Uploaded July 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago

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Sometimes, a game comes along which you skip at first glance, but later discover is a little more interesting than you might have thought? This so happened to be the case with Shovel Adventure: The Next Quest, a 2022 update to the 2021 CPC/Spectrum game developed by the Pat Morita Team.

Get Shovel Adventure: The Next Quest
● Physical: patmoritateam.com/Shovel-Adventure-The-next-quest-Standard-Edition-p527494136
● Digital: patmorita.itch.io/shovel-adventure-the-next-quest-zx-spectrum-next

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:35 Starting The Game
02:00 Enemies & Mechanics
04:08 Power-Ups
06:31 Comparing Levels Between Shovel Adventure & The Next Quest
07:47 Visuals, Presentation & Quality of Life Features
09:34 Final Thoughts & Outro

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