Game of the day...

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Ast A. Moore wrote: Wed Jan 22, 2020 10:01 pm
WIWC wrote: Wed Jan 22, 2020 9:50 pm It's pretty good once you learn how to control your character and how to use his transformations.
Yeah, that’s something I struggled with. How do I use the keys on doors? Also, I can’t seem to be able to land on the second floor as a vampire. I can fly up there as a bat, and then, once I transform, I fall through to the first floor. Bummer.
That's because this vampire was distracted when they teached how to land on the second floors, at the bat flying course. I tried again and again too, but you just can't. The old stair-climbing method is the only way.
So, how do you get past the trapdoors on the second floors? With the other available transformation.
As for opening the doors, it's just up+fire, IIRC. Of course, you need the right key.
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Thanks. Will give it another go. Just need to sharpen my teeth first.
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The Last Vampyre seems a cool game. I didn't know it.

There are lots of hidden gems in those Shaw Bros. games made in late 80s/beginning 90s: Cerius, Heartbroken, ...
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Dan Dare 3: The Escape [Virgin Games]
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Escape from the Planet of the Robot Monsters [Domark, 1990]
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Your Sinclair Megagame (when re-released as a budget, 90%), 700/1000 in ACE.

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WIWC wrote: Sat Jan 25, 2020 7:18 pm Escape from the Planet of the Robot Monsters [Domark, 1990]
This is a really high quality game, and the release date reminds me that me & friends caught the speccy right at the end. Don't know exactly where, but it's somewhere in my top 10. I fired it up a while back 'just to remind myself' and ended up playing several levels (it's relatively easy to make progress). I don't know exactly why, but you can really picture yourself as the sprite.

Amazing graphics, even though it dares to use the ROM font!
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Pang [Ocean Software, 1990]
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La Espada Sagrada [Toposoft, 1990]
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Very cute and playable Spanish arcade/adventure.
No British magazine reviewed it.
MicroHobby gave it only 72%.
It probably deserved more.

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WIWC wrote: Sun Jan 26, 2020 8:22 pm Pang [Ocean Software, 1990]
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I think a lot of the magazine's overrated this quite a bit.
It's not a bad game at all but it gets boring pretty quickly.
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R-Tape wrote: Sat Jan 25, 2020 9:52 pm
WIWC wrote: Sat Jan 25, 2020 7:18 pm Escape from the Planet of the Robot Monsters [Domark, 1990]
This is a really high quality game, and the release date reminds me that me & friends caught the speccy right at the end. Don't know exactly where, but it's somewhere in my top 10. I fired it up a while back 'just to remind myself' and ended up playing several levels (it's relatively easy to make progress). I don't know exactly why, but you can really picture yourself as the sprite.

Amazing graphics, even though it dares to use the ROM font!
I never got to grips with the rotate and move controls. Good game though, especially with 2 players.
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WIWC wrote: Mon Jan 27, 2020 9:40 pm MicroHobby gave it only 72%.
It probably deserved more.
You'd give it 73%?
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Probably even 74%.
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Shadow of the Beast [Gremlin Graphics Software]
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The only time Shadow of the Beast should be game of the day is if it's crap game day.
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It's not crap, just plagued by an ubiquitous multiload.
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I disagree. The multiload was the best part of the game.
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Golden Axe [Virgin Games, 1990]
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Rick Dangerous 2 [Micro Style, 1990]
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Great posts, Mr. Cruel. 1990 is a year whose games I don't know much.
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Sly Spy Secret Agent [Ocean Software, 1990]
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Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles [Image Works, 1990]
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Night Breed [Ocean Software, 1990]
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Atmospheric horror movie license with horror multiload and frightening difficulty level.
86% in Your Sinclair, 83% in MicroHobby (5 Estrellas), 78% in Crash, 70% in Sinclair User.

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edit: just watched the video walkthrough. It's one of the very rare games that gives you satisfying graphical sequences each time you accomplish an important task and when you finish the game. A certain effort has been put into the game.
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Ivan "Iron Man" Stewart's Super Off Road [Virgin Games, 1990]
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C+VG HIT (94%), 830/1000 in ACE, 77% in MicroHobby.
Extremely playable race game.

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Castle Master [Incentive Software, 1990]
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Been playing Alien Syndrome this week. Even though it's a well-known game I never got into it. It's less polished, but more playable than I imagined.

Can't get past the first boss though—it's rock hard! I nearly got it using the flamethrower, but that meant I was in close quarters and lost my last life when it exploded.

Quality game.
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