Simon the Sorcerer parts 1 and 2 constitute a treasured double act amongst fans of traditional point and click adventure games. 'Upgrading' to the 3D realm for the long-awaited third entry in the series wasn't met with quite the same degree of approval. It was tantamount to wringing the neck of Adventure Soft's prized golden goose and flushing it down the toilet. Then events really took a turn for the worse... nosedived downhill and fell off a sheer-drop cliff face. Allow me to explain.
Tuesday 24 November 2020
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Why there's a stampeding rhino enemy in Ocean's Hudson Hawk Amiga/Atari ST platform game
Undoubtedly one of life's great unresolved mysteries... until now!
Stompy is present in the two 16-bit games, yet none of the five 8-bit interpretations for the home micros/consoles. FYI precisely zero rhinos feature in the 1991 movie starring Bruce Willis, Danny Aiello and Andie MacDowell. Gosh! How intriguing! Almost makes you want to delve into the article or watch the YouTube video version for a thorough explanation.
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