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Marauder II - Amiga Review

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Marauder II – Amiga Discovery Software International, Wyndmoor, PA, USA 1987 – $39.95 – 512k RAM required Originally published September 9th, 2016 *My Video Review Of Marauder II *Next article *Previous article *Alphabetical list of writings Growing up with the Amiga in the United States I have always felt my experiences with the machine differed greatly compared to our brother’s across the pond. The online adf archive is full of “cracked” games. These consisted of a non nuanced form of piracy where a group of hackers dived into the code of a game. They would remove its copy protection and distribute the game to others for free. There was extreme arrogance with all of these cracking groups in my eyes. They always had to leave their calling card, as it were. This consisted of some of the worst “Engrish” you will ever come across. Scrolling text with annoying music would instantly greet you upon inserting a disk. The text would mostly consist of patting themselves on...