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Playing Into the Eagle's Nest (C64)

Entry posted by Cybergoth December 4, 2008

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Hi there!

Definitely the closest thing to Doom on the C64:

Well, actually it is closer to Wolfenstein 3D than Doom, but the C64 had two Wolfenstein games as well, so the introductory sentence wouldn't have worked... :ponder: :lolblue:

It really is the very same concept in 2D: Shoot Nazis, collect keys, open doors, use elevators - everything is there. If it hadn't been released a couple of years earlier, one would probably consider it being a Demake of Doom these days. Back in 1987 it was just considered to be another Gauntlet clone instead though

The setting of the game is a 4 floor Nazi fortress, where you're executing 4 missions. The first three of them you're starting on the gound floor, rescuing a comrade in each of the other three floors. Once you locate them, you have to guide them back to the exit.

I already played this far, and considering that I neither like war games much nor Gauntlet clones, I had a surprising amount of fun so far, as the game turned out to be very fair and playable.

The final mission is to blow up the whole building, which I'm looking forward to do tomorrow

Greetings,

Manuel

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Cybergoth 300

Posted December 5, 2008

Overall it seems to be pretty easy a game:

Okay, you couldn't use save states back in the day, but the 4 maps are clearly arranged and not that big, so I assume it would've taken less than a week.

Still, quality time. Nothing I'd add to my Top 100, but definitely worth a look.

Some future day the "Playing..." series may see another Gauntlet clone in the form of "Demon Stalkers", but first it'll continue with something else.