Cosmic Spacehead (Unlicensed)
Cosmic Spacehead, developed and released by Codemasters on the Aladdin cartridge system in EU regions in 1993. Released by Camerica as Linus Spacehead's Cosmic Crusade in the US in 1992..
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"Absorb your senses in this giant Extra Terrestrial Odyssey of Cosmic discovery! Radical Adventure, Awesome Arcade and superb Sub-Games combine in Cosmic Spacehead's 50's Sci-fi quest to prove the Earth's existence!!"
Cosmic Spacehead is a point and click adventure style game first released on the Nintendo in the US as Linus Spacehead's Cosmic Crusade. It was ported to other consoles later with its name changed to Cosmic Spacehead. Interestingly, the PAL release is also called Cosmic Spacehead on the NES sporting Codemasters new logo. A sequel was also released on the NES in 1993 as just 'Linus Spacehead' featured on the Quattro Adventure compilation.
Cosmic Spacehead is split into three main parts. The first is a point and click adventure that has you navigating Planet Linoleum on a quest to get off planet and find Earth. On various screens there will be items needed to be picked up and used or given on another screen. of course there will be obstacles in the way which need to be solved along the way which block your path until a prior puzzle is complete. Between each screen is a platforming arcade stage. You just need to jump across all the platforms to the other side avoiding the enemies. There are tokens to collect if you want them which lead to extra lives after collecting a specific amount. Once these screens are completed you dont need to play them again as you backtrack between areas. In each area is a teleporter which requires a key to use. Some are peculiar and award an additional ability when you beam to that area.
The second stage is quite short with not much puzzling going on. You just need to push through each screen, free the workers and after another arcade platforming section, take a car ride to earth. It is possible to complete the factory without needing to shut it off with the computer key and puzzle to shut it down. It is also possible to jump over the scrap metal and avoid the scrapheap arcade game without need to put the fire out in the generator. I guess there is the hard way or the easy way but whichever you take, it doesnt stop you getting to the car.
The third an final area on the space station requires you to visit six areas and collect parts needed to reach the money box and spacebucks. You need to do in a specific order as each item is used in the next area. Getting to each room is yet more platform arcade sequencies. Once you can pay for your gas, it's back to the car on a course for earth. See you next game!
Overall, it's a nice little adventure game on the Nes. Cosmic Spacehead on the Nes has received some improvements carried over from the Master System conversion. The first difference is the new title screen and Codemasters logo and the addition of a couple of mini games for two players that appear to be based on Combat for the Atari 2600.
In game, the selection menu is in a different order with Use in the primary position instead of look which makes getting through doors a bit easier. The password system has also changed with it no longer being available to get anytime and instead you collect a Password card when you are ready for it. It can be a long distance between later cards if collected as soon as you see them. The arcade platforms sections were quite annoying and floaty in the original release but they have been fixed for instant reaction making them quick to complete and less likely to lead to a floaty death. I couldn't reach one of the coupons in the space platform area so ended on 20 lives instead of 21.
00:00:00 Title Music
00:01:50 Part 1 - Planet Linoleum
00:48:24 Part 2 - Detroitica
00:57:47 Part 3 - Space Station
01:10:40 Pie Slap mini games
Cosmic Spacehead is a point and click adventure style game first released on the Nintendo in the US as Linus Spacehead's Cosmic Crusade. It was ported to other consoles later with its name changed to Cosmic Spacehead. Interestingly, the PAL release is also called Cosmic Spacehead on the NES sporting Codemasters new logo. A sequel was also released on the NES in 1993 as just 'Linus Spacehead' featured on the Quattro Adventure compilation.
Cosmic Spacehead is split into three main parts. The first is a point and click adventure that has you navigating Planet Linoleum on a quest to get off planet and find Earth. On various screens there will be items needed to be picked up and used or given on another screen. of course there will be obstacles in the way which need to be solved along the way which block your path until a prior puzzle is complete. Between each screen is a platforming arcade stage. You just need to jump across all the platforms to the other side avoiding the enemies. There are tokens to collect if you want them which lead to extra lives after collecting a specific amount. Once these screens are completed you dont need to play them again as you backtrack between areas. In each area is a teleporter which requires a key to use. Some are peculiar and award an additional ability when you beam to that area.
The second stage is quite short with not much puzzling going on. You just need to push through each screen, free the workers and after another arcade platforming section, take a car ride to earth. It is possible to complete the factory without needing to shut it off with the computer key and puzzle to shut it down. It is also possible to jump over the scrap metal and avoid the scrapheap arcade game without need to put the fire out in the generator. I guess there is the hard way or the easy way but whichever you take, it doesnt stop you getting to the car.
The third an final area on the space station requires you to visit six areas and collect parts needed to reach the money box and spacebucks. You need to do in a specific order as each item is used in the next area. Getting to each room is yet more platform arcade sequencies. Once you can pay for your gas, it's back to the car on a course for earth. See you next game!
Overall, it's a nice little adventure game on the Nes. Cosmic Spacehead on the Nes has received some improvements carried over from the Master System conversion. The first difference is the new title screen and Codemasters logo and the addition of a couple of mini games for two players that appear to be based on Combat for the Atari 2600.
In game, the selection menu is in a different order with Use in the primary position instead of look which makes getting through doors a bit easier. The password system has also changed with it no longer being available to get anytime and instead you collect a Password card when you are ready for it. It can be a long distance between later cards if collected as soon as you see them. The arcade platforms sections were quite annoying and floaty in the original release but they have been fixed for instant reaction making them quick to complete and less likely to lead to a floaty death. I couldn't reach one of the coupons in the space platform area so ended on 20 lives instead of 21.
00:00:00 Title Music
00:01:50 Part 1 - Planet Linoleum
00:48:24 Part 2 - Detroitica
00:57:47 Part 3 - Space Station
01:10:40 Pie Slap mini games
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