Uploaded January 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Shadow of the Beast was a groundbreaking achievement in video games. In 1989 the concept of multi-layer parallax scrolling, and 120+ colors on screen running on a stock Amiga at 7mhz was unheard of. And yet Psygnosis and Reflections made it possible. As a game - Shadow of the Beast was a disappointment, but as a tech demo? It's one of the greatest ever made. In this episode we take a deep dive into the graphics of Shadow of the Beast.

Credits/Sources:

► youtube.com/watch?v=KE1hF-mHNcc&t=146s
► codetapper.com/amiga/sprite-tricks/shadow-of-the-beast


Shadow of the Beast Music - David Whittaker

Timestamps:

00:00 - Early Amiga Games and Bad ST Ports
01:20 - Shadow of the Beast releases in 1989
04:50 - How the graphics worked.
09:37 - Artwork and packaging
11:17 - Ports and Beast Clones
12:44 - Legacy
13:45 - Outro


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