Snokie

side scrolling arcade game for Commodore 64, 1983

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Snokie is a horizontally scrolling platform game where you must guide a
penguin back to his home. You begin the game outside in a snow environment.
Using the joystick to move left, right and jump, you must negotiate difficult
obstacles along your path. Slipping into a crevasse or being hit by a rolling
boulder will kill your penguin. A clock constantly ticks down during game
play and when it reaches zero, you lose a life. If you make it far enough
along the journey you will hit checkpoints which restart the clock. When you
die, your next penguin will start at the last checkpoint you passed. The
environment changes as you progress, offering new challenges. Ice floes need
to be navigated and caverns feature stalactites that fall from the cave
ceiling. If you complete the journey you are reunited with a large penguin in
your cave home. The game features a normal mode and an accelerated speed mode
as well as supporting two players taking turns.

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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)
         [F10] - toggle performance meter
         [F11] - toggle fullscreen mode
  [ScrollLock] - quick switch control ports
    [PageDown] - make a screenshot (320x200)