This game is pretty inspired by the James Pond series made by Electronic Arts for the Mega Drive/Genesis The gameplay is half-similar, but a bit weird and cool at the same time
Apparently despite being made by Microprose UK, this game was released specifically in North America. Shame I didn't see it back then, I probably would've really enjoyed it!
Not sure if you do requests but "metal warriors" for the snes & "Tenchu" for the ps1 were my all time fave games. Love to see you play them. Keep putting out the great content!
This game gives me Sonic CD vibes, mixed with James Pond's Euro-collectathon gameplay. I'm not even sure the game was listed in my massive cheat book of codes for Genesis/SNES, and there must have been over 400 games for each platform listed in that book. Very cool game here.
I'm surprised this wasn't originally an Amiga game as it looks and plays a lot like a few Amiga platformers that were made in the UK (The developers had apparently planned to port the game to the Amiga, as well as the SNES, but those ports were cancelled; a SNES ROM image has since surfaced). The graphics are fantastic, the art style has a cute charm similar to other cartoony British games of the time and many of the sprites are well-animated, particularly Tinhead himself. I feel that the music could've probably been made with a better sound engine, like the one Matt Furniss used for his Mega Drive compositions, but there are still some nice tunes here, such as the themes for Space Port and Star Hulk. I have to echo what others have said about the gameplay being seemingly inspired by the likes of James Pond and Zool-it does play quite similarly to those games by the looks of it, and maybe it's just my impression, but the game seems to be tough as nails with all the slopes and the occasional placement of enemies right above or next to you when you spawn in at the start of a level. It's a shame this game was apparently only released in North America despite being developed in the UK (as was the SNES game Tin Star, allegedly, even though I could've sworn I saw a copy of it in a game shop somewhere here in Yorkshire back in the 90's). I feel it might have sold almost as well here as other, similar-looking British Mega Drive games.
I always thought the bouncing bear head was a pain in the behind and looked SO out of place for this game. If they wanted or needed something that bounced, why not a spring or a pogo stick?
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This game is pretty inspired by the James Pond series made by Electronic Arts for the Mega Drive/Genesis
The gameplay is half-similar, but a bit weird and cool at the same time
Apparently despite being made by Microprose UK, this game was released specifically in North America. Shame I didn't see it back then, I probably would've really enjoyed it!
It's not a bad effort at all - the gameplay could have used a bit more variety, but it's a solid platformer.
Enjoy it now!!!
The same company behind worms Armageddon
Very Amiga-ish, no? You can spot an Euro-Platformer from orbit. 😄
Not sure if you do requests but "metal warriors" for the snes & "Tenchu" for the ps1 were my all time fave games. Love to see you play them. Keep putting out the great content!
❤metal warriors was rad
Feels like a remixed Zool with the soundtrack from Road Rash.
This game gives me Sonic CD vibes, mixed with James Pond's Euro-collectathon gameplay. I'm not even sure the game was listed in my massive cheat book of codes for Genesis/SNES, and there must have been over 400 games for each platform listed in that book. Very cool game here.
Ótima gameplay. Obrigado pelo vídeo.
Reminds me Vectorman for some reason
1:54:06 I think Tinhead forgot something Important, because Squidge looks pretty dead.
I'm surprised this wasn't originally an Amiga game as it looks and plays a lot like a few Amiga platformers that were made in the UK (The developers had apparently planned to port the game to the Amiga, as well as the SNES, but those ports were cancelled; a SNES ROM image has since surfaced). The graphics are fantastic, the art style has a cute charm similar to other cartoony British games of the time and many of the sprites are well-animated, particularly Tinhead himself. I feel that the music could've probably been made with a better sound engine, like the one Matt Furniss used for his Mega Drive compositions, but there are still some nice tunes here, such as the themes for Space Port and Star Hulk. I have to echo what others have said about the gameplay being seemingly inspired by the likes of James Pond and Zool-it does play quite similarly to those games by the looks of it, and maybe it's just my impression, but the game seems to be tough as nails with all the slopes and the occasional placement of enemies right above or next to you when you spawn in at the start of a level.
It's a shame this game was apparently only released in North America despite being developed in the UK (as was the SNES game Tin Star, allegedly, even though I could've sworn I saw a copy of it in a game shop somewhere here in Yorkshire back in the 90's). I feel it might have sold almost as well here as other, similar-looking British Mega Drive games.
I always thought the bouncing bear head was a pain in the behind and looked SO out of place for this game. If they wanted or needed something that bounced, why not a spring or a pogo stick?
Amazing game
This game looks boring to be honest and feels like knock off version of sonic the hedgehog on sega genesis 😅