Abu Simbel Profanation Extended – Classic ZX Spectrum platformer ported to the C64 and extended in 2017/18 (Re-released via itch io?)
Prepare to scream profanity at your keyboard because one of the “most difficult games of Spanish Software History” has been re-released as a converted and extended version to the C64. This game titled as ‘Abu Simbel Profanation’ was the third in the Johnny Jones Saga and was originally released in 1985 for the Spectrum, Amstrad CPC and MSX. The game was developed by Victor Ruiz and released by Dinamic Software in Spain (and Gremlin Graphics throughout the rest of Europe).
As Johnny Jones, you must explore the tomb of Abu Simbel and rid yourself of the Pharaoh’s curse. Similar to Manic Minor, the game is a static multi screen platformer with various traps, moving enemies, keys and doors to unlock to progress. You’ll be ripping your hair out in frustration at times, as if you remember the ZX Spectrum version, a wrong move can lead you to lose not just one of your 9 lives but all of them, as you could spawn over a moving enemy which will repeatedly kill you, or above spikes which you’ll fall onto over an over again! However, if you play the game in emulation, you can use the quick save and load feature, or take advantage of the the infinite lives training modes in the Laxity version which was released way back in 2018.
Credits:
- Programming and graphics: Fco. Javier González Cañete (Equinoxe)
- Music and SFX: CKultur y Richard Bayliss
- Loading screen: Nico Galis
- Loading tune: Richard Bayliss
Extra Notes
- Unsure of what was changed/added to the extended version
- The extended edition was released back in 2017/2018, but has it been re-released via itch.io just this week?
