Everyone loves film licence recreation tie-in. 

Back within the day, all it took was a mildly common movie and earlier than you knew it a recreation was launched.  

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Here are my high 5. By Sam Dyer – Author of the Commodore 64: a visible Commpendium  www.bitmapbooks.co.uk

5. Platoon (C64) 

Ah, an 18 rated movie made right into a online game for youths! Set within the Vietnam conflict, Platoon was an Oscar profitable movie directed by Oliver Stone starring Charlie Sheen. A traditional conflict movie that is stuffed with violence, weapons and demise. Sounds like the right substances for a youngsters’s online game. The Commodore 64 model of Platoon was programmed by Zach Townsend and the superior soundtrack was by Jonathan Dunn. The the precise recreation is a collection of mini-games. The first is a platform shoot em up the place you should discover your means out of the jungle maze while killing enemies that come at you from all instructions. Its actually robust however nice enjoyable. The later ranges then flip into a extremely spectacular first individual shooter model recreation. Platoon on the Commodore 64 affords nice graphics, skilled programming, performs rather well and total; doesn’t really feel rushed. Lost hours taking part in this pretending I used to be a conflict hero within the Vietnam jungle. Platoon was additionally launched on Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari ST, PC DOS and ZX Spectrum. All of which appear like fairly respectable variations.

 4. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (C64) 

If there was a quick buck to made and a recreation to be rushed, that US Gold must get in on the act. In 1989 they launched Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade on the again of this hit movie which starred Harrison Ford and Sean Connery. Now I could also be carrying my rose tinted spectacles, however I actually like this recreation. Its a platformer that sees you management Indy and should go in the hunt for the Holy Grail. The plot stays fairly devoted to the movie and it sees you begin in a collection of caverns. You should make it to the floor within the pitch darkness however collected torches that allow you to see the place to go. The torches burn down so that you a lot seize one other earlier than it does. You are you able to your whip to kill enemies. Once you make it out of the caverns you should then make your means throughout a practice roof. The recreation model modifications barely in the direction of the tip which provides selection. It performs nice and is de facto good enjoyable. So it it isn’t large (4 ranges), the sprites are poorly drawn and it feels a bit sluggish. The magazines did not price it both however for some cause it holds a particular place in my gaming coronary heart. I’ve not seen every other conversions however oddly, the Amiga model was a wonderful level and click on by LucasArts. Well price trying out.

3. Robocop (C64 and Spectrum) 

Another extremely violent movie made right into a recreation for 9 12 months olds! Released in 1987, the movie of Robocop noticed cop Murphy brutally (virtually) killed by a gang of criminals and is then introduced again to life and changed into a robotic policeman. Robocop then embarks on his one man battle in opposition to crime. A terrific movie and an actual traditional. Released in various varieties on just about each system identified to man, it was the Commodore 64 model that I really owned. The video games additionally modified throughout every system too. The arcade model is a unique recreation to the house 8-bits. The Spectrum, Amstrad and C64 variations have variations. The NES and Gameboy variations additionally differ. Now, in hindsight the Spectrum model of that is a lot a lot better however again within the day, the C64 is the model I performed. Jonathan Dunn is liable for the epic soundtrack. It stays fairly devoted to the movie plot. It even mimics the rape scene within the second stage the place you must shoot the unhealthy man while lacking the lady. Overall the presentation is nice. The sound, gameplay and graphics all felt polished and nicely thought out. The Commodore 64 model bought performed a lot once I was youthful, it needed to included on this checklist. A extremely cool movie and a extremely cool recreation to go along with it. Robocop stayed high of the sport charts for months and months and was an enormous hit when launched.

2. Batman the Movie (C64 and Spectrum) 

A member considered one of my household who’s now not with us introduced me this for christmas 1990 so it’s extremely nostalgic for me. I bear in mind been actually impressed with the placing field artwork and could not wait to provide it a go. I’ve reviewed this recreation earlier than and i am certain everybody is aware of it nicely. As a complete package deal, I feel its the perfect recreation on the C64. After lately seeing and taking part in the Spectrum model, that is additionally very superb if not higher than the C64 model. From the field artwork to the music to the graphics to the gameplay, it actually stands out as a recreation that pushed these programs to their limits. The most spectacular half was that it adopted the movie plot virtually precisely. Level by stage it adopted the movie. This confirmed nice consideration to element and actual creativity. The Amiga model can also be price a shout out because it appears wonderful. Batman video games are nonetheless been produced to at the present time on trendy programs which actually sneakers the power of this film franchise.

1. Goldeneye (N64)

As an enormous bond fan, not one of the Bond video games that preceeded Goldeneye actually did it for me. From the common View to a Kill to the terrible The Spy who Loved me.They had been okay however simply not wonderful. There was a niche available in the market for a online game that truly was pretty much as good because the wonderful movies. So when Goldeneye got here alongside in 1997 on the Nintendo 64 it blew me away. The solely first individual shooter id seen beforehand was Doom and Duke Nukem and Goldeneye was an enormous step ahead. The graphics had been out of the world and the playability was so addictive. I used to be just a little older when it was launched so I’d hang around with my mate, normally as much as no good and spend hours and hours taking part in muliplayer battles. It featured characters from the movie and likewise traditional bond good and unhealthy guys. Its a traditional recreation that behind Mario 64, outlined the N64 and helped promote them by the bucket load.

So that concludes my high 5 film licence video games. Do you agree or disagree with my checklist? 

Thanks, Sam 

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