★ AMSTRAD CPC ★ GAMESLIST ★ MOUNTIE MICK'S DEATH RIDE (c) ARIOLASOFT/REAKTOR ★ |
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Hah! It sez here that this game is all about the McClusky gang, who have raided the Trans-Canadian Express and are running from Mountie Mick. They lob lead pellets, bombs, grenades and other instruments of badness at him while he chases them along the top of the train. Special mention is also made of loose moose (note the plural), chemical leaks and dark, dark tunnels. Balderdash. We can reveal the true nature of the game for the first time. Mountie Mick is none other than 'Desperate' Mick Mountie, commuter and British Rail escapee. The McClusky gang is a team of highly-trained and lethally armed BR inspectors, with a licence to kill and a mission to rid the network of those who sit in first-class carriages with second-class (ooops, 'standard'these egalitarian days) tickets. Mick started his day in a blind rage. He read in his newspaper that because Inter City trains were too crowded, BR were going to cut the numbers (entirely true). He had recently travelled steerage on a Plymouth-Paddington train, and the combination of that unfortunate experience and this information drove him over the edge. He marched to the station. Pausing to strangle a guard, he leaped on to the first class coach, ignoring the sweaty masses hanging out of the doors in the other areas and sat down. As the journey got under way, he calmed down a touch. There was a chance that the BR employees at the far end would have survived unscathed, except that the gang was on board. The gangsters burst through the far door of the first class compartment. "Tickets please, ladies and gentlemen" they called as they swept down the aisle. Nobody could escape. They got to Mick, who, after a seconds hesitation, pulled out his season ticket. The inspector looked at the ticket. He looked at Mick. A hush (apart from the squealing of the wheels) fell on the carriage. "I'm sorry Sir", said the clippy. "This doesn't seem to be in order. Assume the position, dirt-ball". At this, he pulled out a Jimmy's Special, the Saville .45 Magnum, and aimed at Mike. The other inspectors gathered around, eagerly. "No" said Mick. "Not this time. Not after Inter City." With a wild yell he knocked the gun away, picked it up from the seat where it had landed, pulled a window down and squirmed on to the roof. A whistle sounded, and all down the swaying train inspectors swarmed up on to the top. Mick stalled to run down the chain of carriages. An inspector stopped and took aim. Too late - Mick had brought him down with the deadly accuracy brought on by madness. ACU #8709 |
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Page créée en 161 millisecondes et consultée 2698 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. |