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File contents
Product : JUPITER III (SHIPWRECKED II)
Supplier: DOMINIC FORD
Available on Tape, 3.5"/5.25" Disk (ADFS, DFS, CDFS)
Reviewed by (the) Dave in EUG 50
THE final game to come from Dominic Ford is his sequel to arcade adven-
ture SHIPWRECKED, JUPITER III. This time you're not shipwrecked on an
island but marooned in space on board an ill-fated spacecraft. It's many
years into the future - a lot more than the original even! - yet neither
you nor the beastly alien critters that have stuck their flag into Stan-
ley Kubrick's realisation seem to have changed their appearance at all.
More of the same as SHIPWRECKED, you wonder. For professionality, one
thing's for sure: it can't be faulted. The disk version displays one of
the most impressive Mode 2 graphical demonstrations you've seen for a
long time, with a vortex of swirling pixel-stars nicely framed behind a
huge multi-coloured title. In the space below you find a menu of four
options. Although the first game had a loading screen of a reasonable
quality, this one is purely unbeatable! AND Dominic Ford manages to
squeeze the whole game even into systems with PAGE at 1D00. Note that,
for loading time reasons though, the Mode 2 screen is missing from the
tape version.
Selecting option 1 loads in the game proper. Like with the first
SHIPWRECKED, you are now treated to a backdrop of a location on board
JUPITER III with the message 'Press <SPACE> To Start'. Yet the width
and breadth of the playing area now fills the whole screen and waiting
for a slideshow of the playing locations is in vain.
This is because, whereas the first jaunt was a CITADEL-compariable
room-to-room release, this whole element has been dispensed with now
that Dominic Ford is really showing off. He is now pitting you in an
EXILEsque scenario - where the screen cleverly scrolls around to keep
your character in the centre of it!
Note hastily at once this isn't another EXILE however. What it is, in
terms of GAMEPLAY, is the more of the same as you'd imagine when compar-
ing it with the prequel. That is, a graphic adventure where you need to
collect and use objects from and in various places and carry certain
coloured passes to get through those coloured doors. There's a brilliant
use of all of the BBC/Electron's colours and the scrolling keeps pace
with the action reasonably well, although it's a bit jerky on an Elk
with MRB and it's best to play without it (even though the speed is
so evidently reduced!).
There are added touches to the craft, such as zero-gravity sections -
and a fatal oil hazard in one area - and these are interesting, even if
only at first. You may soon have reservations about Zero-G. It's a real
nightmare to navigate without finding your man flying around the screen
in the same patterns time after time!
You have been equipped with a marginally more crappy gun than you had
in SHIPWRECKED and shooting the aliens basically has the effect that you
lose lots of power getting close enough to them and as soon as they are
scrolled back onto the screen after a short voyage to another part of
the 'map' they mysteriously reincarnate. All these 'features' quickly
become irritating, due in most part to the game being so frustratingly
difficult. It really is one of the toughest pieces of software you've
ever played...
The situation isn't helped by instructions which concentrate in large
measure on the irrelevant. These can be accessed by selecting the second
option from the disk version menu. (Printed instructions accompany the
tape version!) The Game Objective section simply states words to the
effect of 'Return Jupiter III to its orbit around Mars'. Great! How?
Completing the game, via the in-built option 3 immortality cheat (The
only way to proceed unless you are a glutton for punishment!) will yield
a four digit code that can be entered by selecting option 4. Doing so
receives congrats and information about Dominic Ford's plans for the
final SHIPWRECKED game - which never made it into production.
All things considered, it's very different to its predecessor, but
not necessarily better. It has many more features but a surprisingly
large number of irksome qualities which weren't quite so irritating in
the first adventure. And although it uses the same game sprites and has
the same general 'thread' of an arcade adventure, it straddles the
genre with a little unease; the Zero-G and scroll-based parts may look
visually impressive (despite an occasional quick flash of sprites in
the bottom left corner during a scroll) but are rather alien to these
puzzle-based types of game where establishing a method pays dividends!
In JUPITER III, there is no simple way. You need a high degree of
arcade skill and key manipulation, the ability to think logically, a
comprehensive map of the craft by your side, a good memory, the cheat
mode on and a dollop of patience smothering it all. Any missing element
guarantees your failure in whatever it is you're supposed to be doing.
