Summer Games allows up to eight players to compete in a series of summer themed Olympic events. The gameplay is similar to the other entries in Epyx "games" series. Each player can choose a country to represent, and then takes turns competing in various events to see who will win the gold medal! The game allows you to compete in all of the events sequentially, choose a few events, choose just one event, or practice an event. The events available vary slightly depending on the platform, and may include:
Pole vault
Platform diving
4x400 meter relay
100 meter dash
Gymnastics
Freestyle swimming
Skeet shooting
100 meter freestyle
Rowing
The aim of Armalyte is to progress to the end of a long, horizontally-scrolling level where the screen will cease scrolling and battle will commence with a Boss. Beating the Boss allows the player to progress to the next level. There are eight levels in all. Smaller Bosses are encountered midway through each level and these also have to be beaten to progress further.
During each level the player encounters numerous small enemy ships, many of which fly in fixed formation. Levels also feature scenery which can destroy the player's ship if touched. Weapons can be upgraded through an upgrade system.
Grab-A-Crab is a top view single screen maze game inspired by the arcade game Pac-Man where you play the role of Hobbler the Gobbler who will eat anything. You have discovered a cavern with old turtle eggs and you plan to eat them all over various levels to fulfill your large appetite. As you eat the eggs around the maze, four crabs also move around the maze and have to be avoided or you lose one of three lives. There are four dodo eggs in each corner and if eaten allow you to eat the crabs for a short period of time. If you eat a lobster pot in the centre of the maze then you receive an extra dodo egg.
Tarnobol is ye long forgotten game wherein demonstrates the roots of invention towards the game that we know today as... PINBALL. Coinciding with and conceived with the birth of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and the mighty fortress city of Tarnopol.
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.
Spelunky is a cave exploration / treasure-hunting game inspired by classic platform games and roguelikes, where the goal is to grab as much treasure from the cave as possible. Every time you play the cave's layout will be different. Use your wits, your reflexes, and the items available to you to survive and go ever deeper! Perhaps at the end you may find what you're looking for...
Paul Koller brings you the official Commodore 64 port of Spelunky. You can now play the classic roguelike how it would be intended on the best-selling 8bit computer!