Saturday 30 April 2016

1 A Day in the Life of Arnold - Phone Box Guy?

ZX Spectrum Vega game #0009

Dear Readers,

Today I'll talk about this game by Hippo Enterprises. So uh... this is one of those isometric platforming games and this one seems to be similar to another one in the list. Was there some kind of construction kit for this kind of game?

Anyway this one you control what seems a bit like a phone box and you go through a maze. Some slowdown when a lot of objects are on screen but there is a weapon you can use which is nice.

Personally I loved Monster Max on the Game Boy and this is one of the precursors to it. It's an old one though with tank controls so it's a bit weird to control and I'm not quite used to it. The very second room is filled with enemies and it takes a bit of luck to get through them. There are other enemies that don't do harm but they push you up against a wall or corner and can be a nuisance when you can't escape. I might explore more of Arnold's day in this maze another time. We'll see.

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