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Rainbow Walker (1983)

Synapse Software Corporation

Atari 8-bit · Commodore C64/128/MAX · PC-8800 Series

2.50 from 2 ratings

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Once upon a rainbow in a land at clouds and sky, a great misfortune occurred. One night. while the inhabitants slept someone stole the colors of the rainbow. The next morning, when the terrible deed was discovered, a great sorrow settled over the land. No longer did people go merrily gallumping about. No longer did minstrels sing the happy songs … Read more
Once upon a rainbow in a land at clouds and sky, a great misfortune occurred. One night. while the inhabitants slept someone stole the colors of the rainbow. The next morning, when the terrible deed was discovered, a great sorrow settled over the land. No longer did people go merrily gallumping about. No longer did minstrels sing the happy songs of the realm. And worst at all. not a single smile could be found on the faces of the children. They all stayed in the shadows listlessly mumbling to themselves. Only the wizard of the royal court was not hopeless. For in reading the ancient text, he discovered the spell of the magical, musical. shoes. When the King was told the colors might be restored through this spell. he sent for Cedrick. his bravest subject. When Cedrick put on the magic shoes. wherever he stepped. color and music burst forth. Armed With the shoes. Cedrick went to the tippity, toppity most cloud and saw where the darkened rainbow was and. with a mighty hop. launched himself upon it. Now this task was not for the taint of heart for there were borbuls, whirling devils, gruebirds. and all sorts of other nasties that were happy the rainbow was dark. and there were great gaps in the rainbow to fall through. And this is how Cedrick began. The rest of the story, however, dear player. is up to you. For through the wizard's magic. Cedrick the rainbow walker lives inside you. Read less
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Details

Developers
Synapse Software Corporation
Publishers
Kotobuki-Raison, Synapse Software Corporation
Genres
Arcade, Platform
Themes
Action

Release dates

  • 1983 (Full Release) (North_America) Atari 8-bit
  • 1984 (Full Release) (North_America) Commodore C64/128/MAX
  • 1984 (Full Release) (Japan) PC-8800 Series
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Review scoopings 2/5 · May 14, 2022

Cozy, Nice Look, But Frustrating And Mediocre Gameplay

Look: 8/10 This game is absolutely beautiful for '83, I love the clouds in the background and the day/night aspect. Plus, I love owls, so that was an easy sell. The cozy color scheme matches the feel very well. enter image description here

Sound: 7/10 Cute song and sound effects--fits the vibe and look well. The jingle as you go to the bonus round …

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Look: 8/10 This game is absolutely beautiful for '83, I love the clouds in the background and the day/night aspect. Plus, I love owls, so that was an easy sell. The cozy color scheme matches the feel very well. enter image description here

Sound: 7/10 Cute song and sound effects--fits the vibe and look well. The jingle as you go to the bonus round reminded me of the upcoming NES era games.

Play: 6/10 Clunky as heck, sorta like a clunky non-isometric Q*bert? The enemies were a bit frustrating to avoid, that tiger cub thing was particularly frustrating. I had fun for a good 20 mins, but it just wasn't varied nor engaging enough.

Feel: 7/10 This has a nice feel to it, thanks to the character, the look, the sound, and the concept.

Attachment: 6/10 Despite the nice feel, thanks to its look and concept, there are just so many other games of this nature, I almost definitely wont be replaying this.

Completion: ~1200 Score Playtime: ~20 mins

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