Bas wrote:First I thought it was a shame they never released those gameshow-cd-i's in Europe (Jeopardy, Third Degree, Joker`s Wild) because they were all very polished, extensive and certainly looked like fun. Well, now I have played them, I understand it because the native american influence of the discs is enormous, I guess the gameshows were popular in USA (?) otherwise they would have done a translation I guess. It's the same with Lingo being a dutch gameshow, another excellent example.
Jeopardy has been on the air for a LONG time here in the USA. (1966 to 1975, 1978-1979, and 1984 to currently!) Third Degree was only on for one year (1989-1990), and Joker's Wild was on from 1972-1975, 1978-1986, and 1990-1991. (Yeah, I love game show history.) Lingo on the other hand, was on the air from 1987-1988 here, and the current cable version has been on from 2002 to the current. (I for one would like to get my hands on a copy of Lingo, even though its completely in Dutch, correct?)
Bas wrote:This being said, it's not impossible to play the game to the end. Perhaps the 220 model suffer from these bugs relatively, but I've played through all three levels with great fun. I have to mention, when the game crashes due to a bug, it recovers itself for 100%. I've never seen the game got stuck. Have you?
Yes! Unfortunately, it crashes to the point of no recovery, every time I play the game. Funny thing is that it always crashes at the same location every time as well on the 220. (Or at least my 220 model.) Now I haven't checked the 605 model that I have, mainly because I need a CD caddy. When I get one, I do plan to check the reliability of it. I can never get past the first level, as that is when it crashes. (Always when I feel like I am almost complete the level too... Go figure!)
Bas wrote:After you've reached the key-portal (after getting the key), the end route of each level is beautifully designed, these parts are the best of the game. Just use the map well, and find the green marks on it. If you've only played the first Mine-level, the real beauty is only in level 2 and 3....
So I have been told, and seen from various screen shots online and on the cover. The other levels look fantastic. (One of the ones from the back cover is what really triggered me to get a copy of the game in the first place.) I hope when I can test the game out on the 605 that it works better. Shame too, because other than the crashing, the game is not only beautiful, but a challenge, which I like in games.
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