Skramble
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[edit] Voting
| Voting of the C64-Wiki-Users (10=the best vote): | ||
| 7.17 points at 6 votes (rank 198). You need to be logged in to cast a vote. | ||
| C64Games | 6 | 19. July 2008 - "good" 2745 downs |
| Lemon64 | 7.9 | 19. July 2008 - 31 votes |
[edit] Description
Scramble is an early horizontally scrolling shoot'em up game released in 1983. As a spacecraft commander, you have to struggle through narrow systems of caves and cities, while you are attacked by launching rockets, ufos and other enemies and at times get into meteorite showers. Meanwhile, you have to watch your fuel scale. In order to refuel you have to bomb buildings labeled "FUEL" with a bomb you drop additionally to your sideways shot with every klick of the fire button.
[edit] Design
Of course you cannot compare the graphics with those of the later 1980s shoot'em ups. If you consider the release year, it is quite okay.
There is not any music in Skramble, unfortunally, but at least there are nice explosion FX.
[edit] Hints
There is a brandnew "4th of July 2008" crack version of this ancient game released by the Walker Group. Scrolling, graphics and difficulty have been changed. It is a matter of taste whether that version is better or worse than the original. Of course it is not the real thing any longer, but the design is definitely nicer and the game is more challenging due to faster meteorites. For fans of the 1980s group Eagle Soft, the Walker Group Intro might provide a nice nostalgic surprise.
[edit] Solution
The original game is REALLY easy. It gets a little trickier when the canyons get narrower. You should navigate a little ahead then in order to navigate.
[edit] Cheats
Unknown. Trainer Versions (though not really necessary) are available on the appropriate websites, e.g. in the aforesaid Walker Group Version.
[edit] Critics
TheRyk: "Nice bang-banging. The C64 Skramble lacks a cool music, unlike the Atari Scramble clone Beta Lyrae, which has been released in the same year and has also better graphics and a more challenging degree of difficulty (in a way it was the better Scramble). But the Skramble with K has the bomb in addition to the horizontal shoot, which might be a little compensation. Refueling the spacecraft via bombing FUEL buildings does not really make any sense in terms of reality, but a funny idea which has been copied in later games like Zaxxon. The game is simply too easy. When I played it the first time after 15 years or so, I completed it at first go and lost interest. Nevertheless, I regard it as a good game, worth 6 of 10 points."
Shakermaker303: "Those were the days. Mountain sightseeing with a little spaceship. It was one of my first games and was also one of the first I managed to complete. The explosion FX are just awesome. The controlling is simple, but good. Heartbeating and Sweating overwhelmed me when I first reached the skyscrapers. For the average player it may not be somehting special, but for nostalgic reasons I rate it 9 of 10 Points."
[edit] Miscellaneous
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[edit] Highscore
- Werner – 50.800 (22.07.2008)
- TheRyk – 40.100 (21.07.2008)
- Empty – 0 (tt.mm.jjjj))
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| 2nd place by TheRyk | 3rd place Empty |
[edit] Links
Videos
- Video at You Tube "Beta Lyrae" - the Atari scramble clone
Categories: Game | Shoot'em Up | H-Scrolling | Scramble | 1983
