Talk:Mayhem in Monsterland

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Raster Interrupt

don't you think we should mention the fact that this game managed to squeeze dozens of extra colours out of the system using the raster interrupt to flash one colour and then flash another other the top before the raster line had finished drawing? Voodoochilli

Particularly as emulator screenshots don't seem to show this (the fragments you can see on the box art scan seem MUCH more colourful than the actual screencaps), maybe never will until there's an emulator that successfully applies the PAL colour-blending effect. Maybe a note that it will look terrible on an NTSC machine, also... 193.63.174.10 (talk) 16:36, 20 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

16-bit quality

"16-bit quality" is an arbitrary nonsense gaming-journalism term. Consider rewriting or removing that sentence.

I replaced it with some (simplified) technical info -- GerryJJ 10:32, 28 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

does somebody know where can I find this game?

It it amazing game, I played it when I was kid, and I love it ... I want to play it again, but on windows platform, because I don`t have my C128 anymore ... :( So do you know where I can find it for PC (it can be emulator version) please mail me at eboyee@gmail.com ... tnx

You could buy an old commodore 64, or get an emulator. There are plenty out there. Voodoochilli

100% review score

Anyone else recall the review where this game got 100%? I can't remember if it was in Zapp 64 or Commodore Format (probably the latter). I remember at the time thinking how could a game score 100%, and of course now it makes sense as the C64 was pretty much dead by the time this game was released. -- Lugnuts 12:09, 9 Aug 06

It was Commodore Format, whose front page declared "we've found the perfect game..." They hadn't, and letter-writers said so. There were two problems with Mayhem in my book: number one, not enough variety (unlike the Creatures games) and number two, it kept crashing as the Rowlands brothers had pushed the C64 beyond its limits. Jsteph 10:13, 26 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I may still have that issue of CF in the basement somewhere. I might see if I can dig it up and scan it for the article. I also have the boxed copy of the game somewhere, which might also have good content for the article. I don't recall the game ever crashing on me while playing on either my C64 or C128. I agree with the variety complaint though. Mayhem may have been the better game technically, but I think Creatures and Creatures II were just more fun. The 100% score is understandable given the time the game was released; I think the CF staff expected Mayhem to be the last commercial C64 game. The magazine was on its last legs at that point, I think they just wanted to go out with a bang. --Stoo 00:12, 13 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The review is here (Link in article ref doesn't work):

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