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Playing Cybernoid (C64)

Cybergoth

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Hi there!

 

Yup, that's right, "Cybernoid", not "Cybergoth" :lol:

 

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This game has one major reason to be played: To listen to the music from Jeroen Tel! :music:

 

Overall I think Tel is a good bit overrated, but his music for the two Cybernoid games is definitely amongst the best SID offerings ever made by man.

 

The game itself is solid, but not without flaws. It's once again a short single load experience, which in combination with the good graphics unfortunately results in having just three levels.

 

Again did the designers make it a very hard game to compensate for it's shortness, up to the point where some screens are just getting unfair or luck dependent :ponder:

 

A clever extra weapon system to the rescue! You can hit keys 1-5 to select several extra weapons (including a shield) which, when utilized at the right time can turn a room from next-to-impossible to managable :)

 

Last thing I'd critisize is that the game requires a lot of memorization in order to succeed. Your chances in surviving increase big time, once you know where exit each screen best and when you're able to switch to the best suited weapon ahead of time.

 

Nothing special happens after beating the third level, it just loops back to the first :sad:

 

Some future day the "Playing..." series may see it's sequel "Cybernoid 2", but first it'll continue with something else.

 

Greetings,

Manuel

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vdub_bobby

Have you played the NES version? How do they compare? I've played the NES version just a little and it isn't a lot of fun.

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Cybergoth

I just played it on the easy level, but I still found it frustrating as hell, even more so than the C64 version since it seems to have significantly upped the # of unfair deaths.

 

Also without the SID music, it's as if half the game is missing :)

 

At least the NES version has gotten a little ending screen added:

 

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When the C64 version is close to 70%, then the NES one almost fails the 50% hurdle - and I definitely wouldn't recommend buying it :ponder:

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Cybergoth

I have it on the VC and didn't regret the 500 points. The emulation is flawless and the controls work with a pad. It even has a little advantage over the C64 version, which required the keyboard to switch the extra weapons. :)

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