Posted November 11, 2022
trying again
It looks very much like Archon II graphics-wise, the only thing that is „wrong“ is the fantasy setting.
It could have been ZX Spectrum.
I only played it in two-player mode. Not sure about player vs. computer; too young to remember. Same answer for more players.
Static playing field, I think castles were always visible.
I do not remember the exact names, but I think it was these three units. I remember that each had its own cost, with the catapults being the hardest to attain. Not sure how exactly the money was earned.
No visible grid as far as I remember, but I could easily be wrong on that.
I have no idea whether this was an official cassette or copied one. My cousin was studying electronics/informatics at the time, so he could have easily been one of those “bedroom coders” as you call them. The game looked legit though, so I doubt it was locally coded or produced using the WCS.
The language was English as far as I remember. In fact, the first games in Croatian that I remember came through BBS forums and floppy disks in the early nineties (not familiar with older titles).
My cousin was throwing up every time we came for a visit because that was the only game I wanted to play. But, yes, you are quite right, it is quite possible I come across this title only to not recognize it at all.
I have acquired the Ulti,mate T,ape Arch,ive, so I am trying to go through this. If that fails, I will try to find out is something similar exists for ZX Spectrum and try my luck there.
As per the Fortress game...
No, just two castles and the map was presented differently, more like Archon II as mentioned in the earlier post.
It looks very much like Archon II graphics-wise, the only thing that is „wrong“ is the fantasy setting.
It could have been ZX Spectrum.
I only played it in two-player mode. Not sure about player vs. computer; too young to remember. Same answer for more players.
Static playing field, I think castles were always visible.
I do not remember the exact names, but I think it was these three units. I remember that each had its own cost, with the catapults being the hardest to attain. Not sure how exactly the money was earned.
No visible grid as far as I remember, but I could easily be wrong on that.
I have no idea whether this was an official cassette or copied one. My cousin was studying electronics/informatics at the time, so he could have easily been one of those “bedroom coders” as you call them. The game looked legit though, so I doubt it was locally coded or produced using the WCS.
The language was English as far as I remember. In fact, the first games in Croatian that I remember came through BBS forums and floppy disks in the early nineties (not familiar with older titles).
My cousin was throwing up every time we came for a visit because that was the only game I wanted to play. But, yes, you are quite right, it is quite possible I come across this title only to not recognize it at all.
I have acquired the Ulti,mate T,ape Arch,ive, so I am trying to go through this. If that fails, I will try to find out is something similar exists for ZX Spectrum and try my luck there.
As per the Fortress game...
No, just two castles and the map was presented differently, more like Archon II as mentioned in the earlier post.
Post edited November 11, 2022 by LordMarlock
