After much in the way of swear words and gnashing of teeth I managed to get the previous post looking half-way decent. What should I do now to reward myself I pondered. I know, I shall trundle over to Youtube and have a peek at what is going on there. I sifted my way through the garbage, discernible due to the prefixes ‘awesome’ or ‘hilarious’ and normally followed by somebody falling off of a skateboard, snowboard or in some way coming a cropper. Whilst doing this I stumbled over this litt
Atic Atac (1983) Il migliore in assoluto. Ho passato ore a perdermi nel castello alla disperata ricerca di una coscia… di pollo! Thanatos (1986) Trovarsi dalla parte dei cattivi? attaccare il castello, uccidere il cavaliere bianco e mangiarsi la principessa?? Che dire... geniale!! Barbarian (1987) Un gioco da perderci la testa!! ma dopo un po' di allenamento sei tu a far perdere la testa agli avversari... Lords of Midnight (1984) Il primo strategico fantasy di mia conoscenza, non era real
Atic Atac is a ZX Spectrum video game developed and released by Ultimate Play The Game in 1983. It takes place within a flip-screen castle in which the player, either a wizard, a knight or a serf, must seek out the "Golden Key of ACG". It was written originally by Tim Stamper and Chris Stamper, and later ported to the BBC Micro.
Introduction
Typically for an Ultimate release, players are given a tantalising and cryptic introduction :
Critical reception
Atic Atac was almost universally praised on its release. Micro Adventurer said "this game can be recommended without reservation", while CRASH said "it is one thing - FANTASTIC!" and rated it at 92%. Computer and Video Games said it was "the best yet from Ultimate", and later in 1984 described it as "the favourite arcade adventure amongst computer gamesters". Personal Computer Games wrote that it was "another blockbuster game", while Sinclair User said that "the depth of plot and the GAS graphics make it a superb game."
In 1991, Atic Atac was ranked as the 79th best ZX Spectrum game of all time by Your Sinclair., while in 2007, Eurogamer described it as "a prime example of what passion can do when properly digitised" and rated in 8/10.
Trivia
The game was a major inspiration for the Children's ITV show Knightmare. The wellways accessing different levels were a direct lift from the game, and the 'life force' featuring a disintegrating human face was based on the game's rotting chicken graphic.
References
^ "Coming Soon..." (December 1983). Personal Computer Games (2): 7.
^ ab "You'll be haunted by Atic Atac" (February 1984). Computer and Video Games (28): 31–32.
^ abc "Attack Atic Atac" (August 1984). Computer and Video Games (34): 53–59.
^ Ultimate Play The Game. The BBC Games Archive. Retrieved on 2007-10-07.
