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Although many here have fond memories of Swos, when it was first released on Amiga it was so bug ridden as to be almost unplayable. The system would crash when

Although many here have fond memories of Swos, when it was first released on Amiga it was so bug ridden as to be almost unplayable. The system would crash when the goalkeeper saved the ball in a certain way, or sometimes immediately on scoring. If I remember correctly it was released in time for Christmas which is why so many bugs were allowed to be shipped. This was before widespread internet or over the air updates, so the developers had to send out patch floppy disks to early buyers (of whom I was one) that made the game usable. I don't remember any other Amiga game that needed to be patched in this way. After the fixes, it became one of my favourite ever games and I wasted far too much time honing my goal from halfway line skills, and building up title winning teams in management mode before the clubs went bankrupt.

eCa 4y ago
Never knew about the bug issues, I must have ”acquired” a fixed copy. I still have very fond memories of bringing Barnet FC from the lowest of divisions to the highest, with Henrik Larsson as the top scorer. He was just ridiculously fast.
elij 4y ago
I still refer to SWOS as the greatest game of all time
- youngNed 4y ago
  I judge people on whether they prefered Sensi or KO2. I am judging you. Kick Off 2, at least on the Amiga was sooo much better. With Sensi, if you run down the pitch, slightly off centre, strike with after touch to the other side, you would more often than not score. With KO2 you had players with genuinely have different abilities, some could score from certain positions, others couldn't. With some teams a 'long ball' approach worked, others you needed to play to nippy wingers, or maybe even a full back who could charge down the line. Every player was much of a muchness in sensi, so you really only had to come up with one 'system' to play I Edwards, FTB Sinclair FTW.
  - lvturner 4y ago
    Gosh, you've just reminded me of this 'exploit' memory came flooding back! Another I really enjoyed was Manchester United Europe on the Amiga -- though no one seems to ever talk about it, so perhaps it was rubbish!
LeoPanthera 4y ago
> I don't remember any other Amiga game that needed to be patched in this way. "Frontier: Elite II" was infamous for its bugs. They sent out patch disks, but these patch disks introduced several new bugs, which meant the process had to be repeated. Some Amiga magazines carried patches on their cover-mounted disks.

eCa 4y ago

Never knew about the bug issues, I must have ”acquired” a fixed copy. I still have very fond memories of bringing Barnet FC from the lowest of divisions to the highest, with Henrik Larsson as the top scorer. He was just ridiculously fast.

elij 4y ago

I still refer to SWOS as the greatest game of all time

youngNed 4y ago
I judge people on whether they prefered Sensi or KO2. I am judging you. Kick Off 2, at least on the Amiga was sooo much better. With Sensi, if you run down the pitch, slightly off centre, strike with after touch to the other side, you would more often than not score. With KO2 you had players with genuinely have different abilities, some could score from certain positions, others couldn't. With some teams a 'long ball' approach worked, others you needed to play to nippy wingers, or maybe even a full back who could charge down the line. Every player was much of a muchness in sensi, so you really only had to come up with one 'system' to play I Edwards, FTB Sinclair FTW.
- lvturner 4y ago
  Gosh, you've just reminded me of this 'exploit' memory came flooding back! Another I really enjoyed was Manchester United Europe on the Amiga -- though no one seems to ever talk about it, so perhaps it was rubbish!

LeoPanthera 4y ago

> I don't remember any other Amiga game that needed to be patched in this way. "Frontier: Elite II" was infamous for its bugs. They sent out patch disks, but these patch disks introduced several new bugs, which meant the process had to be repeated. Some Amiga magazines carried patches on their cover-mounted disks.