Wanted: Monty Mole
Encyclopedia
Wanted: Monty Mole is a platform game
that was published in 1984 by Gremlin Graphics. Versions were released for the ZX Spectrum
and Commodore 64
home computers.
who has to travel around a coal mine
collecting pieces of coal
and other miscellaneous objects whilst avoiding various nasties and the infamous crushers. The style of gameplay is typical of platform game
s of the 1980s. The ZX Spectrum version is a flip-screen
game whilst the Commodore 64 version uses scrolling.
(1985), Monty on the Run
(1986), Auf Wiedersehen Monty
(1987) and Impossamole
(1990).
One special version was the 1987 Moley Christmas
that was only published as a cover tape
on Your Sinclair
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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...
that was published in 1984 by Gremlin Graphics. Versions were released for the 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 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...
home computers.
Gameplay
The player controls the titular moleMole (animal)
Moles are small cylindrical mammals adapted to a subterranean lifestyle. They have velvety fur; tiny or invisible ears and eyes; and short, powerful limbs with large paws oriented for digging. The term is especially and most properly used for the true moles, those of the Talpidae family in the...
who has to travel around a coal mine
Mining
Mining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the earth, from an ore body, vein or seam. The term also includes the removal of soil. Materials recovered by mining include base metals, precious metals, iron, uranium, coal, diamonds, limestone, oil shale, rock...
collecting pieces of coal
Coal
Coal is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock usually occurring in rock strata in layers or veins called coal beds or coal seams. The harder forms, such as anthracite coal, can be regarded as metamorphic rock because of later exposure to elevated temperature and pressure...
and other miscellaneous objects whilst avoiding various nasties and the infamous crushers. The style of gameplay is typical of platform game
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...
s of the 1980s. The ZX Spectrum version is a flip-screen
Flip-screen
In video games, flip-screen is a principle whereby the playing environment is divided into single-screen portions...
game whilst the Commodore 64 version uses scrolling.
Sequels
Wanted: Monty Mole spawned four sequels. These are Monty is InnocentMonty is Innocent
Monty is Innocent is a video game released in for the Sinclair Spectrum. It is a sequel to the 1984 video game Wanted: Monty Mole.- Story :...
(1985), Monty on the Run
Monty on the Run
Monty on the Run is a computer game created by the software house Gremlin Graphics and released in 1985 for the C64, Spectrum, Amstrad CPC and Commodore Plus/4, written by Peter Harrap for the Spectrum with music by Rob Hubbard....
(1986), Auf Wiedersehen Monty
Auf Wiedersehen Monty
Auf Wiedersehen Monty is a computer game for the ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC and MSX. Released in 1987, it is the fourth of the Monty series, following Monty is Innocent, Monty on the Run and the successful original Wanted: Monty Mole...
(1987) and Impossamole
Impossamole
Impossamole is a platform game developed by Core Design for the Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC and ZX Spectrum. It was released in 1990 and published by Gremlin Graphics. NEC Interchannel published it on TurboGrafx-16 the following year....
(1990).
One special version was the 1987 Moley Christmas
Moley Christmas
Moley Christmas is a video game released in for the Sinclair Spectrum. It is a sequel to the 1987 video game Auf Wiedersehen Monty that was available exclusively on the cover of Your Sinclair magazine.- Story :...
that was only published as a cover tape
Covermount
Covermount is the name given to storage media or other products packaged as part of a magazine or newspaper...
on Your Sinclair
Your Sinclair
Your Sinclair or YS as it was commonly abbreviated, was a British computer magazine for the Sinclair range of computers, mainly the ZX Spectrum.-History:...
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Music
- The tune that plays when Monty loses a life is the hymn, Abide with MeAbide With MeThe hymn tune most often used with this hymn is "Eventide" composed by William Henry Monk in 1861.Alternate tunes include:* "Abide with Me," Henry Lyte, 1847* "Morecambe", Frederick C...
.
- The music is a downtempo cover of the Colonel Bogey MarchColonel Bogey MarchThe "Colonel Bogey March" is a popular march that was written in 1914 by Lieutenant F. J. Ricketts , a British army bandmaster who later became director of music for the Royal Marines at Plymouth...
.
External links
- Wanted: Monty Mole at GameFAQsGameFAQsGameFAQs is a website that hosts FAQs and walkthroughs for video games. It was created in November 1995 by Jeff "CJayC" Veasey and was bought by CNET Networks in May 2003. It is currently owned by CBS Interactive. The site has a database of video game information, cheat codes, reviews, game saves,...
- Wanted: Monty Mole at World of SpectrumWorld of SpectrumWorld of Spectrum is a website devoted to cataloging and archiving material for the ZX Spectrum home computer popular in the 1980s, and has been officially endorsed by Amstrad which holds the rights to the ZX Spectrum brand...