tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5455082771543433548.post8739020517770132002..comments2024-03-28T02:25:27.817+00:00Comments on Red Parsley: Commodore 64 Games #3RetroKingSimonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05609689348601442117noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5455082771543433548.post-76404357418662706432015-08-21T06:54:38.268+01:002015-08-21T06:54:38.268+01:00I think I can understand that. I love Super Mario ...I think I can understand that. I love Super Mario World as I got it with my SNES but the earlier ones I didn't play until afterwards so they're not games I've spent a tremendous amount of time with to be honest. I will eventually though :)RetroKingSimonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05609689348601442117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5455082771543433548.post-56105714603933183992015-08-20T09:03:49.148+01:002015-08-20T09:03:49.148+01:00I feel the same about anything Nintendo-based, hav...I feel the same about anything Nintendo-based, have never understood the Mario thing ;)Mrrockitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09895944752670745041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5455082771543433548.post-71741822854241556832015-08-20T08:27:44.308+01:002015-08-20T08:27:44.308+01:00I think part of it is to do with whether you grew ...I think part of it is to do with whether you grew up with the system/game or not. Playing Gribbly's for the first time now (or quite recently), it's still clearly a creative and original game but it's also quite an annoying one. Or so I found at least. I'm glad I got around to playing it though :)RetroKingSimonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05609689348601442117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5455082771543433548.post-26903071343044893742015-08-19T16:46:37.117+01:002015-08-19T16:46:37.117+01:00I would also give Gribbly's a higher rating.
I...I would also give Gribbly's a higher rating.<br />It's so different to everything else for me, from the unusual premise, simple but catchy tune and even the Braybrook trademark weird fonts! He was a game programming genius :)Mrrockitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09895944752670745041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5455082771543433548.post-54825093668107099522013-05-01T12:47:47.589+01:002013-05-01T12:47:47.589+01:00Hi Mr Ant, thanks for dropping by :) If I had revi...Hi Mr Ant, thanks for dropping by :) If I had reviewed the game based on my first 10-20 minutes with it, I'd probably have given it 9/10 as well. I wasn't convinced I'd like it beforehand but it was awesome! Then I continued to make little progress and soon started getting annoyed at the high-difficulty level. It sure is a unique and interesting game for sure, though, and I'm very glad to have finally experienced it :)RetroKingSimonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05609689348601442117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5455082771543433548.post-49711661054730842772013-04-30T20:58:49.095+01:002013-04-30T20:58:49.095+01:00I'd happily give this one 9/10. It is initiall...I'd happily give this one 9/10. It is initially a little frustrating due to the 80's difficulty level but with a little practice you're soon able to fly round the levels at relative speed. I still find the visuals charming, but its the feel of this game that really pulls me back - Gribbly seems to control so naturally, from his increasing bounce to pixel perfect flying to flick the switches. I've never come close to finishing it in all my years of playing, but I've had a lot of fun trying. One point to note (that I'd forgotten about until looking the game up elsewhere) is that the Rack It rerelease of the game as pictured here has been tweaked a little from the original. The scrolling is smoother and a loading screen has been added by the illustrious Steve 'SIR86' Robertson. While the loading screen retains the old name, the main title screen professes it to be 'Gribbly's Special Day Out'. What I don't know is if the difficulty was tweaked for this one.Antiriad2097https://www.blogger.com/profile/02860596708400244053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5455082771543433548.post-66082173015696543182013-04-30T11:31:06.200+01:002013-04-30T11:31:06.200+01:00That's fair enough sir :) I haven't experi...That's fair enough sir :) I haven't experienced a great deal of his work yet but, as I said, I really enjoyed this one except for the high difficulty. If that stupid black crab thing was toned down a bit, I'd enjoy this a lot more :|RetroKingSimonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05609689348601442117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5455082771543433548.post-80174315357684192882013-04-30T10:10:22.138+01:002013-04-30T10:10:22.138+01:00This was a game I really didn't get on with an...This was a game I really didn't get on with and would have rated it 5 or 6 at most. I found it too awkward and difficult to be enjoyable. I much prefer Andrew Braybrook's later work.Wingnuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859158206963441813noreply@blogger.com