Amazon Tales

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Amazon Tales
Start screen of game
Game No. 485
Voting 7.60 points, 5 votes
Developer
Publisher The New Dimension (TND)
Musician Richard Bayliss
HVSC-File //MUSICIANS/B/Bayliss_Richard/Amazon_Tales.sid
Release 2019
Platform C64
Genre Actionadventure, Platformer (Scrolling Screen)
Gamemode Single player
Operation Port 2Joystick Keyboard
Media Diskette Datassette
Language Language:english
Information Release 2012 (75%-Version RGCD 16 KB Game Cartridge Competition)


Description[edit | edit source]

In Amazon Tales, the goal is to find a runaway elephant and vaccinate it against a disease in order to bring it back to its home village. The vet Gemma Hunter takes over this task and has to master 7 levels in total. She has to defend herself against the many dangers of the jungle (dangerous animals, hostile tribes, temple guards and many other nasty surprises) either by dodging or by throwing stones. Helpful are Gemma glowing idol figures, which make her invulnerable for some time and holy treasure chests, which give her a life. In the beginning Gemma has 3 lives.

Design[edit | edit source]


Level 1
Level 2



Level 3
Level 4



Level 5
Level 6



Level 7
Final: The saved Elephant



The background graphics in the game and the sprites were lovingly created according to the story. The intro and in-game music are composed to match the game.

Hints[edit | edit source]


Fast-moving animation of the game.



Control

The game is played with a joystick in port 2:

  • Joystick forwards: Go up.
  • Joystick backwards: Go down.
  • Joystick left: Go backwards.
  • Joystick right: Go forward.
  • press fire button: Throw stones.
  • Key = CTRL : Pause game.
  • Key =  : Exit game.
Points

There are points for shot down opponents.


Solution[edit | edit source]

There are two helpful items in the game that either protect for a short time (idols) or help to give you an extra life (treasure chests). If possible, collect the items.

Cheats[edit | edit source]

Selection menu for cheat options

In the CSDb there is a crack with a trainermode, for example with unlimited life. [1]


Voting[edit | edit source]

Voting of the C64-Wiki-User (10=the best vote):
7.60 points at 5 votes (rank 232).
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C64Games 4 9. February 2020 - "reasonable" - 451 downs
CSDb 9,5 5. January 2020 - 234 downloads 8 Votes


Reviews[edit | edit source]

Sledgie: "The completion of the missing 25% has been well done. Altogether a good game from the game collection of Richard Bayliss. I give the game 8 points."

Jodigi: "Very impressive what kind of game you can still develop for a C64 these days, even if the final completion took about 7 years...! So playing the C64 is fun again!"

FXXS: "Thanks to a generous number of extra-life treasure chests and fair starting levels even for beginners in the sidescroller genre fun and technically there is little to complain about. 8 points."

Miscellaneous[edit | edit source]

Disk[edit | edit source]


Directory diskette with TND logo



Video recording[edit | edit source]


AMAZON TALES COMMODORE 64 2019 game

Highscore[edit | edit source]

Topscore of Ivanpaduano
  1. Ivanpaduano - 131700 - Level 7 (25.06.2020)
  2. FXXS - 126500 - 7 (25.06.2020)
  3. Sledgie - 53900 - Level 4 (19.01.2020)


#2 FXXS #3 Sledgie
#2 FXXS #3 Sledgie


Links[edit | edit source]

Videos[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. https://csdb.dk/release/?id=185394 Amazon Tales + 5D [2019] Language:english