If there was one more level...
Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2017 12:56 pm
Fantasy gaming wishes time. Again. If you could bolt on another level to some classic Spectrum games...
Target Renegade by Imagine
As we know it: You've defeated the boss in the games room, having back-kicked with all your might. That's that over and done with, the crime syndicate is finished?
The extra level: No, there's an even bigger and nastier figure waiting for you. He's in the cellar, surrounded by three people (of equal strength to the previous boss) as his minders. There is a convenient way to dispatch some of the bad guys, by fly-kicking a switch that'll drop a barrel on their heads, if they're in the right place.
ATV Simulator by Code Masters
As we know it: You've conquered the six levels, Sand Duning; Grasstrakin (sic); Icebergs; Pyramids; Tropicana and Swamp.
The extra level: Quarry. A lot less cartoonish than the existing levels. Boulders are strewn about, there are some pits and puddles to navigate. Admittedly, this isn't quite as exciting as what's actually in the game as we know it, but a lot more realistic.
Horace Goes Skiing by Psion
As we know it: You come to the end of the slalom and that's that.
The extra level: The Apres Ski. You're at the Swiss lodge, knocking back a few glasses. The action resumes as you have to drunkenly navigate your way back to your chalet, without knocking yourself into any other skiiers.
Target Renegade by Imagine
As we know it: You've defeated the boss in the games room, having back-kicked with all your might. That's that over and done with, the crime syndicate is finished?
The extra level: No, there's an even bigger and nastier figure waiting for you. He's in the cellar, surrounded by three people (of equal strength to the previous boss) as his minders. There is a convenient way to dispatch some of the bad guys, by fly-kicking a switch that'll drop a barrel on their heads, if they're in the right place.
ATV Simulator by Code Masters
As we know it: You've conquered the six levels, Sand Duning; Grasstrakin (sic); Icebergs; Pyramids; Tropicana and Swamp.
The extra level: Quarry. A lot less cartoonish than the existing levels. Boulders are strewn about, there are some pits and puddles to navigate. Admittedly, this isn't quite as exciting as what's actually in the game as we know it, but a lot more realistic.
Horace Goes Skiing by Psion
As we know it: You come to the end of the slalom and that's that.
The extra level: The Apres Ski. You're at the Swiss lodge, knocking back a few glasses. The action resumes as you have to drunkenly navigate your way back to your chalet, without knocking yourself into any other skiiers.