Differences Between PC and Amiga Releases
The Amiga 1200 release and the PC re-release differ slightly. The player's health bar, for instance, is square in the Amiga version and rounded in the PC version. The pause menu was also re-designed for the PC version, with the ability to name save slots. The Amiga version, perhaps to cater both to those with expanded memory and those running more streamlined systems, features a "normal" and "fast" mode, with the game running noticeably smoother under "fast" mode. This feature was omitted from the PC re-release, which appears to run in "normal" mode. In addition, there also exists an option for "Waving" (on/off) in the Amiga version which affects wave effects on underwater levels, omitted in favour of a set "on" status in the PC mode. The Amiga's fading effects when switching screens are gone in the PC version, as well as some of the clarity of graphics; the Amiga version, being written in assembly to "achieve maximum performance" contains vector graphics designed for the Amiga hardware in the game and the FMV sequences; the PC version, to save on disc space and ensure reliable speeds, instead relies on pre-rendered video in places.
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