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Our next game comes in the form of the
unfinished
Jailbreak
by
Michael J L(Wanderer), a programmer for the C64 under groups such as Rampar
and The Survivors.
The idea as the name suggests was to
break out of prison over several stages of varying gameplay. Set
in the future, the first part of the game has you running down
corridors and shooting guards. The second part has you running
to escape in a ship, where guards and helicopters attempt to
stop you. The
final part took place in space, with your ship at the bottom of
the screen and a alien ship at the top. You had to shoot pieces
out of the barrier until there was enough room to get a shot at
the ship.
The final level (the best part according to Michael) is
currently unknown about, but sadly the source code was corrupted
and lost... So the game preview currently ends abruptly.
It is for this reason that we add Jailbreak into the archives.
Had the final level not corrupted, Jailbreak would have been
offered to publishers. Instead a cracking group got hold of the
game and sent it out everywhere, busting chances of this game
ever being finished off and released properly. It is not the
best game in the world, but a playable effort from Wanderer, and
one which would have been a nice title to play. The preview
requires some bug fixes, but you can see the potential in the
game.
Apparently according to Michael, there is another version which
has improved graphics by someone called "Fred", which we hope to
find one day and release to the world. It is unsure if anything
can be salvaged from the corrupted source code... it is always
possible, and we may explore this route to restoring this
game to its full glory, for people to enjoy as Michael intended.
Check out the Creator Speaks with Michael to get the full
details and story of this game. In the meantime, also check out
the download and see a piece of history yet again. We hope to
find out more very soon.....
More soon we hope!...
Frank.
(Additional source credits - Michael J L)
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