River Rescue (VIC-20 game)
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River Rescue was a 1982 game for the Commodore VIC-20
, Commodore 64
, ZX Spectrum
, and the Atari 400 and 800 computers
. It was one of a number of game titles which were produced by Thorn EMI Video Programmes (UK)
during 1982 and 1983.
The player guides a boat along a river, which scrolls from right to left across the screen. The river and boat are viewed from above. The boat must avoid colliding with various floating hazards in the river - these objects include crocodiles and canoes. After a while, an SOS call in morse code is received and soon a jetty comes into view. The boat must dock with this jetty and a lost explorer will walk aboard. There are three explorers to rescue.
Once the round is complete, the game starts again, faster.
Before and between games, the game plays in randomised demonstration mode.
Commodore VIC-20
The VIC-20 is an 8-bit home computer which was sold by Commodore Business Machines. The VIC-20 was announced in 1980, roughly three years after Commodore's first personal computer, the PET...
, Commodore 64
Commodore 64
The Commodore 64 is an 8-bit home computer introduced by Commodore International in January 1982.Volume production started in the spring of 1982, with machines being released on to the market in August at a price of US$595...
, ZX Spectrum
ZX Spectrum
The ZX Spectrum is an 8-bit personal home computer released in the United Kingdom in 1982 by Sinclair Research Ltd...
, and the Atari 400 and 800 computers
Atari 8-bit family
The Atari 8-bit family is a series of 8-bit home computers manufactured from 1979 to 1992. All are based on the MOS Technology 6502 CPU and were the first home computers designed with custom coprocessor chips...
. It was one of a number of game titles which were produced by Thorn EMI Video Programmes (UK)
Creative Sparks
Creative Sparks was a British video games software house in existence during the 1980s. The company started out as Thorn EMI Computer Software, a division of the now-defunct British conglomerate Thorn EMI, and later changed its name....
during 1982 and 1983.
Description
The aim is to rescue explorers lost in the jungle.The player guides a boat along a river, which scrolls from right to left across the screen. The river and boat are viewed from above. The boat must avoid colliding with various floating hazards in the river - these objects include crocodiles and canoes. After a while, an SOS call in morse code is received and soon a jetty comes into view. The boat must dock with this jetty and a lost explorer will walk aboard. There are three explorers to rescue.
Once the round is complete, the game starts again, faster.
Gameplay
When a game starts, and in between goes, action pauses until the player moves the joystick up or down (or presses the up or down key).Before and between games, the game plays in randomised demonstration mode.