Nicky Boum
Encyclopedia
Nicky Boum is a side-scrolling platform
game published for the Commodore Amiga
, Atari ST
and MS-DOS
by Microïds
in 1992.
controls 'Nicky', a little boy who embarks on an adventure through a fantastical land to free his grandfather from dungeon of the evil witch Zoldrane, who tries to force him to help her in making of a terrible spell.
for smartphone
s, which was made available for Windows computers late in 2008. It was also ported to the Tapwave Zodiac
handheld in 2006.
Nicky 2 in 1993. In the sequel Nicky founds out that while Zoldrane has been destroyed, her sister, no less cruel and even more powerful than her sibling, is now out for revenge. To help him to face the new challenge, the boy is given a magical goose
by his grandfather. The iPhone
version of the game was created and released as Nicky Boom 2 in 2009.
Platform game
A platform game is a video game characterized by requiring the player to jump to and from suspended platforms or over obstacles . It must be possible to control these jumps and to fall from platforms or miss jumps...
game published for the Commodore Amiga
Amiga
The Amiga is a family of personal computers that was sold by Commodore in the 1980s and 1990s. The first model was launched in 1985 as a high-end home computer and became popular for its graphical, audio and multi-tasking abilities...
, Atari ST
Atari ST
The Atari ST is a home/personal computer that was released by Atari Corporation in 1985 and commercially available from that summer into the early 1990s. The "ST" officially stands for "Sixteen/Thirty-two", which referred to the Motorola 68000's 16-bit external bus and 32-bit internals...
and MS-DOS
MS-DOS
MS-DOS is an operating system for x86-based personal computers. It was the most commonly used member of the DOS family of operating systems, and was the main operating system for IBM PC compatible personal computers during the 1980s to the mid 1990s, until it was gradually superseded by operating...
by Microïds
Microïds
Microïds is a French software brand belonging to Anuman Interactive that publishes and develops video games. In recent years the company's collection of brands and game licenses has grown since being a part of MC2 France...
in 1992.
Story
The playerPlayer (game)
A player of a game is a participant therein. The term 'player' is used with this same meaning both in game theory and in ordinary recreational games....
controls 'Nicky', a little boy who embarks on an adventure through a fantastical land to free his grandfather from dungeon of the evil witch Zoldrane, who tries to force him to help her in making of a terrible spell.
Gameplay
Nicky can walk, jump, and throw apple cores to defend himself against Zoldrane's monstrous minions. The player can pick up other items to throw at enemies, such as bouncy balls and logs that can be also used to build bridges at certain parts of the levels. Nicky is able to jump on enemies to kill them, which is often more difficult but lets the monsters drop point items to collect. The game consists of eight levels based on four separate themes, including a swamp, a forest and the witch's castle.Mobile version
The game began a second life in 2008, with a remakeRemake
A remake is a piece of media based primarily on an earlier work of the same medium.-Film:The term "remake" is generally used in reference to a movie which uses an earlier movie as the main source material, rather than in reference to a second, later movie based on the same source...
for smartphone
Smartphone
A smartphone is a high-end mobile phone built on a mobile computing platform, with more advanced computing ability and connectivity than a contemporary feature phone. The first smartphones were devices that mainly combined the functions of a personal digital assistant and a mobile phone or camera...
s, which was made available for Windows computers late in 2008. It was also ported to the Tapwave Zodiac
Tapwave Zodiac
The Zodiac is a mobile entertainment console, launched on 5 May 2003, and released in October 2003 by Tapwave, a former private company that was based in Mountain View, California....
handheld in 2006.
Sequel
The game was followed by a sequelSequel
A sequel is a narrative, documental, or other work of literature, film, theatre, or music that continues the story of or expands upon issues presented in some previous work...
Nicky 2 in 1993. In the sequel Nicky founds out that while Zoldrane has been destroyed, her sister, no less cruel and even more powerful than her sibling, is now out for revenge. To help him to face the new challenge, the boy is given a magical goose
Goose
The word goose is the English name for a group of waterfowl, belonging to the family Anatidae. This family also includes swans, most of which are larger than true geese, and ducks, which are smaller....
by his grandfather. The iPhone
IPhone
The iPhone is a line of Internet and multimedia-enabled smartphones marketed by Apple Inc. The first iPhone was unveiled by Steve Jobs, then CEO of Apple, on January 9, 2007, and released on June 29, 2007...
version of the game was created and released as Nicky Boom 2 in 2009.
External links
- NickyBoom official website
- Play Nicky Boum and Nicky 2 at Microids website
- Nicky Boom series at MobyGamesMobyGames-Platforms not yet included:- Further reading :* Rusel DeMaria, Johnny L. Wilson, High Score!: The Illustrated History of Electronic Games, McGraw-Hill/Osborne Media; 2 edition , ISBN 0-07-223172-6...
- Nicky Boom & Nicky 2 on DotEmuDotEmuDotEmu is a French video game company created in 2007 by Xavier Liard and Romain Tisserand, with its headquarters in France. This company initially dedicated to B2B adaptation and emulation of old games and now provides a B2C distribution service on dotemu.com.Distribution service: Users can...