★ AMSTRAD CPC ★ GAMESLIST ★ BIG SCREEN HERO (c) SKYSLIP COMPUTERS ★

CPC Computing
★ Ce texte vous est présenté dans sa version originale ★ 
 ★ This text is presented to you in its original version ★ 
 ★ Este texto se presenta en su versión original ★ 
 ★ Dieser Text wird in seiner Originalfassung präsentiert ★ 

THIS is a collection of four old games, revamped and tagged with names and characters from classic films. Each game loads separately, and throughout each one the screen is surrounded by a border which gives you the impression of being in the audience.

Clint Bites the Dust casts you as the man himself taking cover behind an overturned waggon in a frantic battle with hordes of Indians who appear in the middle of the screen and move towards you, enlarging in a reasonable simulation of 3D perspective.

Your movements are limited to left and right as you try to avoid hurled tomahawks while shooting the redskins with your inexhaustible gun.

Frankenstein Meets Dr. Jekyl is a Pacman-type game where you play Dr. Jekyl trying to escape from several Frankenstein characters. Eerie music during pill collection and spine-chilling screams when you are cornered make this an atmospheric little number.

The Sawmill Massacre casts you in the role of heroic saviour. In the background a struggling girl is tied to a conveyor belt which inches inexorably towards a spinning and toothsome saw blade. On the right of the screen is the off switch, but between you and it is a hulk of a man who ain't gonna let you past without a fight.

Using a variety of kicks and punches you must beat your opponent to reach the switch in time. Fail, and a dripping red curtain comes down on the action when girl and blade meet. Stop that screaming, woman, and pull yourself together.

Ginger Bones and the Caverns of Doom is a hunchback-style game with poisoned apples dropping on you, flying arrows at knee and head height, and gaps to swing over on uncatchable ropes. This seemed the most difficult game of the four, with hazards coming thick and fast.

None of the games are original but the linking theme of classic movies blends well with the vintage nature of the ideas. Best viewed as a four-in-one compilation of old favourites, newcomers to computing who probably haven't played them will enjoy it, as will old hands wishing to indulge in a bit of nostalgia.

Pat Winstanley

BIG SCREEN HERO
(c) SKYSLIP COMPUTERS

DÉVELOPPEMENT: OPTIMUS SOFTWARE
PROGRAMMATION: JASON FALCUS
GRAPHIQUE : MIKKI G
MUSIQUE : A. NETTLETON
SOUND DIGITIZER : FIRST BYTE

★ YEAR: 1988
★ LANGUAGE:
★ GENRE: INGAME MODE 0 , ARCADE , OTHER GAME , WESTERN
★ LiCENCE: COMMERCIALE

★ AMSTRAD CPC ★ DOWNLOAD ★

Advert/Publicité:
» Skyslip  Software-Advert    (Mail  Order  Coupon)    ENGLISHDATE: 2014-05-10
DL: 369
TYPE: image
SiZE: 297Ko
NOTE: w915*h1331

Dump disk:
» Big  Screen  Hero    ENGLISH    CHANY-NPSDATE: 2013-08-30
DL: 278
TYPE: ZIP
SiZE: 61Ko
NOTE: Trainer +1: infinite lives ; 40 Cyls
.HFE: Χ
 

Dump disquette (version commerciale):
» Big  Screen  Hero    SPANISH  RETAILDATE: 2012-02-11
DL: 222
TYPE: ZIP
SiZE: 58Ko
NOTE: 42 Cyls
.HFE: Χ

Je participe au site:
» Vous avez des infos personnel, des fichiers que nous ne possédons pas concernent ce jeu ?
» Vous avez remarqué une erreur dans ce texte ?
» Aidez-nous à améliorer cette page : en nous contactant via le forum ou par email.

CPCrulez[Content Management System] v8.7-desktop/c
Page créée en 058 millisecondes et consultée 2149 fois

L'Amstrad CPC est une machine 8 bits à base d'un Z80 à 4MHz. Le premier de la gamme fut le CPC 464 en 1984, équipé d'un lecteur de cassettes intégré il se plaçait en concurrent  du Commodore C64 beaucoup plus compliqué à utiliser et plus cher. Ce fut un réel succès et sorti cette même années le CPC 664 équipé d'un lecteur de disquettes trois pouces intégré. Sa vie fut de courte durée puisqu'en 1985 il fut remplacé par le CPC 6128 qui était plus compact, plus soigné et surtout qui avait 128Ko de RAM au lieu de 64Ko.