The thing is that the tune had potential to be really good, it is a catchy beginning that they should have expanded upon instead of leaving it very short to the point of being annoying,
Why does it say "Coded by John A. Fitzpatrick" at the end when the title screen says "Programming by Scott Spanburg"? Anyway, this is a nice game which plays nicely to the C-64's capabilities, unlike, for instance, "Pooyan", which was also ported by Datasoft and programmed by Scott Spanburg.
So let's imagine a modern game like this, call it Mariocopter! Bonus points for Samus Aran showing up and realistically rocking a skimpy swimsuit. No gravity-suit upgrade, that would be cheating!
My finger is still hurting pressing that damn joystick button since 1984 ;)
A great classic...
Even 38 years later the tune still lives rent-free in my skull. Rocking game, much better than Balloon Fight any day!
One minute into the game: This is quite a catchy little tune...
Ten minutes into the game: MAKE IT STOP!!!!!!
today i woke up whistling this tune and can not stop... It took a couple of hours to remember game.
I had completely forgotten about this game.
this game was basicly flappybird 1984
The thing is that the tune had potential to be really good, it is a catchy beginning that they should have expanded upon instead of leaving it very short to the point of being annoying,
For 1984 this is very good, as the C64 was not that mature then
Why does it say "Coded by John A. Fitzpatrick" at the end when the title screen says "Programming by Scott Spanburg"? Anyway, this is a nice game which plays nicely to the C-64's capabilities, unlike, for instance, "Pooyan", which was also ported by Datasoft and programmed by Scott Spanburg.
I was very small, like 8 years old when i saw it in first time, hard 4 that period.
damn i wish the ending was a little longer, with pictures of his buddies throwing him a party, as well as some credits rolling. love this game hehe
Sweet game…
Can you press "M" to mute the music? 😜 I don't remember how, but i did manage to finish this one back in the day. Poor TAC-2.
Cool... Mangroves? Or are they mossy cliffs? Anyhow, pretty nice.
So let's imagine a modern game like this, call it Mariocopter!
Bonus points for Samus Aran showing up and realistically rocking a skimpy swimsuit. No gravity-suit upgrade, that would be cheating!
*hahaha* This is hilarious! :)