You are on a quest to retrieve your dead Father's crown to help you destroy the evil Ice Queen and remove eternal darkness from your land. You must navigate around her Ice Palace to find the seven pieces of the crown over seven levels to succeed in your quest using objects to solve puzzles. The game is an arcade adventure and contains two screens, the Action Screen or the Adventure Screen.
The Action Screen is viewed from above showing a part of the level on the screen. Each level is made up of Hexagon shaped rooms with various objects inside to help or hinder you in your quest. There are six types of rooms and these are empty, a lake which cannot be crossed, a sword which contains various items, a fire which replenishes your firestick, ice which is difficult to cross and a black moline which cannot be entered. Each room has has various entrances and each room can be rotated to align entrances. As you explore the Palace there are various waves of creatures which when touched moves a gauge from good to evil and whe
Gary Lineker's Hot Shot! delivers fast and direct football action from a top-down perspective, with a strong focus on immediate control and fluid play. Because only part of the pitch is visible at any time, it creates a compact and intense feel in which you are constantly switching between attack and defense while quickly taking control of the right player. One of its most appealing aspects is the way shots can be shaped not just in power but also in execution, allowing even spectacular moves to emerge from the right timing and a well-judged input.
NBA is a sports simulation that allows players to replay individual games or entire basketball seasons while tracking team statistics with an integrated stats tracker. Players can relive legendary teams from the 1960s to the 1980s, including 20 of the best teams from that era. The game features 5-on-5 matches in three modes: player vs. player, player vs. computer, or computer vs. computer. The stats tracker records steals, blocks, assists, rebounds, shooting percentages, free-throw percentages, and playing time. Strategic decisions, such as offensive and defensive tactics, can be made before the computer calculates the game progression. An optional expansion included team and player trading.
“Greg Norman's Ultimate Golf” features two courses with 3D modeling that accounts for ball position and shot technique. You can disable ball effects to simplify gameplay, and weather and wind effects are optional. The game is played from a 3D perspective, with an overhead view provided before each shot.
Tony La Russa's Ultimate Baseball (named after the manager of the Oakland Athletics at the time) was Strategic Simulations' short-lived foray into sports games. The simulation here is of a full season of major league baseball. You can view statistics for every team, and play with one or two players, or manage teams while the computer plays through the season for you. Players have injury records and performance streaks. The game could be enhanced with several add-on disks, sold separately: Great Teams 1901-1968, A.L. Stadiums, N.L. Stadiums, Classic Stadiums, and Fantasy Manager, which let you draft players into new teams and leagues.
Rack 'Em is a two-player cue-sports simulator offering five game modes: standard pool, 8-ball, 9-ball, Bumper Pool, and Snooker, each recreating authentic rules. Players control shot mechanics by selecting the target ball, desired location, pace, and spin. The game includes a Bumper Pool editor and practice modes allowing shot retakes for skill development. Players can save favorite shots or games in progress, though this feature is unavailable in the C64 cassette version.
Hot Wheels is a licensed title based on the toy cars from Mattel and attempts to recreate the playing of toy cars. You start in a car showroom with different types of model cars but if they aren't to your taste then you can design and build your own. Once you are happy with your new car it's time to go to the Paint Shop and select a colour before driving out of the showroom and driving it through town.
You view your car from the side at a slight elevated angle and you can drive it to the right or left along the road. To change direction you have to pull into a opening and reverse out in the new direction. The town itself is split into two parts and they are connected by an Expressway where you watch a small animated piece of your car driving along the road. Each part of town is made up of various buildings and some buildings can be drove into to either keep your car running smoothly or participate in various mini games. The buildings you encounter are:
Car Wash: You just watch your car going through the various s
Designed for use with a light gun, this is a compilation that contains the following 5 games:
- Combat School
- Hyper Sports
- Platoon (only includes The Tunnel Network and The Bunker levels)
- Rambo III
- RoboCop
International Hockey is a sports simulation game focused on ice hockey. It was released in 1985 for the Commodore 64. The game was published in the United States by Advantage Artworx and in Europe by Anirog, under the alternate title Slap Shot
This soccer simulation was programmed by "Sensible Software" (known through "Wizball" and "SEUCK") and published by "Microprose" (which until then had made a name for themselves with mostly warlike simulations). The game consists of two different soccer simulations, you can carry out a match in the stadium or indoors. The field is always shown from the top and scrolled softly into all directions. The player that is controlled at the moment can be recognized by a flickering football shirt. If you have the ball you can pass or shoot. The longer you keep the fire button pressed, the sharper the shot will be. Additionally, the trajectory bends if the joystick is pressed to the left or right. If the opponent has the ball, you can try to take it away from him with a sliding tackle. When the own keeper gets visible, you take over his controls and a press on the fire button makes the keeper jump.
Indoor soccer has some fundemental changes to the rules. The ball cannot roll into the out, but it bounces from the cushion. Fu
SoftAid is a charity compilation of ten games with all proceeds going to The Bob Geldof Band-Aid Ethiopian Appeal Fund. Included in the compilation was a copy of the Single 'Do They Know it's Christmas' by Band-Aid.