Lock 'N' Chase (Amiga) Review | Can Data East's Bank Heist Outrun Pac-Man? Amigos 559 episode artwork

EPISODE · Jul 18, 2026 · 39 MIN

Lock 'N' Chase (Amiga) Review | Can Data East's Bank Heist Outrun Pac-Man? Amigos 559

from Amigos Retro Gaming Network - Amigos: Everything Amiga / ARG Presents / Sprite Castle / Pixel Gaiden · host Amigos Retro Gaming

On this week's Amigos, we stuff our swag bags full of diamonds and slam the vault doors shut to review Lock 'N' Chase, the classic 1981 arcade bank heist that tests your reflexes against a relentless squad of chasing constabulary.🏆 Support our wacky, weekly Amiga podcast!https://www.patreon.com/amigospodcastMore Amiga Game Reviews:https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaD3XRYu1lQRUrXT5aRTSNL5wMCkMOVlBSubscribe to the podcast version of the show at https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/amigospodcast0:00 Slamming doors in the face of the po po0:41 Arcade Background1:01 The DECCO Cassette System1:43 List of DECCO Games2:29 Pac-Man Fever3:47 What about Donkey Kong?4:20 Game backstory5:02 Game Mechanics5:54 Aaron's arcade memories7:50 Names of the police dudes9:19 Super Pac-Man differences10:49 Entrances and exits12:00 Sound design13:50 Game hardware14:55 Game controls16:39 DECCO Machine Copy Protection18:15 Home ports21:27 Recently sold cabinets22:08 Amiga port developers23:32 Port cheats23:54 How it plays vs arcade24:37 Amiga vs Arcade side by side26:09 Gameplay strategies27:44 How much blitter was used28:23 Bugs present30:11 Praise of the gate timing31:44 Boat's final thoughts35:21 Aaron's final thoughts36:14 Listener reviews38:08 Coming up next week!#Amiga #Retrocomputing

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