Well, it seems it may well have been in production for the old breadbin, even after the mess of the first game. Issue #59 of Zzap 64 announced that Activision had gained the licence for R-Type 2, and work was … Continue reading →
Next up is a nice early run and gun game with some good graphics – very much like a title you’d expect to see released by Players/Rack-IT as a budget title perhaps in 1990. There are about 4 levels in … Continue reading →
Now I have to say that i’m very surprised about this entry, considering I grew up with the Vic 20 version of this fun little game. However, i’m a little sceptical to whether this was merely a mistake by the … Continue reading →
Our next entry comes thanks to Martin/Stadium 64 – who spotted a mention in Datormagazin about a title called Racer. The game was to be released from Golden Games, based in Vällingby outside Stockholm. The company promised to release three … Continue reading →
A quick entry to cover part of a series of games which DK’Tronics were looking to release in late 1984, early 1985. A news item in the December 1984 edition of Personal Computer Games suggested that following on from a … Continue reading →
A very brief entry for a title which was mentioned in Commodore Format news back in 1992. This was to be a new range of educational software such as: Shapes and Colours First Letters Overall trying to follow in the … Continue reading →
Not sure how to take this one… Our friend from Hawkeye has been turned into a woman, and renamed "Rawhead" with our next preview. "Rawhead" is heavily based on Hawkeye, with a new map and a woman’s face at the … Continue reading →
A very early and incomplete game, which sadly isn’t too playable in its current state. The game consists of a single map, with all the map graphics for some reason printed at the foot of the game. Within the game … Continue reading →
A quick entry for a collection of educational titles that seem to be missing. The following were all advertised in the March 1984 issue of Family Computing magazine: Little People’s Puzzles – Things that go Little People’s Puzzles – Nursery … Continue reading →
Jullian Gollup’s classic budget tactical combat was very well recieved. The budget game was an improved re-release of Rebelstar Raiders and pleased pretty much everyone at the time. It was pretty much Spectrum/Amstrad only and C64 users sadly didn’t get … Continue reading →
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