Monty on the Run
| Monty on the Run | |
|---|---|
| Studio | Gremlin Graphics |
| Publisher | Gremlin Graphics |
| Senior Developer | Peter Harrap |
| Erstveröffent- lichung |
1985 |
| platform | Amstrad CPC , Commodore 64 , Commodore Plus4 , ZX Spectrum |
| genre | Jump 'n' run |
| Game mode | Single player |
| control | Keyboard , joystick |
| medium | Cassette , floppy disk |
| language | English |
| copy protection | Manual query |
Monty on the Run is a Jump 'n' Run video game in a side view ( Platformer ), which in 1985 by Gremlin Graphics was developed and marketed for the then current 8-bit home computer systems. It is the third installment in the Monty Mole game series.
action
After leading a miners strike , the miner Monty Mole breaks out of Scudmore Prison, has to flee from the authorities and tries to escape to continental Europe. In typical platformer fashion, the player must run and jump through numerous rooms while avoiding enemies. In addition, you have to collect coins and solve some puzzles. The end of the game, when the player reaches it, shows Monty boarding a ferry to France. The fourth part of the game series, Goodbye Monty , starts here.
technology
On the game's home screen, the player has to select five items from a list of 21 that he then carries with him during the game. At certain points in the game, certain items are required in order to progress. Since the items on the start screen are not explained in detail, but only in the manual, this measure represents a copy protection . The music of the game comes from Rob Hubbard . The title track was voted “all-time top C64 game tune” by Skytopia. The piece The Devil's Gallop by Charles Williams served as inspiration .
reception
Your Spectrum certified that the game was dynamic and fun, with three editors giving 9 out of 10 points each. Your Sinclair praised graphics and gameplay, criticized unpredictable deaths from random elements and awarded 81 out of 100 points. Crash praised the richness of detail and the adventure elements and awarded 94%.
Famicom remake
In 1987 Jaleco produced a remake of the game for the Famicom Disk System , which was only distributed in Japan. The game was called Monty's Great Heart-pounding Escape ( モ ン テ ィ の ド キ ド キ 大 脱 走 Monti no Doki Doki Dai Dassō) and its content has been changed significantly: A humanoid protagonist has to escape a prison and passes through several Mesoamerican temples. The gameplay is reminiscent of Super Mario Bros. References to the original game only consist of the title, the copyright notice on the start screen and the theme music. The game was never converted for western systems ( NES ).
Web links
- Longplay of the C64 version
- Famicom remake
- Monty on the Run in the C64 Wiki
- Presentation in ZZap! -64 edition 6 from 1985
Individual evidence
- ↑ All-Time Top C64 Game Tunes on Startopia
- ↑ Your Spectrum # 20, November 1985, available online
- ↑ Your Sinclair # 48, December 1989, available online ( memento of the original from July 31, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Crash # 20, September 1985, available online
