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A Prehistoric Tale

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A Prehistoric Tale
Developer(s)The Lost Boys
Publisher(s)Thalion
Designer(s)Richard Karsmakers
Composer(s)Jochen Hippel
Platform(s)Amiga, Atari ST
Release1990
Genre(s)Platform, puzzle
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

A Prehistoric Tale is a platform video game developed by The Lost Boys and published by Thalion Software. It was released for the Amiga and Atari ST in 1990.

Gameplay

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The game has both puzzle and platformer elements to it. It has 80 levels and can either be played single player or simultaneous two-player.[1]

Development

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The developers described the game as being inspired by the Commodore 64 game Dino Eggs.[2] The game is particularly notable for its title music, an original and much lauded composition by Jochen Hippel. The game developer team was called "The Lost Boys", a collection of Atari ST programmers and artists. TLB included (among others) the brothers Tim and David Moss, who arrived on 24 July 1990, who worked on the game across a very hot 1990 summer.[3] Tim would go on to join Sony and be the lead programmer for PlayStation 2 titles God of War and God of War II.

Reception

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Amiga Action felt that despite the recent technological advancements in platform games, that this title was step back, describing it as adequate, simple, and unoriginal.[4] Amiga Format offered a mixed review, though gave specific praise to the game's music and soundtrack.[5] Amiga Joker gave the title a rating of 77%.[6] The title was also reviewed by ASM,[7] PowerPlay,[8] Amiga Magazin,[9] AMIGA Kickstart/ ST-Computer,[9] and ST News.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "A Prehistoric Tale preview". Amiga Action. 19: 110. April 1991.
  2. ^ Richard Karsmakers talking to Thalion Webshrine 2003
  3. ^ "ST NEWS Atari Multimedia Disk Magazine". ST NEWS. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
  4. ^ "A Prehistoric Tale". Amiga Action. 20: 74. May 1991.
  5. ^ West, Neil (April 1991). "A Prehistoric Tale". Amiga Format. 21: 96.
  6. ^ Nettelbeck, Joachim (March 1991). "A Prehistoric Tale". Amiga Joker: 14.
  7. ^ "Kultboy.com - DIE Kult-Seite über die alten Spiele-Magazine und Retro-Games!". www.kultboy.com. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
  8. ^ "Kultboy.com - DIE Kult-Seite über die alten Spiele-Magazine und Retro-Games!". www.kultboy.com. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
  9. ^ a b c "The Thalion Source - A Prehistoric Tale -". home.wtal.de. Archived from the original on 2018-04-26. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
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