tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5455082771543433548.post3552043137865145611..comments2024-03-28T02:25:27.817+00:00Comments on Red Parsley: Computer Platform Games #8RetroKingSimonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05609689348601442117noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5455082771543433548.post-55472376212570820542017-11-09T14:55:31.971+00:002017-11-09T14:55:31.971+00:00The C64? But Monty is a Speccy character! :PThe C64? But Monty is a Speccy character! :PRetroKingSimonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05609689348601442117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5455082771543433548.post-86083225845454364692017-11-09T14:55:03.550+00:002017-11-09T14:55:03.550+00:00Ah I see, thanks for the info again! :)Ah I see, thanks for the info again! :)RetroKingSimonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05609689348601442117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5455082771543433548.post-90632581495439100172017-11-09T14:54:24.889+00:002017-11-09T14:54:24.889+00:00Haha, thanks for the info regarding the hairspray,...Haha, thanks for the info regarding the hairspray, that's funny :P But yes you're right, the 'Britishness' does seem absent from British games now, they're made to appeal to the biggest markets possible. Well, I guess - I don't really play modern games except a small amount of indie stuff, but even there it's the same. I guess it makes business sense but it's a bit of a shame too.RetroKingSimonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05609689348601442117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5455082771543433548.post-54810043441836584652017-11-08T11:33:58.574+00:002017-11-08T11:33:58.574+00:00Ahhh Monty Mole!!
Loved the C64 games.Ahhh Monty Mole!! <br /><br />Loved the C64 games.DazAdamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17267950761444367872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5455082771543433548.post-91610376863197912192017-11-08T08:27:25.073+00:002017-11-08T08:27:25.073+00:00Peter didn't come up with the idea for the gam...Peter didn't come up with the idea for the game, it was an idea first developed on the C64 by Tony Crowther and the Monty character and link with the NUM was an idea thought up by the then Gremlin owners Ian Stewart and Kevin Norburn.Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02146285895222795922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5455082771543433548.post-22397536930404657582017-11-08T00:10:52.962+00:002017-11-08T00:10:52.962+00:00Yes, I remember this with fondness, though I rathe...Yes, I remember this with fondness, though I rather preferred one of the sequels, Monty on the Run. It's interesting to see how nakedly political the game was, clearly Harrap was no fan of Arthur Scargill and the Miner's strike (the hairspray refers to him, btw, he was particular about his hair!). It reminds me of how we used to have a British game industry with British themes and characters (another example is Wally Weak from Pyjamarama). Now even British developers are basing their games on American and Japanese culture. Can you think of a recent game with a discernible British theme?John Blackburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09557631968546412536noreply@blogger.com