Uploaded March 2022 | Updated September 2026, 4 days ago
Creating a new game by taking elements of others and smashing them together certainly resulted in some great titles back in the day - like the original Spindizzy.
But it's one which may have turned some off by the extreme challenge, something which its sequel Spindizzy Worlds hopes to mitigate. Whether it succeeds is the focus of this episode of Beyond The Scanlines, checking out the releases to the Amiga and Super NES as captured from original hardware.
The full interview with Paul Shirley for Halcyon Days can be read at: dadgum.com/halcyon/BOOK/SHIRLEY.HTM
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Creating a new game by taking elements of others and smashing them together certainly resulted in some great titles back in the day - like the original Spindizzy.
But it's one which may have turned some off by the extreme challenge, something which its sequel Spindizzy Worlds hopes to mitigate. Whether it succeeds is the focus of this episode of Beyond The Scanlines, checking out the releases to the Amiga and Super NES as captured from original hardware.
The full interview with Paul Shirley for Halcyon Days can be read at: dadgum.com/halcyon/BOOK/SHIRLEY.HTM
Thanks for watching!
Beyond The Scanlines is a series of explorations of *interesting* games (old and new) for classic home computer and console systems. New episodes air on the 2nd & 4th Saturdays of each month!
Missed an episode? Check out the Beyond The Scanlines Full Playlist at: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZAgJhaPWsQJpvpcqCxgDtI420aKxsUnI
Want to keep on top of new episodes as their drop? Subscribe (and turn on notifications), or join the mailing list at: eepurl.com/hnpZhX
If you crave a more chilled experience? Why not check out my streams instead, which you can find at: twitch.tv/hellfire64/schedule
Want to support the show? One-off donations can be made over via Ko-fi (ko-fi.com/beyondthescanlines), or you can join the supporter community over on Patreon (patreon.com/robc)
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![Beyond The Scanlines #027: VIC Nibbler (VIC 20) & Rock-Olas Nibbler (Atari 8-Bit & Apple II)
Check out VIC Nibbler for yourself!
● https://hewco64.itch.io/vic-nibbler for the download
● https://www.thefuturewas8bit.com/shop/games/999range/ragne-nibbler.html for the cartridge
The VIC 20 was home to a great number of great arcade conversions, despite its limited memory and capabilities. Its a tradition which has kept on going even to this modern day, and this episode of Beyond The Scanlines dives into VIC Nibbler. VIC Nibbler is a conversion of Rock-olas 1982 arcade game Nibbler, adapted by Hewco and released in 2019.
Along with that, this episode also checks out two official conversion from back in the day: Datasofts licensed conversion, released for the Atari 8-bit family, and Apple II family in 1983.
All gameplay footage recorded from original hardware - watch this at 1080p50 for the absolute best quality!
● VIC 20 footage from a PAL VIC 20 (via Composite) into an XRGB Mini
● Atari footage from a PAL Atari 130XE (via S-Video) into an XRGB Mini
● Apple ][ footage from a PAL Apple IIc (via Composite) into a Retrotink 2x
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