BoneCruncher
| BoneCruncher | ||
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| Game No. | 412 | |
| Voting | 6.38 points, 13 votes | |
| Developer | Andreas Kemnitz | |
| Publisher | Superior Software Ltd. | |
| Musician | Michael Winterberg | |
| HVSC-File | /Winterberg_Michael/Bonecruncher.sid | |
| Release | 1987 | |
| Platform | BBC, C64, Amiga | |
| Genre | Arcade, Boulder Dash | |
| Gamemode | Single player | |
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| Language | 
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| Information | also: Soapbone | |
Description[edit | edit source]
Bono, a dragon-like creature, lives in a castle in the sea and has specialised on the manufacturing of soap for the huge monsters that bathe in the sea around the castle. To produce a piece of soap, he needs to collect 5 skeletons (by walking over them) and then put them in the kettle (touch the side of the kettle). Skeletons can also be behind gates for which a key is needed. He then needs to carry the soap up the stairs and bring it to one of the 5 waiting bathing monsters. After the sale the gravity changes (always into the direction of the door). Each section of the castle contains 25 skeletons. So Bono an make exactly the 5 soaps for the 5 monsters from them. When all monsters are provided with soap, Bono gets a password and goes to the next of the 22 sections (levels) of the castle.
Collecting the skeletons is, however, aggravated by the castle's awkward inmates, the goblins and spiders. Bono can disable them with three strategies:
- By jamming them with the help of a Glook, by this they turn into a skeleton. A Glook??, what is that? Well, a Glook is a strange blobby thing that loves soap. When it smells soap, it will happily follow the smell. The direction into which the wind blows the smell is shown on the wind meter at the lower border of the screen and below that is a counter that shows when the wind is going to turn. A single Glook can be pushed around by Bono, several behind each other pose an unsurmountable obstacle. A Glook is only dangerous for Bono while in movement, but it can block paths.
- With the help of Bono's friend "Fozzy", who unfortunately is only slightly more intelligent than a Glook and runs around a bit confusedly, he can keep away these unpleasant contemporaries from Bono, so he can pass them. Unfortunately, he has only a limited time span. While collecting, Bono always needs to have an eye on his friend Fozzy so that he is not locked in.
- A third possibility is to lure the opponents into a trap door, but then Bono cannot collect the skeleton any more.
And then there are also those spiders. These awful things are absolutely invulnerable but can lead to instant death. They mostly wander around in the corners of the rooms, walk at the rightmost and eat everything, also the so urgently needed skeletons. But Fozzy is a hard nut to crack, he is immune against them.
Design[edit | edit source]
 ... a short animation from the game ... |
 ... everything is there: Bono, skeletons, goblins, a spider ... |
 ... bathing monster 1 ... |
 ... bathing monster 2 ... |
Hints[edit | edit source]
Keys[edit | edit source]
| F1 | Password | Form for entering the passwords |
| F3 | Restart | Game is started anew |
| F5 | Kill | Kill Bono in the current level in case you cannot proceed |
Controls[edit | edit source]
= move Bono into the corresponding direction
= fire button and a short pull of the joystick removes the adjacent "mould field" without moving Bono into that direction
= start the game
Points[edit | edit source]
| 1 | Remove mould from the ground (enter green ground) |
| 10 | Collect skeleton |
| 10 | Collect key |
| 100 | Make soap |
| 1000 | Sell soap |
Inhabitants and items of the castle[edit | edit source]
 The main actor Bono |
 Bono's slightly doltish friend Fozzy |
 A skeleton, the basic material for soap |
 A Glook, helpful and hindering |
 A Goblin, a provider of skeletons |
 A very nasty spider |
 Key |
 Gate |
 Trap door, also dangerous for Bono |
 The kettle, skeletons in - soap out |
 Stairs leading to a bathing monster |
Solution[edit | edit source]
Cheats[edit | edit source]
Passwords[edit | edit source]
| 01 Golemstench | 12 SLIMEHOLE |
| 02 Morphicle | 13 BLOODSMELL |
| 03 GOLEMKILLER | 14 BONEPOWDER |
| 04 SCARAB | 15 NIGHTMARE |
| 05 WEB OF DEATH | 16 MONSTERBREED |
| 06 MONSTERPARTY | 17 THUNDERSTORM |
| 07 CAVE OF DOOM | 18 CREEPY CAVE |
| 08 UNDERGROUND | 19 LIQUIDATION |
| 09 DEATHCHAMBER | 20 MEGAMAZE |
| 10 GOLEMS CAVE | 21 STRATAGEM |
| 11 HORNSLUT | 22 STRATOSPHERE |
Pokes[edit | edit source]
With the help of a cartridge or enter into the emulator (not tested):
| POKE 14405,173 | Unlimited lives |
| POKE 15954,173 | Unlimited keys |
| POKE 17104,173 | Unlimited Fozzies |
| POKE 15676,173 | Unlimited soap |
| POKE 15722,173 | |
| POKE 15768,173 | |
| POKE 15817,173 |
Voting[edit | edit source]
| Voting of the C64-Wiki users (10=the best vote): | ||
| 6.38 points at 13 votes (rank 691). You need to be logged in to cast a vote. | ||
| C64Games | 6 | 27th February 2006 - "good" - 363 downs |
| Lemon64 | 6,71 | 6th October 2006 - 7 votes |
| ZZap64 | 56% | Issue 2/88 |
Reviews[edit | edit source]
Sledgie: "BoneCruncher is my favourite game on the C64. There is a lot of fun mixed with a good portion of wit. If you like Boulder Dash, you will love this game!"
H.T.W: "A really interesting small game that makes you quite brood over it in the later levels. You do not only have to remember the buildup of the labyrinth, but also time the paths of the goblins so exact that they are reworked to skeletons by the Glooks, as you definitely need them to get 5 skeletons for a soap. The graphics is fun and the sound fits, unfortunately, a saveable highscore list is missing."
Miscellaneous[edit | edit source]
- If you leave Bono simply standing around, he will pick his his nose after some time...
Cover
Highscore[edit | edit source]
- Sledgie - 12.123 - Level 3 (26.02.2006)
- Camailleon - 11.058 - Level 3 (28.12.2013)
- FXXS - 8.840 - Level 2 (12.10.2013)
- Keule - 6.577 - Level 2 (08.01.2017)
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| #2 Camailleon | #3 FXXS |
#4 Keule
Links[edit | edit source]
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Wikipedia: Bonecruncher |
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