Mike Mech
single screen platformer game for Commodore 64, 2022
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The game is set inside a spaceship invaded by alien entities that have
deactivated the supply batteries necessary for the propulsion of the
rockets.
The aim is to guide Mike, the mechanic on board, inside the various power
rooms and reactivate the batteries. To activate a battery, the player simply
has to touch it on one of the four sides.
The player has the option of moving around the room by jumping from battery to
battery or by using elevators that move vertically or horizontally. Sometimes
there are portals through which the player can teleport to another point in
the room.
Mike has no defense against aliens. The only way to complete a level is
therefore to avoid them not to lose a life. Even the contact with the cooling
fans, present in some rooms, is fatal.
To complicate matters, there is a time limit, beyond which the player will
lose a life.
After activating a certain number of batteries, a crystal will appear for
approximately 10 seconds. The player can try to pick it up to increase the
score.
Once all the batteries in a room have been activated, the player will earn an
extra score based on the amount of time left and will go to the next level.
Every 10000 points, the player earns an extra life, for a maximum of 8 lives.
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Some useful keyboard shortcuts
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[PAUSE] - stop/continue game
[F9] - quick load game state
[F12] - quick save game state (still stored after leaving the site)
[F11] - toggle fullscreen mode
[ScrollLock] - quick switch control ports
[PageDown] - make a screenshot (320x200)