Uploaded November 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
Mayhem in Monsterland by Apex Computer Productions, loaded from tape.
So.... some say this is the best game on the c64. I'd respectfully disagree... I think it's a good game, but I acutally think Creatures was a better game, despite not being as technically accoumplished.
So first up, the loader - cyberload without the bars, which I've not seen before. So that's interesting. Beyond that, nothing too special other than taking a shocking amount of time to load - nearly 7 minutes - for what the game is.
Also, the codesheet protection is _super annoying_.
That having been said, I struggled a lot with the inertia playing this. In fact, my first game I did not get into the second half of the first level since I just kept falling off platforms and such. I feels pretty squishy and terrible. Which is a shame, because once you get used to it, it is a pretty good game - obviously very attractive, very technically accomplished.
But I left feeling super frustrated - it is at least forgiving with continues, so you're not loading constantly, so that's nice, obviously, and it doesn't need a reload if you lose on the first level, which is also nice, but... yeah, frustrating game to the point where I think I'd probably only rate it around 85% if I was reviewing it myself. I may be being unreasonably harsh here, mind you, but I just don't think the game has aged super well.
Mayhem in Monsterland by Apex Computer Productions, loaded from tape.
So.... some say this is the best game on the c64. I'd respectfully disagree... I think it's a good game, but I acutally think Creatures was a better game, despite not being as technically accoumplished.
So first up, the loader - cyberload without the bars, which I've not seen before. So that's interesting. Beyond that, nothing too special other than taking a shocking amount of time to load - nearly 7 minutes - for what the game is.
Also, the codesheet protection is _super annoying_.
That having been said, I struggled a lot with the inertia playing this. In fact, my first game I did not get into the second half of the first level since I just kept falling off platforms and such. I feels pretty squishy and terrible. Which is a shame, because once you get used to it, it is a pretty good game - obviously very attractive, very technically accomplished.
But I left feeling super frustrated - it is at least forgiving with continues, so you're not loading constantly, so that's nice, obviously, and it doesn't need a reload if you lose on the first level, which is also nice, but... yeah, frustrating game to the point where I think I'd probably only rate it around 85% if I was reviewing it myself. I may be being unreasonably harsh here, mind you, but I just don't think the game has aged super well.
