Nel lontano 1984 una piccola software company, la CDS Microsystems rilasciava
Timebomb per Spectrum, un gioco a metà tra un puzzle e un arcade. Ed eccone il remake per certi versi anche più carino dell'originale. L'idea di base del gioco è molto semplice ma efficace ed è stata poi ripresa da molti altri giochi usciti successivamente.
In
Timebomb devi disinnescare 6 bombe in successione prima che il timer (o meglio la miccia) arrivi a zero per passare al livello successivo. Raccogli i sacchi di denaro per fare quanti più punti possibile ed evita i teschi. I tasti di gioco sono i seguenti: Frecce direzionali e Ctrl (oppure puoi usare uno Joistick o uno Joypad), Esc per uscire.
Defuse 6 bombs in succession to progress to the next level
Collect the money bags for bonus points
Avoid the skulls, and the boots
Holding down fire and left/right will allow scrolling of the row, but only if there isn't a boot on it.
Controls:
Cursor keys and Ctrl, or joystick/joypad
Esc to quit
Publisher's description of Timebomb
[Author] Back in 1984, a small software company, CDS Microsystems, released
Timebomb for the 16K Spectrum. It required basic puzzle solving combined with arcade game reflexes, and, despite its very simplistic graphics and awful rendition of Fur Elise, it had a huge following. The idea is very simple - defuse the bombs before the timer reaches zero and the bomb goes off. In doing so, however, the squares you walk on disappear, so you can't directly retrace your steps. You can also collect bonus points, but must avoid walking on the skulls or the moving baddies from level 2 onwards. You can also scroll the whole row of tiles you are standing on if there are no moving baddies on the row, and the game features full wraparound, adding an extra element to the puzzle.
Sounds simple, doesn't it? Indeed, the basic idea is very simple, which is the way all good puzzle games should be. However, you will find that the gameplay starts out easy, but gets hard fast, so I hope you've got your fingers primed and your brain ready for action!
Features:
* Animated graphics
* Smooth scrolling
* Updated soundtracks
* Challenging for all ages
* Easy to play, difficult to master
* High score table
* Support for keyboard AND joystick
* Hidden cheat mode
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