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Title: | Panda's Stuntman |
Manufacturer: | Panda |
Platform: | Atari 2600 |
Release Date: | 1983 |
Part #: | 105 |
Rating: | 1.5 out of 5 |
ESRB Rating: | N/A |
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When a game literally involves 'beating something with a stick' I'm all over it! That's one of my favorite phrases, so seeing it in Stuntman's manual definitely made me smile. However, that was the end of my smiling as far as this game is concerned.
It's game play seemed rather diverse, but the control felt pretty bad. I'll admit I was playing this via the Stella emulator, but I found the control for jumping and for transferring from one rope to another awful. The upside to this title (like all Panda 2600 games) is it's rarity. They made few games and most were copies of existing game ideas. If you find it on a cartridge and with the box, you've made a good find!
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Stuntman Game play
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The manual doesn't give any story arc for Stuntman, but makes references to him escaping and being rescued. This game is very similar to a Sancho game titled Nightmare. It seems as though it was blatantly copied and given a new story line. The similarity is bizarre
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I'm guessing there must be a great backstory to the similarity of Panda's games and those from other devs. 'Similarity' in the case of Stuntman and Nightmare is not the right term. Stuntman appears to be a direct rip-off. Others have said that Panda made poor games - most of which were rip-offs of existing titles.
I'm guessing there must be a great backstory to the similarity of Panda's games and those from other devs. 'Similarity' in the case of Stuntman and Nightmare is not the right term. Stuntman appears to be a direct rip-off. Others have said that Panda made poor games - most of which were rip-offs of existing titles.
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You begin Stuntman with 4 lives and a need to climb moving ropes and ultimately reach a helicopter at the top of the screen. As you try to lim upward, there are a variety of enemies that will do their best to deter you. A snake roams the bottom of the screen. Your only choice is to avoid him. As you climb the ropes, birds will knock you off the ropes if they touch you. Avoiding them becomes problematic when everything is in motion.
A variety of enemies appear as you reach upper levels. You begin with the birds who will knock you off the ropes. You will also encounter Devil Faces and balloons. Each enemy/obstacle is handled differently. The Devil Faces must be beaten with a stick - loved it! They turn into birds which must be avoided as before. The Balloons must be grabbed by their string and navigated back to the bottom of the screen. Encyclopedia of card tricks pdf download.
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There are six speeds to the game that can be selected via the Selection Switch - it defaults to the slowest speed unless changed. You'll find 9 levels of varying numbers of enemies, but I'm not sure too many gamers will endure this game long enough to get to those upper levels. Poor control really hurts this game - not to mention it's similarity to Nightmare.
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Final Judgement:
Panda's Stuntman
There are too many quirks to this game for me to recommend it. From the rip-off element to poor control, I could see the challenge and diversity if offers, but no way to really enjoy it. I like the idea behind this game, but I felt much of the challenge was due to bad control options.Read about our Spaceship video game review rating system
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Nightmare, at it’s core, is a haphazardly put together, unfair attempt at making a fast paced platforming game. The goal of each level is not always understood. Unfair enemy placement can cause unavoidable deaths. Timers for each level are unfair as they vary greatly and the player must guess what needs to be done. On death, a player must listen to 10 second ditty and then respawn. All of these elements wrapped up into one game does not make for a fun or even tolerable experience.
I could honestly only get myself to pour 30 minutes into this game and coming from someone who appreciates bad games and can generally find something positive amongst the mess, this is a big deal. In this short time I made it through three of the games levels. Each having a different goal that is not obvious after the previous stage’s antics. A player should be able to learn how a game is played and their goals as they go along, but when new concepts are thrown the players way without a second to think about it or even a hint; a player is bound to get frustrated and lose interest.
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Let me break it down for you. Level 1 starts off easy enough. You begin on the ground, there is a snake tracing back and forth across this same area, several “ropes” moving side to side that lead to a helicopter at the top of the screen, and many flying enemies that look to make progression upwards challenging. Okay, no big deal. You can jump over the snake, jump up and climb the ropes, dodge the flying enemies and finally reach the helicopter. Simple enough and for the most part this level works. What issues there are are quite glaring though. If you don’t get on that first rope as it passes by you are screwed and the reason is the enemy placement and movement. If you miss the rope the first time around the player is forced to jump over the snake or risk death. That’s fine, but when waiting for the rope to come to the other side the snake will turnaround, but this time it has a flying enemy right next to it which you can’t jump over. The problem is that they are so close together that you can’t avoid both and this means certain death. No escape……a gamer’s nightmare. So let’s say you make it to the rope and begin your ascent. You have to jump between ropes while dodging enemies, which wouldn’t be so bad if you could control precisely where you want to jump, but no matter how long you hold in the direction you want your character to go it’s kind of a crapshoot that your dreams will come true. If you mess up your character will fall to the bottom floor and have to start again. That’s fine if you don’t get caught in the unavoidable snake trap or realize that you only have about 30 seconds to reach the helicopter so you are probably going to loose a life. A game should never require a player to play perfectly to complete a level.
The second level begins and, as any player would, figure you need to climb the ropes and reach the helicopter. So I dart straight for it with no issues, but the level does not end. Turns out that your character has been swapped with a pick axe wielding one who needs to defeat, or should I say turn all the floating enemies into birds by attacking them and then get to the helicopter. Okay that’s fine I’ll play by the rules. When you finally get to the third level you are then switched back to your previous character, thus I assume I need to get to the helicopter. Nope. You need to collect all of the balloons in the level before getting to the helicopter. Did I mention you only have 30 seconds to do this? well that sucks because I was on my last life and had to restart the game. Unfortunately this was the point that I was done with the game.
Nightmare was never, at any point, fun for me to play. The controls are frustrating, time limits are unfair, and the games progression is just completely nonsensical. I can’t think of anything really positive to say about the game besides the music after completing a level. It’s an odd rendition of Camptown Races. I’m impressed by the sound effects if nothing else and seem like the only thing the designers actually put any time or thought into. I can’t suggest this game to anyone unless they are dead set on experiencing a true nightmare.
Score:10/100
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Publisher: Sancho
Platform: Atari 2600
Release: 1983
Players: 1
Platform: Atari 2600
Release: 1983
Players: 1