Bruce Lee's 1984 Fortress Game Gets New Versions for the Amiga and Atari ST
Tim Kovack has ported the 2015 Sega Master System version of Datasoft's Bruce Lee to two classic 16-bit computers, and both downloads are pay what you want.
Datasoft's Bruce Lee first came out in 1984 for Atari 8-bit computers, with Ron J. Fortier writing the game. It soon spread to the Commodore 64 and plenty of other home computers of the day. You guide Bruce through a fortress of 20 chambers, collecting lanterns to open new routes while the Black Ninja and Green Yamo keep turning up to start a fight.
This week Tim Kovack released new versions for the Commodore Amiga and the Atari ST. Both are built from Kagesan's 2015 version for the Sega Master System. According to Kovack's itch.io page, he translated that game's Z80 code directly into 68000 code, so the Amiga build should play the same as the Master System one. It runs at 60Hz on NTSC machines and about 17% slower on PAL systems, which matches how the game behaved on a European Master System.
Both versions need only 512KB of memory, so an unexpanded A500 or 520ST will do. Each one also comes with a two-player build, where a second person takes control of Green Yamo with another joystick. If your old machine is up in the loft, the files also run in emulators.
The downloads are name-your-own-price. Kovack's page labels the Amiga release a fangame and carries a disclosure saying the code was AI-assisted. I couldn't find any sign of involvement from the Bruce Lee estate, so treat it as an unofficial project made by a fan. Both versions are out now.
