We are still waiting on a suitable Amiga AGA emulator with robust recording features before tackling such games.
The Human Race
The Human Race, developed by John D. Ferrari and published by Mastertronic in 1985.
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Player's Review
"In the beginning there was man and a lot of very nasty problems to overcome but man survived and lived to fight another day in the journey of evolution. Life was tough for prehistoric man but he outlived the dinosaur by using his cunning and skill and evolved further to tackle the ancient world with it's classical problems.
As time moved on, so life for man became more complex, for although many wild animals had been subdued the battle for life still had to be fought. Man moved from the fields to the factory, from the countryside to the city but still obstacles had to be' overcome. Now modern man battles in the computer age with massive technology at his disposal, as the human race continues to be run.
Now play the game that took 35 million years to create!!!"
A short game released on Mastertronics 199 (£1.99) budget label. The game is played over five levels, I mean five frustratingly difficult levels evolving over time to eventually leave this earth!
Whilst each level requires fairly simple joystick movements there are plenty of ways to die in each level and you only get three lives to carry you through the game which is where the challenge and frustration lies. The first level only required you to reach the top banana to complete with other bananas spread out to slow you down. The trick to this level is getting the timing down of when the enemies enter the screen. I spend a little time here in order to allow the music to mostly play out. The whole game would be over in less than five minutes if I rushed it.
The Second level just requires moving around and jumping gaps whilst avoiding falling fire but its way too easy to overshoot and land outside the path. Level 3 is where the game usually ends as the timing required to get the log moving and avoiding the crocodiles leaves very little room for error. A specific and tight rhythm of movement is needed as you waggle the joystick up and down.
Should you make it on to level 4, you need to move across the floor avoiding the tiles which matches the colour of the no go meter. The spider can be shot at to pause it's movements as you rush to the door. Probably the easiest level of the game. The final level is a race through time and requires you to make it to the year 2000AD by avoiding oncoming enemies and death which is never far behind. You get an energy bar which the smaller enemies can drain but running into any of the large obstacles will usually kill you although some strangely let you pass through them if the stars align for you.
Overall, a nice looking C64 game for 1985 and well worth the £1.99 alone for Rob Hubbard's soundtrack which I try to stall for time so it can play out. After completing the game, I lose lives and show the bad ending.
As time moved on, so life for man became more complex, for although many wild animals had been subdued the battle for life still had to be fought. Man moved from the fields to the factory, from the countryside to the city but still obstacles had to be' overcome. Now modern man battles in the computer age with massive technology at his disposal, as the human race continues to be run.
Now play the game that took 35 million years to create!!!"
A short game released on Mastertronics 199 (£1.99) budget label. The game is played over five levels, I mean five frustratingly difficult levels evolving over time to eventually leave this earth!
Whilst each level requires fairly simple joystick movements there are plenty of ways to die in each level and you only get three lives to carry you through the game which is where the challenge and frustration lies. The first level only required you to reach the top banana to complete with other bananas spread out to slow you down. The trick to this level is getting the timing down of when the enemies enter the screen. I spend a little time here in order to allow the music to mostly play out. The whole game would be over in less than five minutes if I rushed it.
The Second level just requires moving around and jumping gaps whilst avoiding falling fire but its way too easy to overshoot and land outside the path. Level 3 is where the game usually ends as the timing required to get the log moving and avoiding the crocodiles leaves very little room for error. A specific and tight rhythm of movement is needed as you waggle the joystick up and down.
Should you make it on to level 4, you need to move across the floor avoiding the tiles which matches the colour of the no go meter. The spider can be shot at to pause it's movements as you rush to the door. Probably the easiest level of the game. The final level is a race through time and requires you to make it to the year 2000AD by avoiding oncoming enemies and death which is never far behind. You get an energy bar which the smaller enemies can drain but running into any of the large obstacles will usually kill you although some strangely let you pass through them if the stars align for you.
Overall, a nice looking C64 game for 1985 and well worth the £1.99 alone for Rob Hubbard's soundtrack which I try to stall for time so it can play out. After completing the game, I lose lives and show the bad ending.
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