Thank you charlechaplin for the info!??
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| The Parker Bros series received some negative reviews: that graphics were poor, game was too hard, and
"Just a poor Moon Patrol!"
But, there's a lot to like for an early 80's game.
This was the first 007 licenced game. That opening animated scene with the Bond music had to be impressive back then. And 4 different missions in a small file is also impressive.
Recommended! |
| This is actually Accion V2, since the first version was programmed in TB XL and somewhat slower...
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| Think you must wiggle the joystick left-right to reload. (Fast left-right joystick movement, like in Decathlon.)
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| Cool. First time playing a game from Peru!
The graphics and cross hairs work really well.
Did anyone figure out how to reload?! |
| I think it took 45 minutes to an hour to drive to the other airport. I could never fly a quarter of the way there. Even just doing the drive the flight would end because of turbulence. Thankfully Sublogic Flight Sim saved my love for flight sims. |
| Oh I love this one. Great simple Risk-like program set in the cradle of civilization. One of the best BASIC games written for the Atari 8-bits. |
| I love this puzzle game. The fact it has to time limit to beat, it really lives up to its title part 'Zen'.
Highly recommended if you just want to chill out and game at the same time.
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| Don't even think about trying to play this without a copy of the "feelies" to hand -- at the very least, you'll want your friend Tamara's letter explaining what you're actually supposed to be doing, and the tourist brochure for the castle in which the game takes place, which contains a number of the room descriptions. (The game itself simply informs you that the rooms in question are "even lovelier than they sound in the tourist brochure" and doesn't even point out the interactable nouns in several cases!)
This is a mystery adventure aimed at beginners that actually has four distinct "routes" based on what you state your favourite colour to be at the start -- red, blue, green or yellow. (If you say something else, one of the four is picked randomly.) The subsequent mysteries are all structured similarly, but the details and overall solution are different.
The theme of the game is that you are an American supersleuth, and your pal Tamara has asked you to come see her in good old Blighty because she thinks someone is trying to kill her. The previous ladyfriend of her fiancee Lord Jack Tresyllian died under mysterious circumstances, Tresyllian Castle appears to be haunted, and there's even a treasure hunt to be getting on with, too. Don't forget to dress for dinner!
Moonmist is enjoyable, but most of the routes can be easily beaten blind in less than an hour, so I wonder how many people felt a bit short-changed if they bought this back in the day. Still, it's a fun introduction to how adventure games work, even if it leaves a few parts a little threadbare.
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_OMjfuzk7k |
| Superb game. One of my favourites from my childhood, but be warned -- it's tough! After the first couple of stages, there are quite a few different things to keep track of at once, and it can be overwhelming to begin with. But persist and you will gradually improve!
Thankfully, repeated play is a pleasure thanks to the excellent, colourful visuals and well-crafted music. It's not hard to see why Fernando Herrera was the "First Star" of Atari 8-bit development.
Vid here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utCh5luKu8Q |
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