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The NeverEnding Story II

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The NeverEnding Story II was a film licence from Linel, based on the Warner Bros. film of the same name – the sequel to the popular 1985 film (although it is actually based on the second half of the original German story written by Michael Ende, but with a new ending).

Swiss publisher Linel got the rights to make a game based on this, but it only came out on the Amiga, Commodore 64, and Spectrum. It was also due out on the Amstrad CPC – Amstrad Computer User “reviewed” it in their October 1991 issue. Continue reading →

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Rimrunner

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Rimrunner was an action game released by Palace Software in 1988 for the Commodore 64 and Atari ST. However, Palace were also working on a version for the Amstrad CPC. The game was massively hyped in Amstrad Computer User, featuring on the cover of the July 1988 issue with a massive 2 1/2 page article. The CPC screenshots in the article are similar in style to the C64 version, but are not from that version. Continue reading →

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LEGO The Hobbit – The Battle of the Five Armies

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Posted: by Patrick Furlong

Following the success of Lego Lord of the Rings, based on/inspired by Peter Jackson’s Oscar winning film trilogy based on the works by JRR Tolkien, Warner Interactive Entertainment and Traveller’s Tales (developer of previous Lego games) began work in 2013 on Lego The Hobbit. Again based on/inspired by Peter Jackson’s films, based on Tolkien’s novel. Continue reading →

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