This game is very high in my top 10 list of all times actually it's very high on my top 5 as well. I tried the demo and it was not bad, although I would have waited for the game to be in a bargain bin before buying it. Sierra published a remake a few years ago which had full-blown graphics and music. What is particular with this one is the ability to "modify" the layers by burning holes through them (thus avoiding the ladders) and creating your own levels. No wonder Pac-Man has been such a hit not long afterwards.Ī traditionnal ladder-and-layer game where you must flee or trap bad guys coming to get you while collecting items that will let you enter the next level. As it has been the case with 3D shooters for many years now, this style of game have been used ad nauseam in the early 80s and it was harder and harder to be original. This added a lot of pleasure and value.Īlhough the game was not bad, it was yet another one based on ladders and small men running everywhere. This might not sound so hot today, but it was the first graphic game that I've personnaly been able to edit myself. If you ever found that the 150 standard levels were not good enough, you were able to edit your own levels and save them on disk. The action was fast enough considering the speed the good old 4.77 Mhz PC was able to offer.Īlthough a "ladder" game was nothing original back then, there was one special thing this game had: customizable levels. Thus, instead of simply fleeing them, you were able to trap them. While Big Top had a slow and dull pace, this one was more satisfying as you were able to fool the bad guys at will by trapping them in the holes you burned in the ground. Credits 3 people Releases by Date ( by platform)Īction was at the center of this game.
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