Balanced against this are a full screen playing area, 100% machine
code scrolling and displaying, full use of colour, a huge map to ex-
plore and document, impressive screens and a large number of differing
puzzles to solve. Minimal sound is also utilitised when you fire a gun
check your power, jump or die.
As with the first game, much time and effort has gone into this one
and it's apparent. Whether or not you like it, or choose to compare it
with SHIPWRECKED, two things are for sure: The object of the game is
NOT to collect fishes this time. And it's a lot better than those games
our Superior didn't have a hand in!
Dave Edwards
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Note t| 000004c0 68 61 74 2c 0d 66 6f 72 20 6c 6f 61 64 69 6e 67 |hat,.for loading| 000004d0 20 74 69 6d 65 20 72 65 61 73 6f 6e 73 20 74 68 | time reasons th| 000004e0 6f 75 67 68 2c 20 74 68 65 20 4d 6f 64 65 20 32 |ough, the Mode 2| 000004f0 20 73 63 72 65 65 6e 20 69 73 20 6d 69 73 73 69 | screen is missi| 00000500 6e 67 20 66 72 6f 6d 20 74 68 65 0d 74 61 70 65 |ng from the.tape| 00000510 20 76 65 72 73 69 6f 6e 2e 0d 20 20 20 53 65 6c | version.. Sel| 00000520 65 63 74 69 6e 67 20 6f 70 74 69 6f 6e 20 31 20 |ecting option 1 | 00000530 6c 6f 61 64 73 20 69 6e 20 74 68 65 20 67 61 6d |loads in the gam| 00000540 65 20 70 72 6f 70 65 72 2e 20 4c 69 6b 65 20 77 |e proper. Like w| 00000550 69 74 68 20 74 68 65 20 66 69 72 73 74 0d 53 48 |ith the first.SH| 00000560 49 50 57 52 45 43 4b 45 44 2c 20 79 6f 75 20 61 |IPWRECKED, you a| 00000570 72 65 20 6e 6f 77 20 74 72 65 61 74 65 64 20 74 |re now treated t| 00000580 6f 20 61 20 62 61 63 6b 64 72 6f 70 20 6f 66 20 |o a backdrop of | 00000590 61 20 6c 6f 63 61 74 69 6f 6e 20 6f 6e 20 62 6f |a location on bo| 000005a0 61 72 64 0d 4a 55 50 49 54 45 52 20 49 49 49 20 |ard.JUPITER III | 000005b0 77 69 74 68 20 74 68 65 20 6d 65 73 73 61 67 65 |with the message| 000005c0 20 27 50 72 65 73 73 20 3c 53 50 41 43 45 3e 20 | 'Press <SPACE> | 000005d0 54 6f 20 53 74 61 72 74 27 2e 20 59 65 74 20 74 |To Start'. Yet t| 000005e0 68 65 20 77 69 64 74 68 0d 61 6e 64 20 62 72 65 |he width.and bre| 000005f0 61 64 74 68 20 6f 66 20 74 68 65 20 70 6c 61 79 |adth of the play| 00000600 69 6e 67 20 61 72 65 61 20 6e 6f 77 20 66 69 6c |ing area now fil| 00000610 6c 73 20 74 68 65 20 77 68 6f 6c 65 20 73 63 72 |ls the whole scr| 00000620 65 65 6e 20 61 6e 64 20 77 61 69 74 69 6e 67 0d |een and waiting.| 00000630 66 6f 72 20 61 20 73 6c 69 64 65 73 68 6f 77 20 |for a slideshow | 00000640 6f 66 20 74 68 65 20 70 6c 61 79 69 6e 67 20 6c |of the playing l| 00000650 6f 63 61 74 69 6f 6e 73 20 69 73 20 69 6e 20 76 |ocations is in v| 00000660 61 69 6e 2e 0d 20 20 20 54 68 69 73 20 69 73 20 |ain.. This is | 00000670 62 65 63 61 75 73 65 2c 20 77 68 65 72 65 61 73 |because, whereas| 00000680 20 74 68 65 20 66 69 72 73 74 20 6a 61 75 6e 74 | the first jaunt| 00000690 20 77 61 73 20 61 20 43 49 54 41 44 45 4c 2d 63 | was a CITADEL-c| 000006a0 6f 6d 70 61 72 69 61 62 6c 65 0d 72 6f 6f 6d 2d |ompariable.room-| 000006b0 74 6f 2d 72 6f 6f 6d 20 72 65 6c 65 61 73 65 2c |to-room release,| 000006c0 20 74 68 69 73 20 77 68 6f 6c 65 20 65 6c 65 6d | this whole elem| 000006d0 65 6e 74 20 68 61 73 20 62 65 65 6e 20 64 69 73 |ent has been dis| 000006e0 70 65 6e 73 65 64 20 77 69 74 68 20 6e 6f 77 0d |pensed with now.| 000006f0 74 68 61 74 20 44 6f 6d 69 6e 69 63 20 46 6f 72 |that Dominic For| 00000700 64 20 69 73 20 72 65 61 6c 6c 79 20 73 68 6f 77 |d is really show| 00000710 69 6e 67 20 6f 66 66 2e 20 48 65 20 69 73 20 6e |ing off. He is n| 00000720 6f 77 20 70 69 74 74 69 6e 67 20 79 6f 75 20 69 |ow pitting you i| 00000730 6e 20 61 6e 0d 45 58 49 4c 45 73 71 75 65 20 73 |n an.EXILEsque s| 00000740 63 65 6e 61 72 69 6f 20 2d 20 77 68 65 72 65 20 |cenario - where | 00000750 74 68 65 20 73 63 72 65 65 6e 20 63 6c 65 76 65 |the screen cleve| 00000760 72 6c 79 20 73 63 72 6f 6c 6c 73 20 61 72 6f 75 |rly scrolls arou| 00000770 6e 64 20 74 6f 20 6b 65 65 70 0d 79 6f 75 72 20 |nd to keep.your | 00000780 63 68 61 72 61 63 74 65 72 20 69 6e 20 74 68 65 |character in the| 00000790 20 63 65 6e 74 72 65 20 6f 66 20 69 74 21 20 0d | centre of it! .| 000007a0 20 20 20 4e 6f 74 65 20 68 61 73 74 69 6c 79 20 | Note hastily | 000007b0 61 74 20 6f 6e 63 65 20 74 68 69 73 20 69 73 6e |at once this isn| 000007c0 27 74 20 61 6e 6f 74 68 65 72 20 45 58 49 4c 45 |'t another EXILE| 000007d0 20 68 6f 77 65 76 65 72 2e 20 57 68 61 74 20 69 | however. What i| 000007e0 74 20 69 73 2c 20 69 6e 0d 74 65 72 6d 73 20 6f |t is, in.terms o| 000007f0 66 20 47 41 4d 45 50 4c 41 59 2c 20 69 73 20 74 |f GAMEPLAY, is t| 00000800 68 65 20 6d 6f 72 65 20 6f 66 20 74 68 65 20 73 |he more of the s| 00000810 61 6d 65 20 61 73 20 79 6f 75 27 64 20 69 6d 61 |ame as you'd ima| 00000820 67 69 6e 65 20 77 68 65 6e 20 63 6f 6d 70 61 72 |gine when compar| 00000830 2d 0d 69 6e 67 20 69 74 20 77 69 74 68 20 74 68 |-.ing it with th| 00000840 65 20 70 72 65 71 75 65 6c 2e 20 54 68 61 74 20 |e prequel. That | 00000850 69 73 2c 20 61 20 67 72 61 70 68 69 63 20 61 64 |is, a graphic ad| 00000860 76 65 6e 74 75 72 65 20 77 68 65 72 65 20 79 6f |venture where yo| 00000870 75 20 6e 65 65 64 20 74 6f 0d 63 6f 6c 6c 65 63 |u need to.collec| 00000880 74 20 61 6e 64 20 75 73 65 20 6f 62 6a 65 63 74 |t and use object| 00000890 73 20 66 72 6f 6d 20 61 6e 64 20 69 6e 20 76 61 |s from and in va| 000008a0 72 69 6f 75 73 20 70 6c 61 63 65 73 20 61 6e 64 |rious places and| 000008b0 20 63 61 72 72 79 20 63 65 72 74 61 69 6e 20 0d | carry certain .