Agony Longplay (Amiga) [QHD]

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Developed by Art and Magic and published by Psygnosis in 1992
Franck Sauer and Yves Grolet created one of the most beautiful-looking games for the Amiga, and it's not a bad shoot 'em up either. The flying owl animation is, even till this day, absolutely stunning to look at, and there's all kinds of copper magic going on behind the scenes to make the game scroll as well as it does.
I did notice that on later levels the game suffers from some slight jerkiness in the scrolling if too many sprites occupy the same lines on the screen. It's especially noticeable if there are lots of enemy projectiles on-screen at once - not a huge issue, but not sure what was causing this.
Time Codes
00:00 - Title Credits
00:31 - Menu Music
03:50 - Level 01
07:44 - Level 02
11:40 - Level 03
15:42 - Level 04
19:40 - Level 05
23:43 - Level 06
27:50 - Ending
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@AL82RetrogamingLongplays 5 лет назад

One of the most visually stunning Amiga games ever made, and not a bad shoot 'em up either! See the description for time codes!

@colargol17220 Год назад

i agree with you, it still in my mind after 30 years

@2PeteShakur 5 месяцев назад

“As we were Psygnosis fans at the time, we thought having a beautifully animated owl in the game would be really cool, and who knows, maybe would help convince them to sign our game. It worked and I think the owl and the three-plane parallax scrolling engine were key factors in us signing the game with the famous publisher. Agony is certainly recognised as a technically accomplished game and of all the games I worked on, I consider it to be one of the most personal pieces of artistic work. The freedom we had to create those worlds was unprecedented, and Psygnosis was always very supportive. Ah, those were the days.” -- Franck Sauer (graphic artist - Agony, Amiga)

@hannibalsolo4409 5 лет назад

I never enjoyed playing this game, but it was always worth loading up just for that music. And the amazing graphics.

@antred11 4 месяца назад

Same here. Jump'n Runs just aren't for me, but the music and the artwork in general were absolutely amazing.

@gabrielloko30000 3 года назад

Is kind of amusing that the Company logo has his own game, and a good one!

@user-uk9er5vw4c 2 года назад

it wasn't just a game, it was a gorgeous training in patience

@LFCGamerVlogs 2 года назад

I honestly don't know what's more impressive, those stunning graphics or the breathtaking soundtrack by both Tim Wright and Jeroen Tel. One of Psygnosis best titles on the Amiga if you ask me.

@Pierreism 5 лет назад

Still a visual marvel. Great memories.

@Midwinter2 3 года назад

A suberb demo of the Amiga's graphics and sound abilities. Everything but the kitchen sink thrown in there. Also, the full-screen fantasy illustrations that punctuate the game are exquisite (using 64-colour halfbrite mode, I believe). Unbelievably, this game runs in only 512K!!! VERY simplistic gameplay, however - but I accept that there are people who would be perfectly happy with that.

@georgewilliam164 3 года назад

I can’t believe what I’ve just seen.... That was pure brilliance. Doing that entire level without losing a life and not using any special weapons. I take my hat off to you.... 🎩 🤓 👍🏼

@dr.zahalka8873 5 лет назад

The boxart makes you think it'll be a Conan like RPG. "AGONY." It's a flying game, and you're a largish bird. YES I loved this game!! But the box art man....Was so beautiful and amazing. Captured your imagination!!!! Just differently then expected somehow.

@samatosal8003 13 дней назад

Astonishing music and images. I'll never forget this piece of art.

@rochabian 5 лет назад

To finish this game, you have to do it with one life, because after the 3rd or 4th level it's very difficult to recover the full weapon if you die and you can't kill enemies with the basic shot. Very nicely done !

@CopiousDoinksLLC 3 года назад

"You know guys, it's 1992. I think the Amiga has just about run out its lifespan in the consumer market." Psygnosis: "COWABUNGA IT IS"

@AL82RetrogamingLongplays 3 года назад

91/92 were the golden years for the Amiga, plus some great titles in 93. All down hill after that though.

@bighairydel 5 лет назад

one of the best graphics, sound and music on an amiga. This game even ran on hi res!

@jessragan6714 2 года назад

The first stage track sounds like music that would tear the skin off your skull and blast it across the room. SO... DRAMATIC! MUST... LOWER... VOLUME!!!

@ReanimatorsMutilations 2 года назад

Very mortal Kombat 😂

@alessandromarani6523 4 года назад

Still can't understand why they kept the enemies one-frame still and then animated a full size dragon on the background...

@kefrensmegademo 2 месяца назад

very nice graphics ever made in Amiga, especially level posters... its so bad we couldnt see Agony-2 release because of Amiga's last years.

