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Title: River Raid for CPC? (or alike?)
Post by: Optimus on 12:55, 02 April 12
I am actually searching for a game that I might have seen when I was a child on a computer store.


It was River Raid (screenshots) (http://www.google.gr/search?q=river+raid&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hl=el&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=gpJ5T_K_D9D34QTgp4CXDw&biw=1280&bih=890&sei=g5J5T_6NJOHg4QSw1KneDg) or maybe a mock up of it? I remember it was looking exactly like River Raid because I must have seen or played it before on Atari 2600.

Now, I can't find this anywhere in CPC game reviews, CPC power or anywhere else I searched. Maybe because it could be named in another way or maybe River Raid never came out for CPC and another game imitating this game could be what I have seen.


So, was there something close to River Raid (I don't search for any shoot em up with above view, I search for something very similar with this river, those primitive graphics, same gameplay) released on CPC?
Title: Re: River Raid for CPC? (or alike?)
Post by: Bryce on 13:12, 02 April 12
Spyhunter has very similar graphics / gameplay, except you're in a car / boat.

Bryce.
Title: Re: River Raid for CPC? (or alike?)
Post by: Axelay on 12:27, 04 April 12
The third stage of Assault on Port Stanley looks similar too.
Title: Re: River Raid for CPC? (or alike?)
Post by: Metr on 15:33, 04 April 12
(http://s.uvlist.net/l/y2006/09/28331.jpg)


Tornado Low Level? :D
Title: Re: River Raid for CPC? (or alike?)
Post by: Optimus on 01:29, 06 April 12
Spy Hunter, nice game, close to the concept, though I am not sure. I will check the rest, though from the screenshot not sure.


Thing is, when you are a small child you remember things different and when you grow up some things are like false memories. It could be one of these but I might remember it like it was the atari game.
Title: Re: River Raid for CPC? (or alike?)
Post by: alex76gr on 08:29, 06 April 12
"River Race" maybe?


So close yet so far.

I did the same search for my self some time ago with no luck.
Have you checked the CPC game screenshot catalog?
Title: Re: River Raid for CPC? (or alike?)
Post by: Cholo on 13:30, 07 April 12
Some of them might be far off, but here we go:

- License to kill (perhaps not so much river, but there is some later on)
- The Spy who loved me (this one has a lot of river stuff .. floating car, speedboat etc)
- 1942
- 1943
- Flying Shark
- Live and let die (well there is a river)
Title: Re: River Raid for CPC? (or alike?)
Post by: Xyphoe on 01:06, 30 May 12
Quote from: Axelay on 12:27, 04 April 12
The third stage of Assault on Port Stanley looks similar too.

Yes I would expect this was probably it, in fact the screen shot on the back of the box is of the 3rd stage which is a clone of River Raid and the closest you will find on the CPC.

Just done a vid of it in action -

[AMSTRAD CPC] Assault On Port Stanley - Review & Longplay (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KA3f4eHMbk4#)
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