Denial

I wonder how many more Qix inspired games there were for the Vic? I remember one game I used to covet in the small ads of Power Play magazine - Mad Painter! From the description it seems similar to Slap Dap. I have never seen it though and there doesn't seem to be any screen shots around on the web....

11780 on Shark Attack so far. But I will try it on a real Vic with joystick later and see if it makes any difference. Anyhow, it gets quite hectic on the 4th screen! When the sharks start to escape I find it almost impossible to stay calm - death ensues in a few seconds. It's not a very deep game, b...

The Shark Attack tune? Perhaps it is supposed to be a variant on the sailor song Blow The Man Down, just as the tune in C64 Manic Miner is supposed to be a variant on Hall Of The Mountain King... That's probably it! The naval theme makes it likely. Some changed notes and slightly off-tune, but cert...

I'm more of an arcade game guy, but I plan to try this out when time allows so. I really hope you get more feedback eventually!

Shark Attack was apparently released as Shark Trap by Broderbund in the US

http://www.elisoftware.org/index.php?ti ... da_Release

I'm in and Shark Attack is Ok by me :) I enjoyed it quite a lot back in the days but was never 100% sure I understood how it worked. I had played plenty of Qix but the rules in Shark Attack didn't seem as straightforward, then again, I didn't have the manual. I think the key was to keep moving, othe...

1,5 more hours and one more object found Not sure how to progress though, maybe I need to save enough energy to survive the dark room and the room beyond the library? The door there beckons me...

My tape arrived in Sweden yesterday and I managed to squeeze in two hours of playing time before bedtime. Wonderfully atmospheric to play at 3 A.M on a winter's night with just the CRT TV providing light! So far I have found 3 objects - one of those I haven't figured out how to use yet. Puzzled by t...

When you put it that way I guess I have to agree - too much strategy will probably take away from the suspense. But I think the timer idea, i.e "the longer you choose to view the obstacles, the less time you have during the movement phase" might work as it doesn't add strategy to the movem...

Very neat little memory game :D A tad easy perhaps, but on the other hand, I'd probably get furiously frustrated if it was more difficult. Time bonus could maybe invite some risk/reward-aspect to make it more challenging without taxing memory in unpleasant ways... I'm thinking both of a timer during...

Matrix is a great choice! Ultimate's Jetpac is very impressive and easy to pick up and play with joystick. But I think the Spectrum version was released some months prior to the Vic version. Tom Griner's games are all technically excellent, but most are conversions from Apple II and Atari 800. Same ...

Seems similar to Terminal's Meteor Blaster, but the graphics doesn't match your description. Sorry, hope someone else will be able to help you!

Yes! a new pb at last - 817 p :D Phew... it gets damn hard with about 20 bombs clustering in on you, but I like it! It adds some welcome variety to the gameplay when you have to foucus on evading and fooling those suckers to crash. My new Megastar III joystick definitely helped me - excellent respon...

It gets really hard when those bombs start clustering in on you! I haven't reached 1000p yet (just 751 to be honest ) I really need my best Tac-2 for this, but my thumbs start to cramp badly after a while. Really angry at all my joysticks at the moment - none work perfectly, the diagonals are always...

Congratulations to the perfect review in the new issue of Commodore Free - well deserved! I received my game yesterday and managed a quick session before bedtime. The presentation, intro screen and music is outstanding and the gameplay is dazzlingly explosive! The feeling of power and controlled may...