2023/

Have a nice day and thanks for reading!

@328gts

Thanks for your score! It has now been added to the list.

Cool! Great to see that the tables are up again!

@misha

Hi, and welcome to Amigans.net!

Congratulations on purchasing the Sam460's!

If you like to play games, we have a monthly games competition here on Amigans. It is a good way of discovering new titles to play.

Have fun with Sam460LE!