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Marsport (1985)

Gargoyle Games

Amstrad CPC · ZX Spectrum

2.00 from 3 ratings

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Marsport is the first (and ultimately only) game in an unfinished trilogy set in the 25th century. Humanity is at war with the Sept alien race, and they are now in a position to invade Earth, as they have the plans for their protective sphere. You play John Marsh, a soldier turned leader who must go to Mars and locate … Read more
Marsport is the first (and ultimately only) game in an unfinished trilogy set in the 25th century. Humanity is at war with the Sept alien race, and they are now in a position to invade Earth, as they have the plans for their protective sphere. You play John Marsh, a soldier turned leader who must go to Mars and locate the original plans. Marsport uses the same game system as Tir Na Nog and Dun Darach, although a 3D effect is incorporated into the graphics. A single path is displayed on screen at a time, and the view is rotated at junctions. The Warriors and Warlords must be shot down using weaponry, making this Gargoyle's most action-driven adventure up to this point. The Marsport is split into ten distinct sections with their own functions, such as Stores, Administration and Computers. There are robots to interact with, for gaining information or objects. Pairs of objects can be combined to manufacture new ones. A central computer locks out many sections until it can be found and disabled. You will have to shoot the Sept before they can touch you, and also be wary of Warden robots which may malfunction and mistake you for a Sept. Read less

Details

Developers
Gargoyle Games
Publishers
Gargoyle Games
Genres
Adventure
Themes
Science fiction

Release dates

  • 1985 (Full Release) (Europe) Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum

Rating distribution

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Status scoopings Mar 12, 2023

Ugh! I was so thrilled to play this. There's a written complete solution, it's an elaborate action-adventure (albeit already seemed potentially too long for my taste), and there's a lot of good reviews! But then I started it--and there's no Kempston Joystick control (no joystick control at all), and everything felt clunky and overly convoluted. I know my goal of …

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Ugh! I was so thrilled to play this. There's a written complete solution, it's an elaborate action-adventure (albeit already seemed potentially too long for my taste), and there's a lot of good reviews! But then I started it--and there's no Kempston Joystick control (no joystick control at all), and everything felt clunky and overly convoluted. I know my goal of this project was to overcome my aversion to complex PC controls, but tbh it's only reaffirmed my dislike for it. Great game that I have a lot of respect for, and hats off to people who can mentally keep track of all those controls, but I for one am disappointed :(

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