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In early issues of Zzap 64, Ocean had Atari 800 listed along with C64/CPC/ZX Spectrum for games like:Frankie Goes To Hollywood and Daleys Supertest.Ads must have been done when Ocean were at planning stages of producing said games with A8 versions under consideration. |
| I would LOVE to know why Ocean did not release this at the time it was ported? Colin Porch also wrote the C64 and 16-Bit versions.
When you think how prolific Ocean/Imagine was in the 8-Bit era, for us to only get Green Beret and Arkanoid from Imagine, and NO releases from Ocean, it's a crying shame.
If they had taken a punt on it, and it did well, who knows what other titles they might have released... |
| Despite the monochrome graphics, this isometric graphic adventure was still one of the best overall games I've played on the 8-bit. The two different characters you played (Head and Heels) and their differing capabilities added an extra level of variety to the challenge. BTW - there's an authentic remake for modern platforms out there somewhere. |
| Head Over Heels on the Speccy is largely hailed as the best isometric 3D action/adventure game ever. It's a shame that the XL port was rather barebone and definitely not taking advantage of the machine in the graphic or sound departments. Yet it has a charm of its own and the original gameplay remains intact. It could have been a better conversion, but it's still an excellent game as it is. |
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| Many thanks to Mr. Bacardi for dumping this tape! |
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