The challenging platformer of Rick Dangerous 2 has appeared on many different systems; these include the Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, and DOS. A game that made you feel like an Indiana Jones character traversing dangerous locations such as the Ice Caverns, Forest and Atomic Mines while avoiding the bad guys and deadly boulders and spiked traps. Well, if you remember this highly challenging yet enjoyable game, then come and check out the latest release of 'Rick Dangerous 2+'. A brand new Amstrad CPC to CPC Plus conversion and enhancement by RedAngel and SyX.
Rick Dangerous 2 was originally developed by Core Design in 1990 and this version looks to be another fantastic looking conversion which is based around the CPC release. Rick Dangerous, super hero and part time stamp collector is in dire peril! At the end of Rick Dangerous, an alien invasion comes to Earth. As Rick Dangerous 2 starts, UFOs land in London and it's down to you to settle the score with the aliens. Rick Dangerous 2 is totally addictive, pure fun and Rick, well, Rick is Dangerous!
Features :
- - All tiles and sprites have been retouched
- - Plus palette
- - Level 5 available in the menu
- - Some bugs fixed
- - Keys are now QAOP Space
- - 60 hz mode
- - Jump/Up with Fire 2 button
- - Improved loading screen
- - One aditional colour for backgrounds (there were two blacks)
- - The disk has a special format (SyX could explain it)
Looks great
ReplyDeleteWhy all the cool games are for Amiga, Amstrad, Commodore etc, and not PC?
ReplyDeleteThe PCs people bought to replace their Amiga 500 can create retro-style games that look just as good as those running on today’s most powerful machines. And as you pointed out, there were many other computers back then. PCs were just one option, even if history tends to forget that.
DeleteWell, I wouldn't mind a 3D remake of Alley Cat.
DeleteI guess because most of us had home computers back in the day, so nostalgia kicks in more on these platforms!
ReplyDeleteModern PCs are basically a completely different platform to pre-2000s PCs which were MS-DOS based and which need an emulator on modern PCs to run software. There are still games developed for the old DOS platform but not many compared to other retro platforms, no idea why.
ReplyDeleteLooks like it's a 64K disc game so that will work well for people that have a 464 Plus with an external disk controller (or a 6128 Plus).
ReplyDeleteSome of those traps really made me jump lol
ReplyDeletemore like a 16bit gfx.
ReplyDeleteVery nice! I love to see these Plus-enhanced colour conversions, and this one came out looking great.
ReplyDeleteIs the any chance to get this release on cartridge cpr format? Can't wait to play it
ReplyDeleteI wonder if there is going to be a cpr cartridge release .Can't wait to play this game.
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