Coders
TCFS
and Murphy along with Csabo (Music) and Unreal (additional graphics)
have released a Commodore Plus/4 version of the classic game
Cauldron II. I am a big fan of the
first game, and the second one although not as well known, is still a lot of fun to play.
Cauldron II: The Pumpkin Strikes Back was developed and published by
Palace Software as a sequel to their 1985 game Cauldron. The platformer
was released in 1986 for the ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, and Amstrad CPC
home computers. Players control a bouncing pumpkin that is on a quest of
vengeance against the “Witch Queen”. The roles of the two were reversed
from the first game, in which the witch defeated a monstrous pumpkin.
“This
time the player takes on the role of Bouncey – what a fun name for a
pumpkin – who does, in fact, bounce, constantly. Your quest is to guide
him through Witch’s castle (more than 120 screens!) to enact his
revenge. There are six magical items – a Chalice, Axe, Shield, Crown,
Scissors, and Book of Spells – scattered throughout, and Bouncey must
collect them in order to complete the game. Avoid all the baddies – some
of which Bouncey can shoot down, if he collects the “spark”. It won’t
be easy!”
Download:
cauldron_ii.prgSource:
plus4world.powweb.com
