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Trying to track down a game [message #366257] Wed, 11 April 2018 22:35 Go to next message
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Originally posted by: Robert Allred

I can't remember the name, but I think I might have entered it from Compute! It was a Hi-Res arcade-style game with a little man that you ran around the screen on progressively more difficult levels. Might have been on an alien planet? Had pretty cool music/sound effects as I recall as well.

I know that's not a lot to go on, but any help would be appreciated.
Re: Trying to track down a game [message #366259 is a reply to message #366257] Thu, 12 April 2018 00:21 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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On Thursday, April 12, 2018 at 12:35:06 PM UTC+10, Robert Allred wrote:
> I can't remember the name, but I think I might have entered it from Compute! It was a Hi-Res arcade-style game with a little man that you ran around the screen on progressively more difficult levels. Might have been on an alien planet? Had pretty cool music/sound effects as I recall as well.
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> I know that's not a lot to go on, but any help would be appreciated.

"Major Mayhem" was a game that fits your loose description. It was a game that I typed-in back in the day from Nibble magazine.

See if this is what you are remembering:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TV3BuYrucU

Cheers,
Mike
Re: Trying to track down a game [message #366260 is a reply to message #366257] Thu, 12 April 2018 01:20 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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On Wednesday, April 11, 2018 at 8:35:06 PM UTC-6, Robert Allred wrote:
> I can't remember the name, but I think I might have entered it from Compute! It was a Hi-Res arcade-style game with a little man that you ran around the screen on progressively more difficult levels. Might have been on an alien planet? Had pretty cool music/sound effects as I recall as well.
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> I know that's not a lot to go on, but any help would be appreciated.


Sounds to me almost like Apple Panic. Has running man, aliens and cool sound effects.
Re: Trying to track down a game [message #366354 is a reply to message #366257] Mon, 16 April 2018 12:38 Go to previous message
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On Wednesday, April 11, 2018 at 7:35:06 PM UTC-7, Robert Allred wrote:
> I can't remember the name, but I think I might have entered it from Compute! It was a Hi-Res arcade-style game with a little man that you ran around the screen on progressively more difficult levels. Might have been on an alien planet? Had pretty cool music/sound effects as I recall as well.
>
> I know that's not a lot to go on, but any help would be appreciated.

Load Runner?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzimJopP5rE
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