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Mercenary by Paul Woakes / Novagen. PC conversion inside

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Ahh. 8-bit gaming memories.

I used to play Mercenary on my CBM-Plus/4, but chances are you played it on a C64.

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I recall the thrill the first time I just damn well stole the Dominion Dart off the launchpad. I also remember the first time I beat the game, probably through earning enough credits to buy a spaceship. I know I beat it another way too, I think by finding a hyperdrive and repairing a spaceship. There were other ways too, like being gifter a ship by either the Palyars or Mechanoids, but I don't think I ever managed that.

The one thing I didn't like was that none of the other vehicles in the game were as good as the Dart that you got right at the start of the game, making using them pointless.

Anyway, I'm playing it again, and not at super low CBM resolution on an emulator, but via this nifty little freeware conversion for Windows. How big? Yes, a 362KB download.

[benson] Well, what are you waiting for? [/benson]

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