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Futuresport of the Past Part I - Speedball 2 (1990)

Quite probably the finest example of futuresport in videogame history, Speedball 2 is also one of the greatest games on any of the formats it graced (Amiga, Atari ST, Sega Megadrive amongst others). A cross between handball, ice hockey and basketball, with full body contact absolutely allowed, the game pace was never less than frenetic, the tension and excitement always ramped up. The game rules were simple - you took control of the Speedball team 'Brutal Deluxe' as they began a new season in

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A Tribute to the Bitmap Brothers Game Development Company

In the 1990s, the Bitmap Brothers produced some of the most cutting edge and highly successful cult games for the Amiga and a few titles for the PC. This British video game developer produced games in the 1990s that seem very similar to games of today. The game ‘Z’ is very similar to Command and Conquer. Here is a video review of  some of their most successful titles. The Chaos Engine You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video Xenon 2 You need to a flashplayer enab

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Speedball 2 Tournament - trailer

Le nouveau Speedball 2 Tournament est sorti sur PC, les vieux fans des premières versions attendaient beaucoup de cette version, malheureusement pas de miracle : action confuse, IA perfectible, bugs à répétition… la qualité du jeu n’atteint pas celle de ses ainés.

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Cadáver isométrico

Hoy tengo el día muy tonto. Antes estaba contestando un correo de mi amigo Isra comentando unas cosillas acerca de esconder unos cadáveres para que no los encuentre nadie, y de repente se produjo una de esas conexiones pseudoaleatorias que sacan algo de basura de mi subconsciente. Lo que provocó el core dump fue la palabra «cadáver». Y sí, esto va de videojuegos. Ya pueden ustedes salir en desbandada. Hay unos cuantos videojuegos que me mantuvieron en mis años mozos (qué bien queda eso para p

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Speedball 2 Brutal Deluxe

Speedball 2: Brutal Deluxe est un jeu vidéo de sport futuriste développé par les excellents Bitmap Brothers et édité par ImageWorks en novembre 1990 sur Atari ST et début 1991 sur Amiga. D’autres version consoles et ordinateurs ont suivi. Le jeu oppose deux équipes dans un sport futuriste mélangeant football américain et handball, tous les coups sont permis et même encouragés ;). Un des meilleurs gameplay de l’histoire des jeux de sport.

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The Bitmap Brothers
Type	privately owned
Founded	1987
Headquarters	Wapping United Kingdom
Key people	Mike Montgomery, CEO Eric Matthews Steve Kelly
Industry	Video games
Products	Computer and video games
Website	http://bitmap-brothers.co.uk/

The Bitmap Brothers were a UK based video game developer founded in 1987. The company entered the industry in 1988 with the scrolling shooter Xenon. They quickly followed with the classic Speedball. Prior to becoming the publisher of their own games (under Renegade Software), early Bitmap Brothers titles were distributed by Image Works and Konami.

The Bitmap Brothers released several games on the Amiga and Atari ST, and were one of the most successful companies on those platforms. They became known in particular for releasing games from a variety of different genres that usually came to be regarded as leaders in their respective fields. Their PC games have never matched the sales of their previous Amiga titles. Since 2002, the company have released ports of several of their most popular games for both the Game Boy Advance and Pocket PC platforms.

Details

The Bitmap Brothers were based in Wapping, East London and were privately owned. The company's MD was Mike Montgomery, who had founded the company together with Eric Matthews and Steve Kelly.

Mark John Coleman is a computer graphics developer who frequently worked with the Bitmap Brothers; his graphics tend to be blocky, featuring rock, metal, and shiny organic textures; his animations tend to be cartoonesque and fluid.

Legacy

Two former core members of the company - Mike Montgomery and John Phillips - have gone on to found Tower Studios (along with Sensible Software founder Jon Hare), and state their involvement with Bitmap Brothers as having ended in 2004.

After years of silence a newspost on the official website announces Speedball2 which shall be released summer 2007 by Frogster Interactive.

Titles

In chronological order:

• Xenon (1988)
• Speedball (1988)
• Xenon II: Megablast (1989)
• Cadaver
• Speedball 2: Brutal Deluxe (1990)
• Gods (1991)
• Magic Pockets
• The Chaos Engine (1993)
• The Chaos Engine 2 (1996)
• Z (1996)
• Speedball 2100 (2000)
• Z: Steel Soldiers (2001)
• Speedball Arena (cancelled)
• World War II: Frontline Command

References

External links

• Official website
• Feature Article With Video Clips
• The Chaos Regime (fansite)
• Page at Mobygames
• Page at Spong