Rupert and the Ice Castle
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Rupert and the Ice Castle is a computer and video game developed and published by Quicksilva
in 1986. It was developed for the Commodore 64
and ZX Spectrum
.
, the British cartoon and comics strip character created in 1920 by the British artist Mary Tourtel.
In this platform arcade game the player takes the role of Rupert Bear
. Rupert's friends Bingo, Edward Trunk, Algy and Badger Bill have been all frozen by Jack Frost's (one of the characters of the story) evil sister, Jenny; while they were visiting Jack at the Ice Castle. Rupert has a number of magic ice pills which will revive his friends. He must find and give each of them an ice pill in order to set them back to Nutwood (the town were they come from). However Jenny has set some traps for Rupert, like: falling icicles, slippery skates, jack-in-a-boxes, snowmen and different uncontrolled toys. Each time Rupert is hit by a toy he will lose one ice pill. If he is left with no pills he will freeze himself.
There are three levels of play and each scene within those levels presents Rupert with a different number of problems. In the third level Rupert will find warm clothes scattered around the Ice Castle, which will help him keep warm as he searches for his friends.
The character can run, jump, duck to avoid snowballs and slide along ice patches.
Quicksilva
Quicksilva was a British games software publisher active during the early 1980s.Amongst the company's successes were Jeff Minter's Gridrunner and Bugaboo , a title licenced from Spanish software house Indescomp S.A....
in 1986. It was developed for the 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...
and 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...
.
Summary
The game is based on Rupert BearRupert Bear
Rupert Bear is a children's comic strip character, who features in a series of books based around his adventures. The character was created by the English artist Mary Tourtel and first appeared in the Daily Express on 8 November 1920. Rupert's initial purpose was to win sales from the rival...
, the British cartoon and comics strip character created in 1920 by the British artist Mary Tourtel.
In this platform arcade game the player takes the role of Rupert Bear
Rupert Bear
Rupert Bear is a children's comic strip character, who features in a series of books based around his adventures. The character was created by the English artist Mary Tourtel and first appeared in the Daily Express on 8 November 1920. Rupert's initial purpose was to win sales from the rival...
. Rupert's friends Bingo, Edward Trunk, Algy and Badger Bill have been all frozen by Jack Frost's (one of the characters of the story) evil sister, Jenny; while they were visiting Jack at the Ice Castle. Rupert has a number of magic ice pills which will revive his friends. He must find and give each of them an ice pill in order to set them back to Nutwood (the town were they come from). However Jenny has set some traps for Rupert, like: falling icicles, slippery skates, jack-in-a-boxes, snowmen and different uncontrolled toys. Each time Rupert is hit by a toy he will lose one ice pill. If he is left with no pills he will freeze himself.
There are three levels of play and each scene within those levels presents Rupert with a different number of problems. In the third level Rupert will find warm clothes scattered around the Ice Castle, which will help him keep warm as he searches for his friends.
The character can run, jump, duck to avoid snowballs and slide along ice patches.