Rick Dangerous is a Amiga game made by
Core Design and
Firebird in the early 90's.
It is a action
platformer with "inspiration" from the
Indiana Jones type plots that was very popular on that time.
The player controls an Indy-like
character through flip-screen
2D mazes filled with
traps,
treasures and nasty inhabitants. The well-designed levels require not only dexterity with the
joystick but also provide lots of work for the "old grey matter" as the player needs to think his way around the
puzzles, villains and traps of the level.
Rick Dangerous combines a well known game
formula with excellent
level design and slick game controls. It has oodles of detail and
humour and a
charismatic main
character. Its
gameplay is simple to learn yet difficult to master. A true
Amiga classic in its purest form.
As a
curiosity, here is a
cheat:
On the
high score table enter your name in as `POOKY'. Now you won't have to play levels you already have played. It is no use until you have finished level 1.
Press the
Space Bar on the title screen and you can play this game in
black & white, press the Space Bar again for colors.