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As in the arcade game of the same name, Blueprint gives you, as J.J., three chances to save the damsel in distress from a menacing creature chasing her across the top of the screen. Navigate J.J. through a maze of houses, which contain either a piece of the Rube-Goldberg-esque monster-fighting contraption whose blueprint lies at the bottom of the screen, or a bomb which must be disposed of in short order. Pressing the button will make J.J. run faster, but like so many who spend a lot of time sitting at the Atari 2600, he has a limited amount of "Fast run time" (as indicated by a handy bar graph). Smaller but still pesky monsters also pop out of the bomb disposal pit and try to prematurely start the machine (which shakes it to bits). Once that occurs, those monsters must be lured back to their pit, and the machine must be reassembled. Build the machine in time, and you can blast the creature who's chasing your girlfriend. The Atari 2600 edition simplifies the graphics drastically (though the most elaborate part of the playing field -- the blueprint itself -- is more or less intact), and drops the sound effects back to bare minimum (so much for the game's catchy little jazzy background tunes). There are no control issues, however, and the end result is still quite colorful and a lot of fun.
A tubular shooter played entirely with the crank! Avoid obstacles and take fire at enemies while hurtling down a futuristic 360 degree road, turned with the crank. Includes a 50 stage campaign to blast through, and a daily challenge mode. Chase your own high scores (and those of others!).
Deadline is one of those games you have to commit to. At first you'll die many times and end many games before you reach the next level. The object of the game is to save a number of scientists from war-torn planets. You have to scoop up the scientists from the water. While the scientist is onboard, he will show in your teleport monitors on the left and right. Your job is to blast away at the enemy and keep the scientist safe in your ship until he is teleported away. He will be able to teleport after you've defeated a certain number of ships so be aggressive. Multiple difficulty levels means more scientists to save. Published in Loadstar #142, and in Commodore Zone Issue #14.
One of the early space shooters.
In Worlds Away, as in our original Clash'N Slash, you must defend your planet from pesky alien invaders arriving from all over the galaxy. This time, alien hordes are more diverse and clever featuring more than 70 enemy types and 12 huge bosses. But worry not, as there are two brave heroes on your side! Barry Barnes (codename: Clash) and Liz Valentine (codename: Slash) are there to help you save humanity.
Master your piloting skills as you manoeuvre through a labyrinth of caverns where danger lurks around every corner. Infiltrate a Xeronium mining installation and cut off supply lines before the corrupt BeamGen corporation invades the galaxy. But be warned, enemy drones are out in full force. Remain on high alert as you explore the Vensella cavern system, test your skills in epic space battles and destroy the reactor core!
Keep a ball in the air as long as possible by firing more balls into it.
Put yourself in the drivers seat of a moon buggy and MASTER THE ROCKY SURFACES of a distant moon. How far can you go? And what strategy do your prefer... blowing away every obstacle in front of you with your missile launcher, or simply jumping past them? Work on your strategies as you try to go as far as possible! Who knows what surprises lie ahead?