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S.T.U.N. Runner
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Spectrum 128k
The Arcade original of Stun Runner is a very fast 3d tunnel shooter racer and there is no way that could be ported to the spectrum. But that didn't stop developers from trying!
The Spectrum port was released in 1990,developed by The Minds Eye and published by Domark. While the game is a far cry from the arcade original, it was a great effort to recreate the parts of the game that mattered. There is no ship upgrade system and you don't lose parts I don't think you even get shot at. If you crash you come to a stop for a moment losing valuable time. In fact the game isn't to difficult and while there is a nice sense of speed you do get time to see what is coming at you. Some good luck is needed though as I will explain next.
There are some game breaking bugs in the game. Quite often you will hit invisible traps causing you to slow down as they don't always appear. On the other hand you can sometimes collect stars without them appearing as well. Another game breaking bug is the bonus ship that appears at the top of the screen occasionally. If you catch up to it the game will freeze. You need to hit something to slow down so it can fly away or shoot it down in order to progress.
All in all though its a great version of the game as far as spectrum is concerned. Some colour wouldn't have done it any harm though so that you at least had the red stars (needed stars vs bonus stars)
The Arcade original of Stun Runner is a very fast 3d tunnel shooter racer and there is no way that could be ported to the spectrum. But that didn't stop developers from trying!
The Spectrum port was released in 1990,developed by The Minds Eye and published by Domark. While the game is a far cry from the arcade original, it was a great effort to recreate the parts of the game that mattered. There is no ship upgrade system and you don't lose parts I don't think you even get shot at. If you crash you come to a stop for a moment losing valuable time. In fact the game isn't to difficult and while there is a nice sense of speed you do get time to see what is coming at you. Some good luck is needed though as I will explain next.
There are some game breaking bugs in the game. Quite often you will hit invisible traps causing you to slow down as they don't always appear. On the other hand you can sometimes collect stars without them appearing as well. Another game breaking bug is the bonus ship that appears at the top of the screen occasionally. If you catch up to it the game will freeze. You need to hit something to slow down so it can fly away or shoot it down in order to progress.
All in all though its a great version of the game as far as spectrum is concerned. Some colour wouldn't have done it any harm though so that you at least had the red stars (needed stars vs bonus stars)
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