Achieved at : 2024-05-05
Rank : 1
(world record)
Lups : 200
Approved :
Yes
Voting completed : 2024-05-16
| General Rules: |
Play with default settings unless otherwise specified. No use of trainers, cheats, saved game files, auto-fire (when not default present in-game), emulator save states, or other emulator advantages. No use of code modifications that give the player an advantage over other players. 1 player only. No continues. It is discouraged and may lead to voters not accepting your score to - excessively point farm - use glitches or other game exploits |
| Specific Rules: | Play the game in 1 player mode with default settings |
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Damper is an Amidar-clone for the ZX81 16K from Quicksilva. It appeared on a two-pack compilation tape called Damper / Glooper which featured this game and a Pac-man clone. Both games were written by M.P. Crane.
In the Amidar / Painter style, you have to travel the lines and fill in all the dots with solid lines. You also have to avoid the various enemies, which don't chase you but follow a programmed path. If you clear a screen, you get a bonus screen where you have a few seconds to work out which path to take to reach the money at the bottom - press a key before the time runs out and see if you guessed correctly! Then it is back to the first screen again, but with extra enemies.
The game is actually quite a nice version of the arcade original for the ZX 81. Glooper is a reasonably good Pac-man clone too, so at £4.95, this tape represented good value for money at the time, considering the abilities of the ZX 81.
This game was played on the 5th May 2024 using the Pantheon emulator on PC. There are no adjustable skill levels and the score achieved was 45,220 points.
Time stamps:
00:30 Title screen and High Score table.
00:33 Game start.
01:27 First life lost.
02:28 Second life lost.
03:23 First screen complete.
03:26 Bonus screen - press 0 when you are above the start of the route you wish to travel down.
03:52 Success, 5,000 points and an extra life awarded (for reaching 10,000 points).
04:48 Third life lost.
06:55 Screen cleared, on to bonus screen.
07:23 Success, 5,000 points and an extra life awarded (for reaching 20,000 points).
08:52 Fourth life lost.
10:09 Screen cleared, on to bonus screen.
10:36 Failed, no bonus awarded.
13:15 Screen cleared, on to bonus screen.
13:37 Success, 5,000 points awarded.
13:43 Extra life awarded for reaching 40,000 points.
14:20 Fifth life lost.
15:46 Sixth life lost. Game Over! Final score 45,220 points.
16:11 Initials entry and high score table.
In the Amidar / Painter style, you have to travel the lines and fill in all the dots with solid lines. You also have to avoid the various enemies, which don't chase you but follow a programmed path. If you clear a screen, you get a bonus screen where you have a few seconds to work out which path to take to reach the money at the bottom - press a key before the time runs out and see if you guessed correctly! Then it is back to the first screen again, but with extra enemies.
The game is actually quite a nice version of the arcade original for the ZX 81. Glooper is a reasonably good Pac-man clone too, so at £4.95, this tape represented good value for money at the time, considering the abilities of the ZX 81.
This game was played on the 5th May 2024 using the Pantheon emulator on PC. There are no adjustable skill levels and the score achieved was 45,220 points.
Time stamps:
00:30 Title screen and High Score table.
00:33 Game start.
01:27 First life lost.
02:28 Second life lost.
03:23 First screen complete.
03:26 Bonus screen - press 0 when you are above the start of the route you wish to travel down.
03:52 Success, 5,000 points and an extra life awarded (for reaching 10,000 points).
04:48 Third life lost.
06:55 Screen cleared, on to bonus screen.
07:23 Success, 5,000 points and an extra life awarded (for reaching 20,000 points).
08:52 Fourth life lost.
10:09 Screen cleared, on to bonus screen.
10:36 Failed, no bonus awarded.
13:15 Screen cleared, on to bonus screen.
13:37 Success, 5,000 points awarded.
13:43 Extra life awarded for reaching 40,000 points.
14:20 Fifth life lost.
15:46 Sixth life lost. Game Over! Final score 45,220 points.
16:11 Initials entry and high score table.