Pool of Radiance - In-depth Amiga Review with Pics
Pool of Radiance 1990, Amiga (1988 - Others) SSI/Ubi Soft (yes, that Ubi Soft) Review originally published June 7th, 2017 *My Video Review of Pool of Radiance *Soundtrack recorded from my A500 *Next article *Previous article *Alphabetical list of writings *Game best played in NTSC mode with 4:3 aspect ratio To best set the mood for this review, listen to the Pool of Radiance intro music recorded from my Amiga 500 The significance of this game on the computer gaming world cannot be overstated. This was the first of around 12 "Gold Box" games. A title lovingly bestowed upon these games with their gold box art and similar game engines used for all titles. Many of these games became not just top sellers, but held the #1 chart position of sales for all computer game genres at the time. Pool of Radiance alone sold over 200,000 copies on all systems. This was an incredible amount in terms of the much smaller computer game market compared to consoles. You ad...