Reviews

Originally made under the working title of Blood 'n' Guts, Quicksilva managed to acquire a film license just before release, hence the change of name. Also hence the fact that it's not really got that much to do with the film other than involving miniaturized people inside a human body.

It plays like a typical multi-screen arcade adventure, and the plot is simple: You're trapped inside someone and need to find eight parts of a midget submarine hidden in various places, and assemble them in the brain so you can swim out through an optic nerve. The human body is mapped out in a passably anatomical fashion - if you overlook a few liberties - and you can blast away at fat and collect white blood cells and release them at enemies to unlock new areas. Occasionally, infections will break out somewhere in your host's body and you'd better go and fight them off as you'll stand no chance if they die.

The game holds special memories for me, as it was part of a competition to find the best games player in the country at the time and I got to the finals. I didn't win, but I had a nice day out and got to meet a few minor celebrities.

That aside, it was never quite a classic as, setting aside, the likes of Atic Atac and Sabre Wulf had already done much the same thing better. Still, it's not aged too badly and remains a good bit of fun.

Healing was never such fun !! Great game but not superb. Recommendable though. Unique and colourful !!! Be a doctor for a while...

1984 Quicksilva (UK)
by John Edmonds

One of my favorite games of all times. I loved the idea of traveling inside the human body (well, if you can call this a body). Lots of strange things happened inside this weird body. But hey, that was one the elements of quirkiness of the old Speccy. Something lost along the way. Today's modern games have beautiful graphics, and everything seems in place, but look soulless. And soul had this game, along with a liver, a mouth, a bladder, a left ventricle, a right ventricle... you name it.
Catch all the submarine pieces scattered around the body and join them in the brain to escape. Looks an easy task, doesn't it? Well it isn't...

Note: try out 'Devil Diver' from the same author if you are a fan of this game.

One of those games we all have fond memories of.

This Quicksilva game by John R. Edmonds has the name of the classic sci-fi film in which you are a scientist that have been miniaturised to enter an human body to save his life by searching and collecting several parts of a submarine and escape, all in a limited time (60 minutes). From time to time a infection appear at certain part of the body and you have to stop the search and go to it to cure it by using your laser before the temperature reaches a mortal level.

Growths will block your path and should be destroyed with white cells you have previously collected whereas red blood cells increase your waning energy.

A very original plot recommended to those who love exploring, this time lungs, heart, liver, throat,... all in a very entertaining adventure.

This game captivated me as a child. And I still consider it as something unusual as a voyage... and fantastic (pun intended)

You know, always searching for the uncommon, to be able to travel across human body was satysfizing