[MSX] B.C. II: Grog's Revenge - Longplay

B.C. II: Grog's Revenge / グロッグス・リベンジ (MSX)
(C) 1985 Sydney Development Corp. / Sierra On Line / Comptiq
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Notes:
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- 34 years later, the MSX version of the game is finally fixed, thanks to the help of FX (special thanks to Araubi for acting as the middleman): msxfx.blogspot.com/2019/02/nue...
- The MSX version was also published by US Gold, Erbe Software, Eaglesoft, and Spectravideo for different regions. The Japanese Comptiq release came on ROM cartridge, while the rest came on cassette format.
- All MSX releases of the game are bugged and can't be beaten. It's the same thing with one of the ColecoVision versions (Coleco Canada version works, at least!).
- Grog's Revenge was also released for ColecoVision, Coleco ADAM and Commodore 64.
- There was supposed to be Atari 8-bit, ZX Spectrum, BBC Micro, and Amstrad versions of the game, but they were all cancelled in the end.
- The Commodore 64 and Coleco ADAM versions have most levels to play, thanks to being able to choose from three different sets of levels. They all have the same ending scene, however.
- There's a hidden easter egg message in the "Comptiq presents" screen of the MSX version, when you press the F and H keys at the same time (thanks to NYYRIKKI for finding this one!).
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Codes to reach Level F faster (you can only skip one level at a time):
Level A: When inside the first cave, type 22 (warps you to Level B)
Level B: When inside the first cave, type 23 (warps you to Level C)
Level C: When inside the first cave, type 44 (warps you to Level D)
Level D: Move right, turn around the corner, move right, turn around the corner, enter the cave, enter it again and type 45 when inside (warps you to Level E)
Level E: Move right, turn around the corner, enter the cave, enter it again and type 62 when inside (warps you to Level F)

[@khazza930]

the ways to die are hilarious... but this game gave me nightmares as a kid... the sound when facing Grog was SO (still is) scary!

[@BungeeRooster]

The warning sounds still scare the crap out of me. Also, I didn't know the stages had an end (ps I sucked)

[@TheMSXChannel]

Not that it would matter too much. Until recently the game couldn't be completed. :)

[@s-h7015]

This game exists? I thought it was just a weird dream I had or something! That's so wild

[@KPsTboy]

Finding out through this vid how this game actually ends when you ‘win’ made me regret wasting all those hours playing it during my youth...

[@samerk4024]

This game scared me because I always thought Grog ate my character.

[@MHFelem]

What a troll game..
So I spend my entire time scared and run from Grog, then he will eat me at the end anyway?

[@PolyhedralVideo]

My parents bought my brother and me this game for the ColecoVision. I could never finish the game, despite my best efforts. Given how the game ended, maybe that's not a bad thing ;)

[@MiriOhki]

I played a lot of the C-64 versions of this and Quest for Tires when I was a kid. Fun stuff.

[@EugenioHertz]

I played this when i was a kid but never got much far. So Grog will always kill us? Makes no sense why somebody would program this

[@diederick76]

I never knew you could accelerate.

[@taburotojuandedios8159]

OleeeeEEE 💕😁👍🕹️🇪🇸. FinisheD 🥰🥊

[@s-h7015]

This game triggers my fight or flight response

[@fabioky3985]

I just can’t figure out what we are supposed to do in the cave... is it an allusion to Plato‘s cave??

[@rafaellima83]

You used them to wrap around the mountain. Avoid the stalagmites and collect the stone while at it.
That's all really. No mystery at all :)

[@rafaellima83]

Wait, so the MSX version is bugged or something?

[@TheMSXChannel]

That is indeed the case. All the information is in the video description.

[@user-vs9dy5sq1j]

So B.C people were funny

[@candidoj]

Is this a MSX 1 or 2 game ? The scroll is perfect

[@TheMSXChannel]

MSX 1

[@rafaellima83]

It doesn't scroll a lot of stuff (Most of the background is just the same color most of the time), and the fact its just 2 colors also helps

[@JimmyCrackCorn72]

Yep, the only MSX game I know which has smooth scrolling. I remember it being buggy though and have just found out after 36 years that there was a known bug so you couldn't finish the game....