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Vous dirigez une balle sur un tapis roulant composé de cases dont certaines ont des effets sur la balle (ralentissement, saut, inversion des commandes...). Le tout est de rejoindre l'arrivée dans les temps et sans tomber dans le vide.

Il a été récompensé par un TILT D'OR Canal+ en 1987 dans la catégorie meilleur jeu d'action.

Le jeu utilise la technique du Multi-Mode qui permet de mélanger les modes graphiques.
La zone de jeu est en MODE 0 et la zone des informations est en MODE 1.
La palette de couleur est changée par l'utilisation des rasters entre les 2 zones.

Le tapis roulant est réalisé grâce à un changement de palette à chaque ligne (rasters) dans 5 encres différentes, une pour chaque bande. Ce principe sera repris plus tard dans des démos pour faire des scrolling-texts (Ex: THE DEMO).

Il existe 256 patterns de 5 octets avec les couleurs hardware, commençant en &4DF9
0 = 54 54 54 54 54 (ligne noir)
1 = 4B 4B 4B 4B 4B (ligne blanche)
2 = 52 52 52 52 52 (ligne verte)
3 = 4A 4A 4A 4A 4A (ligne jaune)
4 = 55 57 55 57 55 (alternance bright blue / sky blue)
...
&AE a &FE, les patterns sont noires et non utilisée (pouvant être utilisé pour une suite du jeu).
&FF = entièrement rouge pour signaler la fin du niveau

Les circuits sont ensuite encodés à partir de &4039 jusqu'à &4DE8 en utilisant le numéro de la pattern, ce qui permet d'économiser 4 octets par ligne.

Les 14 circuits prennent 3503 octets, les patterns 1280 octets, soit en tout seulement 4783 octets.
L'astuce de programmation avec les patterns est impressionnante, sans elle, pour les 3503 lignes composant les 14 circuits, le programmeur auraient utilisé 3503 * 5 octets = 17515 octets, il a économisé 12732 octets.

Comprend 14 circuits :
Level A : EASY GOING
Level B : WOOLY JUMPER
Level C : TERRY'S TEST
Level D : PETE STREET
Level E : HACKERS EVIL HOLES
Level F : GREG THE NIPPER
Level G : SHAUN NOT SEAN!!
Level H : JASON'S JUMPABOUT
Level I : MARK'S MOTOROLA
Level J : CHRIS'S CUL-DE-SAC
Level K : WELL I NEVER
Level L : SHRIGGLES'S SHRIGGLE
Level M : BOING BOING SPLAT!!
Level N : LAST BUT NOT LEAST!

Du texte est caché dans la map du jeu (cf la map) :
Level B : SHAUN
Level C : TEZ
Level D : PETE
Level F : CHRIS BOING! GREG
Level H : HELLO! GREMLIN
Level I : SHAUN IS CHEESED OFF HARDEH !
Level K : AW
Level L : OUCH
Level M : HELEN
Level N : THE END

Contenu du scrolling :

......Press any key for options.............Welcome to Trailblazer from Gremlin Graphics written by P.Harrap,Shaun Hollingworth,C.Kerry (The young one) and Greg Holmes (too pey?).Game play and some graphic bits by Terry LLoyd (yaki da!) and P.Harrap. Thanks to Ricky from BOOTS for the replacement 6128 after some faulty equipment blew ours up. Oh!,and if you think the levels are too hard then tough!,you can't have expected it to be easy can you? It's no use complaining,we were forced at gunpoint to play ALL the levels completely so we don't see why you should have it easy either.Nearly forgot - the keys are on your computer - oops! I meant the keys are Q-Left,W-right,P-Up,L-Down and Space to jump..........There may be a Cheat mode but I doubt it....Original game design by S.Southern but that was on the Commodore so it doesn't count! P.S don't forget to read the P.S OK or you'll be sorry!.... I suppose you'll want to play the game now...you have been warned......................One last point,..........wait for it..........it's nearly here..........Hello Mum!..................Shaun thinks that this is a real GEM of a display..Well AMSTRAD fans,now you really are in for a treat.This is the worlds longest scrolling message...so sit back and have a cup of hot tea...Don't forget to let all Spectrum owners know that their version does'nt have this bit - or the Multi Colour character set.....Thats right,really rub it in to them...Thank's go to Steve Kerry for the additional graphics present only on your Amstrad (yes he really is C.Kerry's brother but don't hold it against him!.......Frank Bruno has finally learnt to sit on the ropes (yeh Harry) One problem with messages like this one is thinking of sensible things to say so I won't bother......Got bored yet,falling asleep on your settee,can hardly keep your eyes open? Press fire on your joystick then idiot - can't you read the simplest of instructions on the inlay card.....Are you wondering why there are no OPTION 1 or OPTION 2 on the OPTION screen (what a load of options!),well I don't know either - why is the sky blue,why is grass orange,why are those men in white coats looking at me,why are YOU still reading this trash.....Tune in next week for the next exciting episode of er,whatever it was that you were watching this week!...Phew! hasn't it been warm recently,no,where have you been all summer,Lapland!.....Try POKE 800,201 for the cheat mode,absolutly nothing happens.More credits now.........Rob Toone,Jason (pinky) Perkins,Mark Rogers (no dee),The GHB,The hard working chap had nothing to do with this game so think yourself lucky...We have just got a new computer with flashing red lights on it,pity I'm an epileptic isn't it!.......Buck Rogers (of the 17th century) is dead......Oh I might as well mention 'THE MANAGEMENT' in this lot,what a load of poseurs!....And now its time for - A hot dog,a cool glass of orange on sale in the Foyer now........Hello Marco are you recieving me over.......I'll say hello to Amtix because I really wouldn't mind a good review of this game (please find a cheque for the usual amount enclosed).....this utter woffle was typed in by Mad Pierre AAARgh . Right thats got Greg off my terminal and I'll have all his royalties He won't be needing them where he'll be going (feet first)........that about sums it up,four=two+two........Look out in the future for Future Knight,Avenger,Bounder 2309,Monty on the run (Oh thats out already,sorry) and The original version of Ping Pong.............Micky Mouse has Big Ears --- But not in the Biblical sense! ......End Of the worlds Longest message - Bye Bye and thanks for all the poisson.....

Dans le message du scrolling nous trouvons : Try POKE 800,201 for the cheat mode,absolutly nothing happens..

Edité par : Gremlin Graphics Software
Distribué en espagne par : Erbe Software, Dro Soft

Programmation : Peter HARRAP, Shaun HOLLINGWORTH, Chris KERRY, Greg HOLMES
Graphismes : Terry LLOYD, Peter HARRAP
Musique : Ben DAGLISH

Critique en anglais : "CPC Game Reviews"
database : "amstrad.es"
Database : "Moby Games"
Musique : "RolandRadio.net"
Version Commodore 64 : "Lemon64"
Version Spectrum : "Spectrum Computing"