Terry's Big Adventure
{{Short description|1989 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = Terry's Big Adventure
| image = Terry's_Big_Adventure.jpg
| caption =
| developer = Gametec
| publisher = Shades Software
| designer = Gary Walton
| composer = Allister Brimble
| engine =
| released = 1989
| genre = Platformer
| modes = Single-player
| platforms = Commodore 64 / C128, Amiga, Atari ST
}}
Terry's Big Adventure is a game published by Shades Software in 1989 for use on the Atari ST, Commodore 64 and Commodore 128, and by Grandslam Interactive for Amiga.
Gameplay
To return home, young Terry must traverse 12 scenarios, armed only with his yo-yo, which causes him to jump backward when used. Along the way he can collect mushrooms and collect letters that give special powers, but he must defend himself against a varied array of enemies, which includes hedgehogs, balloons, and stars.{{cite news |last1=River |first1=Marko |title=Terry's Big Adventure - C64 Review |url=https://www.lemon64.com/review/terrys-big-adventure/484 |access-date=26 October 2024 |work=Lemon64 |date=17 April 2005 |language=en}}
Reception
The Games Machine noted its similarities with Super Mario Bros. in terms of gameplay, graphics, and specific ideas such as bonus stages and hidden rooms, but praised the yo-yo as an original weapon, that "can provide some worrying moments - as can the semi-incontrollable leaps and inertia".{{Cite news |last=Lapworth |first=Warren |title=Reviews: Terry's Big Adventure |url=https://archive.org/details/the-games-machine-25/page/n88/mode/1up?view=theater |access-date=26 October 2024 |work=The Games Machine |publisher=Newsfield Publications |page=89 |publication-date=December 1989 |issue=25}} It gave a 78/100 rating to the Atari ST version, and a 74/100 rating to its Commodore counterpart.
Zzap!64 gave the game an 82/100 rating, describing it as "istantly playable" and noting the game "isn't anything new over Giana Sisters but it's well presented and nicely priced".{{Cite news |last=Wynne |first=Stuart |last2=Hogg |first2=Robin |date=December 1989 |title=Terry's Big Adventure |url=https://www.zzap64.co.uk/cgi-bin/displaypage.pl?issue=056&page=017&thumbstart=0&magazine=zzap&check=1 |access-date=26 October 2024 |work=Zzap!64 |publisher=Newsfield Publications |page=17 |issue=56}}
German magazine {{Interlanguage link|Amiga Joker|de}} gave the game a 68/100 rating, mainly criticizing the too simple graphics and the music, so annoying "you'd rather stuff some cotton wool into your ears".{{Cite news |last=Borgmeier |first=Carsten |date=January 1990 |title=Test: Terry's Big Adventure |url=https://archive.org/details/Amiga_Joker_1990-01_Joker_Verlag_DE/page/n48/mode/1up |work=Amiga Joker |publisher=Joker Verlag |access-date=26 October 2024 |page=50 |language=German |issue=1}}
References
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==External links==
- [https://www.mobygames.com/game/18646/terrys-big-adventure/ Terry's Big Adventure] at MobyGames
- [https://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-st-terry-s-big-adventure_10508.html Terry's Big Adventure] at Atari Mania
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Category:Video games scored by Allister Brimble