Thursday, June 21, 2007

Tournament Night 21

"It is not enough to succeed. Others must fail."
- Gore Vidal (1925-)

The following (somewhat biased) write-up was penned by non other that Balki "Scoop" Schmalki....

1UP - Manic Miner (1983: Spectrum 48k)
First up was Matthew Smith's seminal platformer Manic Miner. Buks steps up to the plate and virtually completes the game. Balki sits down manages to lose a life on the first level, something which never happened in practice sessions.

Oh Dear. An all too predictable 2-0 to Buks.


2UP - Blue Max (1984: Atari 800)
Next was the lost gem Blue Max - This early example of an isometric shooter has the player piloting a Sopwith Camel, shooting & bombing various targets.
Manfred von Balki dons the scarf & goggles and achieves a respectful, if not unbeatable score. Buks opts for the "I'm a passenger, not the pilot" style of playing and loses 0-2.


3UP - Sensible Soccer (1992: Sega Megadrive) Time for 90's cult football game Sensible Soccer. Two player was the only logical choice here, which was unfortunate for Balki as Buks knows the funny old game only too well. Result: a 2-0 drubbing for sick-as-a-parrot Balki.


4UP - Frak! (1984: BBC Micro Model B)
Possibly the best platformer ever witnessed on the Beeb. A purple caveman, his purple yo-yo, purple balloons and some monsters (also purple) - What more do you need in a game? Balki (ex BBC owner) hammers Buks (ex Spectrum) into the ground with this one: Result 0-2.


Scores on the doors: It's a tie 4-4, so...


Tie Break: Peggle (2007: Windows)
"A modern classic". Perhaps. This "skilled" game of firing a ball at some pegs and hoping for the best went right down to the wire, but Balki pulls out all the stops and comes out the clear, undisputed championship winner 1-2.

Final Score: Buks 5 - Balki 6

Balki wins ! (finally).......

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