River Rescue (Thorn EMI, 1982)

Designed by Jeremy Smith and programmed by Will Kemp.
Originally released for the Commodore VIC-20 in 1982.

Converted for the Atari 400/800 computers by Kevin Buckner in 1983. Converted for the Sinclair ZX Spectrum by Phil Snell in 1984. Converted for the Commodore 64 in 1984; credits unknown.

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INTRODUCTION & GAME STATUS

Without giving too much away regarding the future entries, I decided to do another small one before getting into the spirit of the season. And why not, since it's not so snowy here yet... but yes, winter is coming again. Inevitably.

This game here, River Rescue, was one of my childhood favourites on the ZX Spectrum, even if the gameplay never made much sense to my young mind. Of course, back then, I didn't have the know-how to read English instructions nor the ability to consult any others who knew what the game was all about. Who were you supposed to rescue, anyway? And how? Was there a bigger purpose to this game? It's about time I found out properly.
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