Bitmap brothers set to port classic Amiga title to PlayStation and Game Boy Color

Futuristic sports games have a chequered history to say the least, but one game stands above all in this sub-genre. The Bitmap Brothers’ Speedball (Amiga) was released at the rear end of the last decade, before a fantastic sequel appeared in early 1991. Speedball 2 is fondly remembered by the majority of Amiga owners, and now the Bitmap Brothers are in the throes of producing Speedball 2100 for PlayStation and Game Boy Color.

Ulp. We ‘ulp’, simply because we haven’t gotten over seeing the abomination that was the PlayStation version of Sensible Soccer. Nonetheless, the transition to 3D may not be a bad thing. “Our ultimate goal is to give the player more than just a game, Speedball 2100 will become a passion and an obsession,” says Bitmap Brothers’ MD Mike Montgomery.

It’s estimated that Speedball has sold an estimated one million copies in its time, and although the Bitmap Brothers haven’t placed the game with a publisher yet, there’s phenomenal interest in the title. We await developments in the coming months…