Orbit (AMI)
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Orbit is a clone of Match It (ARC), developed and sold in 1990.
Similarly to the arcade original, there are time bonuses, five helps, and a two-player option where you take turns about every three seconds. Unlike the original, though, you play as a team with one total score instead of competing with separate scores. Additionally, there are passwords, an "extra" level editor, walls in later levels.
Most notably, though, it is very tedious. Instead of just clicking two tiles, you must click one tile, then manually add up to two mirrors, rotate them correctly, or remove if you clicked wrong, and finally double-click the second tile.
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Music
The Amiga version uses exactly the same three songs as the Commodore 64 version, which was published earlier. As for which arrangements were made first, Rudolf Stember should be asked. On the Amiga, he used The D.O.C SoundTracker V2.0 and his own samples.
Track 2 was most likely composed just for fun and chosen later for Orbit. There are no sound effects.
Recording
All songs were recorded once or twice, plus 10 seconds, from the game in WinUAE 5.3.1 with NTSC off, Audio filter Emulated (A500), and Stereo separation 100%.
| # | Title | Composer | Length | Listen | Download |
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| 01 | Matchtune | Rudolf Stember | 3:22 | Download | |
| 02 | Gametune | Rudolf Stember | 2:44 | Download | |
| 03 | Hightune | Rudolf Stember | 3:09 | Download |
(Source: songnames.)
Credits
- Ripper: Professor Chaos
- Recorder: Professor Chaos
- Game Credits:
- Music By: Rudolf Stember
- Not Credited Programmer: Michael Kleps
(Sources: main menu, code comparison.)
Game Rip
Audio Devices
Music plays on the computer's built-in Paula chip. The LED filter is left on.
An official NTSC release is unlikely.
Releases
The manual announced that the next Amiga Fun would appear on 1990-09-21, suggesting that Orbit was published in August.
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Links
- gamefaqs.gamespot.com/amiga/663494-orbit - GameFAQs.
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| Notable Songs | Just for Fun - Orbit |
| Notable Personnel | Rudolf Stember |
| Notable Companies | Cyberstyle • Computec Media |
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