Looking back at what I was reading and playing exactly 30 years ago this month, December 1989 was a good year for racing games on the Commodore 64. My Amiga owning friends might have had the eagerly awaited home version of Hard Drivin', but I had the Commodore 64 versions of Turbo Outrun and Stunt Car Racer, both of which scored higher than their Amiga counterparts between both Zzap and Commodore User reviews.
It was however around this time when I decided to ditch Commodore User in favour of the more C64 friendly Zzap 64/Amiga as my primary source of C64 news and goodness since Commodore User was aiming more for the Amiga market. Shame on them, as the C64 still had plenty of life left in it to last a few more years.
Sunday, June 23, 2019
Game Covers - Space Hunter (Commodore 64)
A fun romp in space, featuring two styles of game play (3D space flight simulator, and 2D maze/map exploration). Well worth the £1.99 which I paid for this back in the day.
"The world is starving and the only food available is in space. You must search through 15 star systems to feed the world. This complex 3-D simulation takes you from rookie pilot to the hero of the world... If you're good enough!"
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"The world is starving and the only food available is in space. You must search through 15 star systems to feed the world. This complex 3-D simulation takes you from rookie pilot to the hero of the world... If you're good enough!"
Space Hunter - The Cover
Space Hunter - The Inlay
Space Hunter - The Tape
Game Covers - S.O.S. (Commodore 64)
Despite getting not-so-great reviews in the computer magazines of the time, I thoroughly enjoyed this fun little isometric 3D adventure, although it is highly recommended to turn the sound off as it has one of the most annoying songs in a computer game playing throughout.
"One way to lose a good droid is to send it out to do something it isn't programmed for. Biomech 1 (Sydney to his friends) is marooned in a very weird place all because his creator, the eccentric Foley, has a terrible memory. If Sydney can't get back intact, Foley's boss will remove his kneecaps (Foleys not Sydneys that is). Tell Syd how to get home in this 3D arcade adventure and save the taxpayer one billion dollars in the bargain! 3D ARCADE ADVENTURE FROM GEOFF FOLEY.
Wow, what an exciting back story! Try it... The game isn't bad at all, and was a bargain back in the day.
Interesting bit of useless information - The game was originally called "The Game With No Name"
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"One way to lose a good droid is to send it out to do something it isn't programmed for. Biomech 1 (Sydney to his friends) is marooned in a very weird place all because his creator, the eccentric Foley, has a terrible memory. If Sydney can't get back intact, Foley's boss will remove his kneecaps (Foleys not Sydneys that is). Tell Syd how to get home in this 3D arcade adventure and save the taxpayer one billion dollars in the bargain! 3D ARCADE ADVENTURE FROM GEOFF FOLEY.
Wow, what an exciting back story! Try it... The game isn't bad at all, and was a bargain back in the day.
Interesting bit of useless information - The game was originally called "The Game With No Name"
S.O.S - The Cover
S.O.S. - The Inlay
S.O.S. - The Tape
Game Covers - Strike (Commodore 64)
"Superbly playable, addictive and challenging. This game will have you hooked in minutes and playing for hours trying to achieve that elusive STRIKE".
More like...
"Completely unplayable, dull and impossible. This will have you bored in minutes and throwing your controller at the screen within hours before switching off the computer because you cant be arsed to achieve the elusive and near impossible STRIKE"
Oh well, what did I expect for £2.99
Strike - The Cover
Strike - The Inlay
Strike - The Tape
Saturday, June 22, 2019
Game Covers - Agent X II The Mad Prof's Back (Commodore 64)
The second encounter between super sleuth Agent X and his old adversary the Mad Professor. There's no peace. Even though you foiled the Mad Prof's attempts to kidnap the President, you failed to defeat him totally, and he is back with a vengeance. No more small fry for him, this time it's total world domination, and beyond! Only you can foil the Mad Professor!
A thrilling fight against his minions followed by a climactic confrontation for the future fate of freedom. Long awaited sequel to the classic Agent X
Main Cover
Inlay (Featuring handwritten codes for the levels!)
The Tape!
Sunday, April 07, 2019
Game Covers - Big Mac The Mad Maintenance Man (Commodore 64)
Tuesday, April 02, 2019
Game Covers - Street Beat (Commodore 64)
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Monday, April 01, 2019
Game Covers - Mercenary & Mercenary The Second City (Commodore 64 & Commodore Plus 4)
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Game Covers - Dark Side (Commodore 64)
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Game Covers - Driller (Commodore 64)
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