Earth Shaker

Arcade Game: Maze · ZX-Spectrum 48K · 1 players · English

1990

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Control Option: Kempston Joystick, Redefineable keys
Native Programming Language: Sinclair BASIC

Play

earthshaker.zipRZX playback file
EarthShaker(different).z80.zipSnapshot image English25 KB
EarthShaker.tap.zipTape image English21 KB

Documents

EarthShaker.txtInstructions English2 KB

Music

EarthShaker.ay.zipRipped in-game/theme music in AY format 4 KB

Other files

Earth Shaker (1990)(Your Sinclair).pokPOK pokes file 0 KB

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Credits

Michael Battycredited

Scores

In the magazines

Your Sinclair #611991 · Overall91%

Elsewhere on the web

WorldOfSpectrum 46 votes8.12

In the magazines 6

Your Sinclair #61Jan 1991 · p.9786%93%4%89%91%91%

Your Sinclair

Technical Ingenuity 86%

Achievement 93%

Crap Factor 4%

Fun 89%

Overall 91%

Rich Pelley 91%

CRAP GAME CORNER Fasten your seatbelts and get ready, 'cos here comes that RICH PELLEY ruffian again with another batch of your home-grown games. Er, hi there, crap-fans. How are you? I really can't be bothered to write one of my usual 'witty' intros for this issue - I'll just leap right in and start if that's okay with you. Not forgetting to briefly mention what I thought of your pitiful efforts this issue of course. Er, how shall I put it? Um, I know. Perhaps you'd care to join the dots... Perhaps you'd care to join the dots... EARTH SHAKER By Michael Batty This game is completely unoriginal, the scrolling's a bit jerky, and it's a bit annoying having to start again every time you lose a life. But those are my only grumbles, because apart from that, this one really is a bit good and (hard as I try) I really can't fault it further. It's a Boulderdash job - with you (as per usual) zooming around a scrolling screen collecting the gems and avoiding the boulders etc. Much the same as your average Boulderdash/Repton clone - but naturally with its own unique extra features bolted on for good taste. Anti-gravity, disintegrating fire, or falling soil, anyone? The graphics are nice and colourful, if a little simple (a-ha - another grumble!) and vary quite nicely throughout the 32 (count em - 32!) levels. And the nice password system is a jolly good idea - so you can start from where you left off from, and don't get bored of the same old levels. Crikey - I'm impressed. One of the best crap games so far. If you see what I mean. Right, that's your, er, fill for this month. Don't forget to send all your offerings to me, however crap - although the good ones are nice to have too! The address is Rich Pelley, Crap Game Corner, YS, [redacted]. You could even win a badge if your game appears. (Or something like that anyway. We haven't quite decided yet.)

Rather super, isn't it? (Perhaps we'll have to rename this the Actually Reasonably Okayish Games Corner.)

Only one girlie fan letter this issue - from Gillian who lives in Sheffield. Hi, Gillian! And remember, ladies, keep those letters/games/underwear coming in!

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