@2PeteShakur 5 месяцев назад

“When Franck Sauer heard my soundtrack for Agony he loved it, but offered to improve upon the piano samples. At the time I didn’t have access to many great samples, so I naturally agreed. It was only after the game was released that I realised Franck’s samples were in the wrong octave, so the tune wasn’t 100% correct. As things turned out this didn’t seem to matter much, as it became one of the most popular Amiga tunes I’ve ever written. It was even covered (illegally) by Norwegian Band Dimmu Borgir as a track called Sorgens Kammer on their album Stormblåst.” -- Tim Wright (musician, Cold Storage - Agony, Amiga)

@mhenning2345 Месяц назад

:D More like "Stolen" than "covered illegally" because the music is almost the same with some different notes (a bit simpler). The keyboardist also "covered" a piece of Accept's song for the intro track on the same album, and later was fired from the band.

@2PeteShakur Месяц назад

@@mhenning2345 😲

@fullarmourtracksuit4023 5 лет назад

Very atmospheric!

@crlgroup 5 лет назад

First ever recording that is very close to perfection in frames as the flicker of the interlaced backgrounds is camptured.

@TheKingOfCryptids 2 месяца назад

Agony: Really beautiful, fluid animation and wonderful sprites Apydia: NIGHTMARE

@Emulous79 11 месяцев назад

I remember first seeing it as a teenager. Beautiful art and music.

@indigostarseed9265 5 лет назад

it pleases me to see people still remember gems like these also headcanon: alestes(the games protagonist) went on to become the psygnosis mascot

@karnak327 2 года назад

No. The owl was already established as the publisher's mascot. The devs used it as an hommage to Psygnosis.

@cassebonbon9111 3 года назад

30 ans après je redecouvre ce jeu 😭😍😍👍👏

@-Skaal- 2 года назад

A l'époque c'était une tuerie. L'ambiance était atypique des shoot'them'up(qui étaient surtout spatiaux). La bande son est magnifique.

@AidanMclaren Год назад

When you look at Psygnosis' games, it's clear that their aesthetics had an inspiration on Draenor in World of Warcraft.

@magicjohnson3121 5 месяцев назад

It was made by Art and Magic. Psygnosis is the publisher.

@AidanMclaren 5 месяцев назад

@@magicjohnson3121Yes, but you would agree it looks similar to Shadow of the Beast, right? They were also the publishers as well.

@noob_fighter368 3 года назад

Great job!!!!Like man!!!!

@selektivdevelopment Год назад

It was mild and calm intro and then... all of a sudden... the level one music came up! I almost fell off the sofa! 🤣 It fockin' rocks! 🤯

@serendepity5650 4 года назад

Efsane oyunlar , gençliğimizden.

@JANI1980. Год назад

I'v been playing amiga 500 since early 90's and only now in 2023 i ran into this game on youtube and now i want it. Looks so cool 😎

@ivansantinon4949 Год назад

Icon. Pure & simple💘

@DeBitcher 11 месяцев назад

Classic tech demo.

@StrawberrySunday212 Год назад

Amiga games had some of THE best opening title soundtracks, Ever!

@sebastientoccupe5704 4 года назад

great "restoration" thank you so much

@altikirkbes 5 лет назад

A game as an art.

@StefanEdek 5 лет назад

altikirkbes. and magic!

@Qirex2097 5 лет назад

oh hell yeah!

@stofosaurus 8 месяцев назад

Ugh what an amazing game this was. Bot only did it demo the amazing graphical capabilities of the Amiga but was also the best shoot em up on the system together with Apydia. I still load this up on my Amiga now and then and play it.

@ArdaKaraduman 3 года назад

man those loading screens .... I wanna frame them and hang onto my wall. if only I could frame the music as well :)

@B-K-444 Год назад

Psygnosis was the shit back then! Such a great game! It reminds me of r-type , especially in the difficulty level!

@Sinisteve 5 лет назад

My favourite intro music on any game I think, would love to learn it on piano Some great gameplay there, I find the game rock hard from level 4

@gofromielx 2 года назад

I never finished level 6. This games was haaaard!

@pc_panic 2 года назад

where the Dimmu Borgir fans at?

@LauraArniman 29 дней назад

Here, Sorgens Kammer ;p

@yeraysantanaaday6827 3 года назад

I never played but looks good...

@DinoZuljic 2 года назад

Who is here because of Dimmu Borgir?

@michaelsciarrillo6153 Год назад

@marcinmc6 Год назад

@yoshmaldigo2216 7 месяцев назад

Me, Stian "Stolen" Aarstad

@stakathiki 4 месяца назад

@masao1984 3 месяца назад

@robertmiles9942 9 месяцев назад

wow, so the game used a custom copper alternating-frame background to simulate more colors by flickering. CRT phosphor persistence blended it, but you can see it here.

@wilddogtc2058 5 лет назад

16:58 Does the grave say "Here lies the Bitmap Brothers? Is there some rivalry between Psygnosis and the Bitmap Brothers that I'm not aware of?

@AL82RetrogamingLongplays 5 лет назад

Yep - that's exactly what it says. I don't think there's anything malicious about it, but I'm guessing it was Psygnosis/the developers taking a dig at the Bitmap Brothers.

@turrican4d599 3 года назад

I always get a Guru Meditation after I beat the wizard at the end of the last stage. Anybody knows why?

