Ambrosia Offers Six Game Mac Bundle for $19

[MacRumors]

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Last week, Ambrosia announced (http://www.ambrosiasw.com/games/xmas08/) that they were holding a holiday bundle sale for six of their Mac games for only $19.

Apeiron X (http://www.ambrosiasw.com/games/apeironx/) - Arcade-style, fast-paced, frantic gameplay. You versus the nefarious Pentipede and other mushroom patch baddies.
Redline (http://www.ambrosiasw.com/games/redline/) - Put the pedal to the metal in this intense 3D racing game. Hop in and burn rubber through myriad race tracks across the Web.
Bubble Trouble X (http://www.ambrosiasw.com/games/bt/) - Arcade-style family fun, filled with frolic, fins, and fishy foes. Use the maze itself to pop the cutthroat competition.
Darwinia (http://www.ambrosiasw.com/games/darwinia/) - Save a virtual world from a deadly computer virus. Real-time strategy and lush3D landscapes remind you remember why gaming is fun.
SketchFighter (http://www.ambrosiasw.com/games/sketchfighter/) - Pilot your sketched ship through hand-drawn graph paper mazes, battle bugs and bosses, solo or with a friend.
Aki Mahjong (http://www.ambrosiasw.com/games/aki/) - Solitaire is an elegant blend of the ancient Chinese game of Mahjong with an enchanting journey across Japan.

All together, the games are worth $123 separately. Offer ends midnight on December 24th.

Article Link: Ambrosia Offers Six Game Mac Bundle for $19 (http://www.macrumors.com/2008/12/22/ambrosia-offers-six-game-mac-bundle-for-19/)

[iSee]

Is this for real? That's a great deal.

The only one of these I've played is SketchFighter. I really enjoyed it. IMHO, it's well worth $19 on its own. The art is fantastic and it's a very good example of a game of its type (2-D, 360 degree, space-shooter).

Hm. The links are all broken right now. Edit: the link problem seems to be something specific to my environment -- my phone can resolve the links just fine.

[arn]

links are working for me.

here's the sale page http://www.ambrosiasw.com/games/xmas08/

stnd disclaimer: this is not an ad, I don't get any money for these sales. just looks like a good deal.

arn

[Mitthrawnuruodo]

just looks like a good deal.
I certainly thought so: Apeiron alone is $15, so $19 for the bundle is amazingly good value, IMO.

My girlfriend and I bought one bundle each... :)

[Knox]

Looks a really good deal considering it's less than what I paid for Redline alone (which incidentally is a great game, if nothing else for the online multiplayer and the huge number of plugins that have been written for it).

[moki]

I am Jack's (http://www.jacksonwelch.com/) holiday bundle.

http://people.ambrosiasw.com/~andrew/jackson/jack_santa_sm.jpg

But seriously, Merry Christmas, everyone! :D

[Mykbibby]

No thanks... I'd rather buy 19 dollars worth of iPhone games :p

[blashphemy]

I have Darwinia myself on Windows, that game is absolutely amazing and, although it costs $10, is easily worth the $20 that the entire package costs. This is a seriously great deal for anyone - I'd pick this one up in an instant if my primary computer ran OS X :)

[severe]

I am Jack's (http://www.jacksonwelch.com/) holiday bundle.

But seriously, Merry Christmas, everyone! :D

Yours?

If so.. Congrats, moki.

[moki]

Yours?

If so.. Congrats, moki.

Yep... Jackson was born on 11/24/2008... so I can torture people with baby pictures now. muhahaha ;)

[glowingstar]

what a great deal! just got the package now :D:apple:

[NoNameBrand]

Already own Redline - in the middle of making/revising three (http://lonelyfridge.com/project_files/redline/vanquish/vanquish_rs.png) plug-ins (http://lonelyfridge.com/project_files/redline/z06/z06_2_1.png) right (http://lonelyfridge.com/project_files/redline/mustang/mustang_promo.jpg) now, in fact. I'll use the second license for LAN gaming.

Bought the bundle for Aki and Darwinia alone. Apeiron is nice to play again too !


Congratulations, Andrew!

[alexbates]

The only one of these games that I have ever played is Redline (the demo) and I love it. This package looks like a great deal. I would pay $25 just for Redline just like what the price used to be. But, all of these games! This package looks like it is for me. I would love to try them all out.

Has anyone played Darwinia? I am a big RTS fan and would love to know how it compares to both the Red Alert and Warfare.

[iSee]

I just bought it. It sounds like there are at least 2-3 great games in this package besides SketchFighter (which I already played a few time).

