Turrican 2 AGA Version Ported From MS-DOS to Amiga

Last Updated on December 21, 2022

Turrican is a game series I’m a bit obsessed with, so learning about a new Turrican 2 AGA release for later Amigas has got me excited.

It’s the MS-DOS version of Turrican 2: The Final Fight, released on PC in 1995 (four years after the original) and now ported back to the Amiga AGA systems (Amiga 1200, 4000, and CD32) with improved graphics.

This means 50 and 60Hz graphics, AGA 24-bit/256 colour modes, support for two-button joysticks, CD32 joypads, and a built-in trainer mode. If the enhnced detail of the DOS character sprite is somehow not to your taste, you can replace it with the Amiga version. A bunch of additional fixes and features are also present in the Turrican 2 AGA version, missing from the DOS version.

Turrican 2 AGA features

50/60hz action. All worlds. All enemies. All bosses.
Reprogrammed from scratch.
Full use of AGA enhanced 24 bit / 256 colour modes.
The original games glorious music and sound effects.
Support for 2 button joysticks, CD32 joypads and user definable controls.
Three additional difficulty modes.
Built-in trainer mode.
Option to replace the DOS character sprite with the Amiga version.
Option to look down to see blind jumps.
Optional Gyro Jump controls enhancement.
Restored parallax to Worlds 2-1, 2-2, 3-2 and 4-1 (missing in the DOS version).
Restored animated cogs from World 4.
Restored waterfall and underwater effects from World 1.
Restored background scrolling in Worlds 3-2 and 3-3 boss fights.
Hiscores and options are saved (WHDLoad and A500 Mini versions).
Enhanced secrets. Find hidden drones and follow them. Find all 24 for a special gameplay unlock.