@-Skaal- 2 года назад

Ambiant Black Metal 💧🤘😈🌲🌲

@ulysses2162 15 дней назад

This needs porting to the Mega Drive/CD via the Scorpion engine.

@alessandromarani6523 4 года назад

Probably the most stunning bird animation ever made in pixel art, in a time when pixel were placed one by one without using all the MF tools of the MF pixel hipster of today. It's just sad they spent all the effort for graphic and sound and left the gameplay absolutely pointless, with infinite waves of random enemies with no animation frames. unfortunately It was a very common issue in Amiga games...

@nebularain3338 3 года назад

LOL! One by one? That shit went out in about 1986! DPaint, PPaint, and Brilliance were proper art packages and not much different than what we have today. Besides, you still need artistic skill no matter what tools you use, so let's have less of the boomer-tier gatekeeping.

@someguy3186 2 года назад

Seems to be particularly a problem with this developer. Shadow of the Beast had the same issues. Beautiful graphics and incredible music, but uninspired gameplay.

@VoxInGoa 11 дней назад

Such a beautiful game, with perfect music, my brain changed when I heard the intro tune. Life-changing stuff. But that end was so disappointing - just one picture of scenery, not even the most beautiful one (my vote is split between the one with a burning tree and the one with morning sun shining through a bare tree) with no sense of story closure. An image with one scene from the final text. And credits music was so out of game context it hurt.

@worko3447 2 года назад

lmao if you don't know the secret of cosmic strength and world creation

@user-yk9tk9cj5s 4 года назад

Where is the remake??? With the same soundtrack of course...

@ann-christinseitz2681 4 месяца назад

❤❤❤😁👍

@ssdivizion 2 месяца назад

The game has a great atmosphere and music but some of the graphic effects are not ok, like for example the bullets fired by the owl or the explosions of the enemies, some sprites are a disaster like the yellow enemy bullets which are slow and few in number

@GiacomoSorbi 11 месяцев назад

I always thought of this title like the shoot'em up version of Shadow of the Beast II: visually stunning, very atmospheric tunes, but also kinda shallow story/engagement (only one weapon, the spells do little to add complexity), unforgivingly difficult to the point of forcing you to memorise everything just by countless trial and error ordeals. Not to the levels of the first Shadow of the Beast - which was in the opinions of many more like an interactive demo than a proper game -, but still neither a title that would set major milestones in gaming per se.

@toast1643 4 года назад

stormblast ;)

@user-lv8sp6zb7n 4 дня назад

Is that some legend of the guardians game?

@garethlloyd7103 Год назад

Agony Longplay (Amiga) [QHD]

@duendedoo1803 3 года назад

Aii ese dimmu borgir es todo un pillo con ese plagio

@rodrigocamachoescobar3810 2 года назад

Creo que hay un término que no es Plagio si no un sampleo.

@henrikhyrup3995 9 месяцев назад

One thing I never understood - what were those scroll things ( 13:29 ) for?

@VoxInGoa 11 дней назад

Probably spells.

@MaxroBorgir 6 месяцев назад

Sorgens Kammer 🤘🏼

@thewise3551 Год назад

I came here because it’s basically more SOTB.

@tomaszszklarczyk8323 3 года назад

Intro sounds like Dimmu Borgir - Sorgens Kammer. Hear the difference, but it is very similar

@cosmoscoronado8862 3 года назад

Will assume no irony, there's a story about that, but I haven't looked into it really. Suffice to say this was first and some legal action involved. :)

@gigasmb 3 месяца назад

Ma l'audio che fine ha fatto

@INSANEHORDE 2 месяца назад

mmmMmm huele a Dimmu Borgir

@analog_ape 3 месяца назад

The level 1 music sounds more like a boss music, very hectic. Rather annoying to my ears unfortunately.

@heyaheyo1420 2 года назад

What's up with the soft core porn music at the end of this game? 0_o

@felixfranzen7578 Год назад

Some people claim this is the best looking Amiga of all time (at least the best looking shooter). I don't see it. The main sprite and backgrounds are quite nice despite the Amiga not being able to out out more than max 32 on-screen colors at the same time. But the enemies are all just a single color (often a not very attractive shade of brown), looks very plain and are hard to distinguish from the background. Apono Sin, Z-Out and Battle Squadron looks a lot better to me.

@o_o_o_o_o-o_o_o_o_o 4 года назад

This game is a very pretty cluttered mess. Those bird enemies that briskly run in place at the bottom of the screen are extraordinarily silly. Why don't they move, if their legs are working so busily? That enemy could just as easily have been drawn as a plant or something. Why does the falling bonus item thingy make a completely out-of-place cash register sound, instead of some mystical magical synthesizer vroowwr or chime or something like you'd expect in such a fantastical setting? And what in the world is that dragon in the background endlessly shooting fire at? This is a striking mixture of beautiful imagery and kitschy excess.

@cosmoscoronado8862 3 года назад

And I loved it for that, shameless and original, compared to most other shooters that just tried to copy arcade games and failed utterly in understanding the gameplay anyway.

@jessragan6714 2 года назад

So in other words, classic Psygnosis.