Mermaid Madness
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| Developer(s) | Soft Design |
| Publisher(s) | Electric Dreams Software |
| Producer(s) | Richard Chappells |
| Programmer(s) | David Pridmore, Richard Kay Commodore 64 |
| Composer(s) | Fred Gray |
| Platform(s) | Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum |
| Release | 1986 |
| Genre(s) | Action-adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Mermaid Madness is an action-adventure game developed by Soft Design and published by Electric Dreams Software for the Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, and ZX Spectrum in 1986.
Gameplay
[edit]The player takes on the role of a 112 year old mermaid called Myrtle. Myrtle is on a quest to rescue Gordon, a deep sea diver who she has taken a romantic interest in. As Gordon has become trapped in a small cave, Myrtle must find a way to free him before his air runs out. As she travels around the sea bed Myrtle can collect and use a variety of objects. She must also avoid fish and other creatures which can sap her energy. However, energy can be replenished by picking up bottles of stout.[1]
Reception
[edit]Mermaid Madness received mostly positive reviews, including scores of 70% from Amstrad Action,[2] 37/40 from ASM,[3] 7/10 from Commodore User,[4] 27/40 from Computer & Video Games,[5] 15/20 from Computer Gamer,[6] 66% from Crash,[7] and 78% from Zzap!64.[8] However, it also received some negative reviews such as 46% from Happy Computer[9] and only one star out of five from Sinclair User.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Redirecting".
- ^ "Amstrad Action Issue 013". archive.org. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
- ^ "Aktueller Software Markt (ASM) Magazine (July 1986)". archive.org. July 1986. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
- ^ "Commodore User Magazine Issue 35". archive.org. August 1986. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
- ^ "Computer and Videogames Magazine Issue 059". archive.org. September 1986. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
- ^ "Computer Gamer - Issue 16 (1986-07)(Argus Press)(GB)". archive.org. July 1986. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
- ^ "Crash - No. 32 (1986-09)(Newsfield)(GB)". archive.org. September 1986. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
- ^ "ZZap_64_Issue_015_1986_Jul". archive.org. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
- ^ "Kultpower Archiv: Komplettscan Happy Computer Spielesonderheft 2 (1986)". kultpower.de. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
- ^ "Sinclair User Magazine Issue 053". archive.org. August 1986. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
External links
[edit]- Mermaid Madness at Lemon 64
- Mermaid Madness at World of Spectrum
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