English Invader wrote:As far as I understand, you can either buy the game in packaged disk form or as a digital download. People who buy the premium edition are also given a web link to a ROM emulation of the game upon payment.
unfortunately I don't have the resources for international online payment
You won't regret buying the Digital Download version. It's only £1.99...you can't even get a pint for that these days and this'll last a lot longer! It is a great wee game and the presentation is very slick...go on, go on, go on!
"...That of the Eastern tribe being like a multitude of colours as if a rainbow had settled upon its brow..." Daniels 1:3
English Invader wrote:Why do you prefer tape to floppy disk?
This question seems to come up on every Commodore forum and the answer is usually nostalgia. There's also a contingent of 64 users who rather like the music that plays while games are loading from tape. I find the phenomenon to be one of the more intriguing things about this hobby.
In the end it will be as if nothing ever happened.
I sent a small batch of recorded tapes to Kenz 1 or 2 weeks ago, he said he'll be getting them onto the website soon. I dare say a lot of the C64 releases of this summer will be keeping him busy! Also he told me he was obtaining his own VIC so maybe he wants to test each unit before he sends them out (I've already tested them all personally - both sides, PAL and NTSC, so effectively 4 copies of the game on each tape unit). NTSC users, if you've got a regular tapecounter on your datasette, NTSC is recorded at 040 on each side, thought that'd be a nice easy number to remember As it's an unexpanded VIC game there's no fancy custom loader, but you do get some info on-screen as it loads.
Did anyone finish the game yet? I was contemplating making a YouTube video to show how it's done.
I've got through all the game levels and got to the second level of difficulty. I often get caught on the last level, though. The tricky part is getting past the spikes and collecting all the diamonds because you can't get back up afterwards. By the time I've finally negotiated the last level, I only have one or two lives left for the second level of difficulty.
Did anyone finish the game yet? I was contemplating making a YouTube video to show how it's done.
I've got through all the game levels and got to the second level of difficulty. I often get caught on the last level, though. The tricky part is getting past the spikes and collecting all the diamonds because you can't get back up afterwards. By the time I've finally negotiated the last level, I only have one or two lives left for the second level of difficulty.
Not sure if you noticed, if you die on the 2nd or 3rd difficulty, when you play again you stay at the same difficulty and get the standard 4 lives. Unfortunately the score gets reset though.
I'm actually glad people are saying they find the game tough, as I was sure one of the main criticizms would be that it was too easy! Can't remember if I've already said that in this thread...
There's a marked increase in difficulty between the 2nd (Red) and 3rd (Yellow) skills, the 7th and 8th screens are particularly harsh, but after extended testing I can assure you, there is at least one way to do it...
As it's an unexpanded VIC game there's no fancy custom loader, but you do get some info on-screen as it loads.
