The North American Commodore 64 port of Space Harrier.
Elite handled the home computer ports for Europe and North America, however each version is a unique port of the game. Differences in this version include different sprites and a multi-colored scrolling effect on the ground rather than the flat color that was in the European release.
Asterix and the Magic Cauldron was changed to Ardok the Barbarianon the worldwide C64 release of the game because they lost their license. Most sources today only talk about the North American change
Ultimate Wizard is an Action game, developed by Progressive Peripherals & Software and published by Electronic Arts, which was released in 1986.
Craig Smith and Aaron Hightower teamed up to make an improved construction set in their homes in North Richland Hills, Texas. They communicated with Sean and Steve to understand the memory layout for the levels and then set out to create an advanced construction set better than the one included with the original game. Among other things, their construction set included the ability to create "treasure matrices" that allowed the user to create special effects similar to the ones seen in the main levels. The original set had remnants in its code alluding to features that had been disabled, likely due to their instability or lack of documentation.
PP&S took the code from Craig and Aaron, and released it commercially in a package called the Wizard Expansion Set. This add-on pack also included 50 new levels from a competition held by the company specifically for the expansion;
In Scary Monsters you are a hunk called Harry Johns who is trapped on a desolate island along with his girlfriend Conny. The fiend who trapped the two of you is the evil Dr. Graves, who happens to be a surgeon gone completely mad! Although at first glance the island seems pretty nice, with some beautiful green hills and forests, making it a nice setting for your own little private version of The Blue Lagoon, it soon becomes apparent that some very creepy characters inhabit this piece of land. In mansions, castles, a church and even a pyramid live Dracula, Frankenstein, a werewolf, a mummy, a witch and a rather funny looking deformed guy. And if being on the same little continent with these creeps isn’t enough, you actually have got to kill them all before you can leave the island… it just isn’t your day! The monsters are hiding in the different buildings on the island and to kill them you’ll have to find an appropriate weapon. For example, to kill Dracula, you’ll need a stake and a hammer and to kill the
Painterboy is a game for Commodore 64. Released in 1986, it is one of the first advergames produced in Finland. The game is advertising paints from Finnish paint company Tikkurila. It is based on "Father and Son" characters from Tikkurila's TV commercials of the time - though somewhat caricatured compared to the commercials, which had actors.
To shortly sum up Monkey Business, it's about educational and math / logic, puzzle-solving. You have 3 -5 monkeys who have to stack on top of each other to capture an apple. there are only 3 spots to fill. For the generation growing up in the 80s it was often the first computer game ever played as it was exstenivley used in schools. It was made by Learning Technologies, Inc. in 1986
"The land of Fairlight no longer lives up to its name, its culture and society having declined over centuries. The former ruler's castle Avars is shrouded in mystery, and Isvar chooses to investigate it. Unfortunately, he finds himself trapped in a mysterious castle from which he must escape.
Viewed isometrically, Isvar's adventure features complex object manipulation: each object has its own physical properties and resultant characteristics in terms of how much else can be carried alongside it. The castle is guarded and full of trolls, who can weaken Isvar's energy - food and wine can restore it." --mobygames.com
Educate yourself about the vehicle you ride around in every day. Human biology has never been this much fun to learn. Move bones, organs and facts into correct locations. Learn systems, functions, diseases and more.
An educational memory game from Learning Technologies and released in 1985 featuring colorful characters you meet while on a bike ride.
The player goes on a bike ride, and as they peddle about in the park they see a number of items, including: trash bins, rabbits, frogs, deer, flowers, and more. After the bike ride, the player must remember which items they saw, how many, and they are graded on the quality of their memory. The player can choose short or long bike rides, and the number of items progressively increases as the game continues.
Basketball: The Pro Game lets you coach your favorite NBA teams, both present and past! Realism and excitement are the trademarks of this strategy-simulation. Talk about dream matchups? How about the '85 Celtics with Larry Bird against the '72 Lakers with a young Kareem Abdul Jabbar or the '84 Sixers with Moses and Dr. J vs. the '70's Knicks powered by Willis Reed, Dave DeBusschere and Walt Frazier. The Pro game features the 23 NBA teams from '86-'87 and more than 125 great teams of the past.
Ciphoid 9 has been designed to exploit the graphic capabilities of the Commodore 64 to the full. All scenes are in hi-resolution multi-colour graphics and particular attention has been paid to perspective and visual effects to make ciphoid 9 the most realistic 3-dimensional space game yet.
You will see the hi-res screens scrolling to show different sectors of the lunar base. The alien fighters execute complicated flight paths as they try to evade your phaser bolts. You will see the ships phasers and nuclear shells get larger, as they hurtle towards you, just as they would in real life.
You are in control of GERTIE GOOSE.
• FOREST DEMONS have stolen your 8 eggs.
• Search the hidden forest locations for your lost eggs.
• Beat the MASTER DEMON by collecting most of your lost eggs.
A curse has been laid on the Island of Arulan which causes people and objects to vanish and reappear randomly. Also the curse brought monsters. It is your task to find out what causes all that trouble.