| 000008c0 63 6f 6c 6f 75 72 65 64 20 70 61 73 73 65 73 20 |coloured passes | 000008d0 74 6f 20 67 65 74 20 74 68 72 6f 75 67 68 20 74 |to get through t| 000008e0 68 6f 73 65 20 63 6f 6c 6f 75 72 65 64 20 64 6f |hose coloured do| 000008f0 6f 72 73 2e 20 54 68 65 72 65 27 73 20 61 20 62 |ors. There's a b| 00000900 72 69 6c 6c 69 61 6e 74 0d 75 73 65 20 6f 66 20 |rilliant.use of | 00000910 61 6c 6c 20 6f 66 20 74 68 65 20 42 42 43 2f 45 |all of the BBC/E| 00000920 6c 65 63 74 72 6f 6e 27 73 20 63 6f 6c 6f 75 72 |lectron's colour| 00000930 73 20 61 6e 64 20 74 68 65 20 73 63 72 6f 6c 6c |s and the scroll| 00000940 69 6e 67 20 6b 65 65 70 73 20 70 61 63 65 20 0d |ing keeps pace .| 00000950 77 69 74 68 20 74 68 65 20 61 63 74 69 6f 6e 20 |with the action | 00000960 72 65 61 73 6f 6e 61 62 6c 79 20 77 65 6c 6c 2c |reasonably well,| 00000970 20 61 6c 74 68 6f 75 67 68 20 69 74 27 73 20 61 | although it's a| 00000980 20 62 69 74 20 6a 65 72 6b 79 20 6f 6e 20 61 6e | bit jerky on an| 00000990 20 45 6c 6b 20 0d 77 69 74 68 20 4d 52 42 20 61 | Elk .with MRB a| 000009a0 6e 64 20 69 74 27 73 20 62 65 73 74 20 74 6f 20 |nd it's best to | 000009b0 70 6c 61 79 20 77 69 74 68 6f 75 74 20 69 74 20 |play without it | 000009c0 28 65 76 65 6e 20 74 68 6f 75 67 68 20 74 68 65 |(even though the| 000009d0 20 73 70 65 65 64 20 69 73 20 0d 73 6f 20 65 76 | speed is .so ev| 000009e0 69 64 65 6e 74 6c 79 20 72 65 64 75 63 65 64 21 |idently reduced!| 000009f0 29 2e 0d 20 20 20 54 68 65 72 65 20 61 72 65 20 |).. There are | 00000a00 61 64 64 65 64 20 74 6f 75 63 68 65 73 20 74 6f |added touches to| 00000a10 20 74 68 65 20 63 72 61 66 74 2c 20 73 75 63 68 | the craft, such| 00000a20 20 61 73 20 7a 65 72 6f 2d 67 72 61 76 69 74 79 | as zero-gravity| 00000a30 20 73 65 63 74 69 6f 6e 73 20 2d 0d 61 6e 64 20 | sections -.and | 00000a40 61 20 66 61 74 61 6c 20 6f 69 6c 20 68 61 7a 61 |a fatal oil haza| 00000a50 72 64 20 69 6e 20 6f 6e 65 20 61 72 65 61 20 2d |rd in one area -| 00000a60 20 61 6e 64 20 74 68 65 73 65 20 61 72 65 20 69 | and these are i| 00000a70 6e 74 65 72 65 73 74 69 6e 67 2c 20 65 76 65 6e |nteresting, even| 00000a80 20 69 66 0d 6f 6e 6c 79 20 61 74 20 66 69 72 73 | if.only at firs| 00000a90 74 2e 20 59 6f 75 20 6d 61 79 20 73 6f 6f 6e 20 |t. You may soon | 00000aa0 68 61 76 65 20 72 65 73 65 72 76 61 74 69 6f 6e |have reservation| 00000ab0 73 20 61 62 6f 75 74 20 5a 65 72 6f 2d 47 2e 20 |s about Zero-G. | 00000ac0 49 74 27 73 20 61 20 72 65 61 6c 0d 6e 69 67 68 |It's a real.nigh| 00000ad0 74 6d 61 72 65 20 74 6f 20 6e 61 76 69 67 61 74 |tmare to navigat| 00000ae0 65 20 77 69 74 68 6f 75 74 20 66 69 6e 64 69 6e |e without findin| 00000af0 67 20 79 6f 75 72 20 6d 61 6e 20 66 6c 79 69 6e |g your man flyin| 00000b00 67 20 61 72 6f 75 6e 64 20 74 68 65 20 73 63 72 |g around the scr| 00000b10 65 65 6e 0d 69 6e 20 74 68 65 20 73 61 6d 65 20 |een.in the same | 00000b20 70 61 74 74 65 72 6e 73 20 74 69 6d 65 20 61 66 |patterns time af| 00000b30 74 65 72 20 74 69 6d 65 21 0d 20 20 20 59 6f 75 |ter time!. 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