[Srai-W]

I still have EV Nova on my PB G4. The only game I have on it. Checking them out now. :rolleyes:

[blilly]

I still have EV Nova on my PB G4. The only game I have on it. Checking them out now. :rolleyes:

I cannot believe they left Barrack on OS 9 ... that would make a killer iPhone game.

Bring it back, Ambrosia!!

[Marble]

I cannot believe they left Barrack on OS 9 ... that would make a killer iPhone game.

Bring it back, Ambrosia!!

Truth. One of their most creative and best.

[moki]

I cannot believe they left Barrack on OS 9 ... that would make a killer iPhone game.

Bring it back, Ambrosia!!

Funny you should mention that... ;)

[Beric]

Great deal! Just got to convince my dad, between now and tomorrow, to allow me to buy a couple copies for LAN play, including one on the family computer, which may be quite hard to convince him.

And hi Andrew! ;)

[Mal]

moki, you're really the president of Ambrosia Software? Cool.

Mind getting your guys to bring back Barrack, Swoop, Slithereens, and some of the other great games that are still OS 9 only? I would pay a decent sum just to get back some of those games.

jW

[Mackilroy]

That's really andrew, our favorite el Presidente.

I already own most of those games, but it's a great deal for those who don't. Though the other poster mentioning buying a license for LAN games is a pretty good idea...

As for Barrack, do you see the obvious joke therein? ;)

It's in the name, y'all

[flottenheimer]

Ambrosia really need to check out their website in Firefox 3... Not a pretty sight.

Darwinia is a great game indeed. The rest of the bundle is just a collection of bad rip-offs of old classic arcade games and a below standard PlayStation2 (and PS1) racer. $19 for that? I don't think so.

[kastenbrust]

Is Escape Velocity there? no...no??? :eek::confused:

[Beric]

Ambrosia really need to check out their website in Firefox 3... Not a pretty sight.

Darwinia is a great game indeed. The rest of the bundle is just a collection of bad rip-offs of old classic arcade games and a below standard PlayStation2 (and PS1) racer. $19 for that? I don't think so.

Have you actually tried Redline in simulation mode? It's quite realistic. Your average PS2 racing game isn't. Redline alone made my purchase worth it. Haven't tried Darwinia yet, but I hear it's pretty good.

[flottenheimer]

Have you actually tried Redline in simulation mode? It's quite realistic. Your average PS2 racing game isn't. Redline alone made my purchase worth it. Haven't tried Darwinia yet, but I hear it's pretty good.
Nope, but I've looked at several in-game videos - they've given me enough to judge from. Have you actually tried Gran Turismo 1 or 2 (PS1), Colin McRae (PS1), Gran Turismo 3 or 4 (PS2), Colin McRae 04 or 2005 (PS2), Ferrari F355 Challenge (Dreamcast or PS2), NASCAR 2005 etc. I've played 'em all and Redline doesn't compare well to any of those as far as I can tell - and they're all available for less than $19.
...And when compared to current gen racers on PC, Xbox 360 or PS3 it's Ridiculous.

[Ph0eniX]

Pity, seen it too late... Viewing the fact that I have played many of their games (Barrack, Swoop, Maelstrom, Bubble Trouble, Escape Velocity Nova, Darwinia, Uplink, ...) either in full or in demo version (some of them back in the years of OS8), and liked them a lot, I would have definitely taken the advantage of this opportunity. Oh well, maybe next year, if there's another offer... :)

[Knox]

Nope, but I've looked at several in-game videos - they've given me enough to judge from.

They can give you enough to judge the graphics on, but there's more to a game than how it looks. Redline doesn't try to be any of the games you mention, all of which have huge budgets and can afford to spend lots on creating realistic graphics. Instead it concentrates on something else - being fun to play.

[flottenheimer]

They can give you enough to judge the graphics on, but there's more to a game than how it looks. Redline doesn't try to be any of the games you mention, all of which have huge budgets and can afford to spend lots on creating realistic graphics. Instead it concentrates on something else - being fun to play.
Looking at videos also gives me a pretty good idea about physics/handling and gameplay in general. I am not a graphics junkie - I love playin retro games. I even have a real, old arcade machine and way too many games for it. Gameplay is indeed what matters most. The person that I replied to said that Redline was way more "realistic" than the average PS2 game. That's why I listed several old but "realistic" console games.
I still believe my original comment on this bundle and it's price is fair.

[Roadking]

I missed the sale :(

Maybe next year...