July 22nd, 2013 by Benj Edwards
The Klax guy has too many arms.
[ From Electronic Gaming Monthly, June 1993, p.87 ]
Discussion Topic of the Week: Of the games listed in the ad above, which is your favorite? (Feel free to consider versions of the games for any platform, not just Game Gear.)
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The Klax guy has too many arms.
July 22nd, 2013 at 5:59 am
Prince of persia. All the other games are good in their own way, but none can touch the almost masterpiece that is Prince of Persia. It took a kind of platorm, arcade formula and put a sense of adventure into it.
It’s early proof that Jordan Mechner is one of the few in the games business who understands how games and movies can be fused together. Many designers and producers today talk alot about story and movie-quality scripts but they are seldom as close as they would like to think.
July 22nd, 2013 at 7:56 am
Paperboy. That choice is no choice at all.
July 22nd, 2013 at 9:25 am
Definitely Paper Boy, I loved that game.
July 22nd, 2013 at 9:38 am
I loved the Marble Madness one, but i remember it being crazy hard.
July 22nd, 2013 at 10:52 am
Klax was always a favorite of mine. It’s basically the only reason I wanted a Lynx back in the day 🙂
July 22nd, 2013 at 2:18 pm
Those were all great games, although I never saw the Sega GameGear versions (who did?)
Favorite game on the Apple II: PoP (I was still an Apple II user when this came out in 89)
Favorite on the Turbo Graphics 16: Klax (I used to be so good at it)
Favorite on the C64: Paperboy
July 22nd, 2013 at 4:34 pm
I loved Marble Madness on the Amiga, it was an almost exact replica of the arcade version.
July 22nd, 2013 at 6:39 pm
Marble Madness. The game has a very unique atmosphere thanks in large part to its soundtrack, and the illusion of a 3D playfield was quite impressive for the time. It was designed by Mark Cerny, who is currently in the news for leading the development team of the Playstation 4.
Regarding Prince of Persia, I particularly enjoyed its predecessor, Karateka, designed by Jordan Mechner. But nowadays I don’t like how the responsiveness of the controls takes a backseat to the fluid character animation.
July 23rd, 2013 at 7:19 pm
Well, since I have only played Marble Madness, I will make that my choice. Fun game, albeit hard. The sound track still has a song or two burned into my brain.
July 28th, 2013 at 1:49 am
I played Marble Madness on my Apple //c and C64. I even tried to fnish that lame secret level!