P473 Teletext 473 Aug27 21:48:09 ————————— ————————————————————————— KONG Spectrum After conning my dad out of 30 quid to get a 48K Spectrum upgrade, I didn't expect him to give mj the extra wonga to buy a game too. But hj did. More fool him. Kong was released in the days when software houses could release pixel- perfect coin-op rip-offs and get away with it. In this case, Donkey Kong. ——————————————————————————————————1/3—— Review by Grahame Cole AMAZING CHEAP AMIGAS PAGE 396 (ITV) Letters Compies Our Charts Other ChartsP473 Teletext 473 Aug27 21:10:39 ————————— ————————————————————————— Suffice to say, Kong was close to being arcade-perfect. Sure, the Spectrum's usual colour- glitching got in the way, but the basic platform action and big gorilla was the same. None of the levels deviated from the classic it was trying to imitate, and I seem to recall it being something of a big hit. They couldn't do it today. ——————————————————————————————————2/3—— Review by Grahame Cole BAMBER:"IS THIS YOUR DAD'S SKI?"p458 Letters Compies Our Charts Other ChartsP473 Teletext 473 Aug27 21:42:43 Kong Spectrum 48k GAME TYPE: Platform "homage" NEAREST MODERN-DAY EQUIVALENT: Donkey Kong 95 Gamjboy MOST MEMORABLE FEATURE: My 48K upgrade "suitcase" IMPROVEMENTS VIA IMPROPER GAMEPLAY: Putting it in a cabinet NOSTALGIA FACTOR 76% Send your nostalgic game reviews NOW: OLD GAME: HERE, c/o DIGITJSER, PO BOX 297, LONDON SW6 1XT. Letters Compies Our Charts Other Charts