Chuckie Egg 2

On completion the quest restarted, with more monsters and an alternative toy.

• Title — Chuckie Egg 2 • Developer — A&F Software • Publisher — A&F Software Pick & Choose • Designer — Pete Waterfield Sean Townsend A&F R&D Team • Released — 1985 • Genre — Action adventure • Modes — Single-player • Platforms — ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Amiga

The game features 120 screens arranged in 10x12 grid, beginning at the top of left. Some moving objects are fatal to touch, while others bounce Harry around the screen. The factory is divided into thematic sections. Milk is collected in an ice zone, cocoa in a purple zone in which most enemies are monkeys, sugar in an industrial blue zone and the toy in a brick zone that bears the most resemblance to the original game. The egg maker, which needs all ingredients and the toy to function, is located in a zone infamous for allowing Harry to fall to his death through the "slippery" pipes. Several transitional zones exist between these task-centred areas, and due to the game's non-linear layout a number of these can be bypassed in any successful completion. After delivery of the completed egg, the game restarts with additional monsters and a different toy to assemble. In order, these are: a motorbike, a vintage car, a yacht, a space shuttle. Players receive points for moving to a new screen for the first time, as well as for picking up (by moving over them) various objects including fruit, tools and eggs. The scoring received for these objects is inconsistent both between screens and each time the game is played.

Nigel Alderton, the author of the original Chuckie Egg, had been working on a Mr. Do!-style follow-up that never came to fruition. With Alderton's move to Ocean Software, A&F took development in a different direction. To aid in their publicity, A&F organised a Chuckie Egg 2 competition, pitting contestants against each other in regional heats and a national final. Crash, a gaming magazine popular at the time, was tasked with adjudication. Prizes included silver and gold egglets and up to £500 cash. The winner of this contest is unknown.

Chuckie Egg 2 was originally released on cassette by A&F Software for the Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum and the Commodore 64 priced at GBP£6.90. It was later bundled on Virgin Games' Now Games 2 compilation along with Airwolf, Cauldron, Tir Na Nog and World Cup Football. It was released for the Amiga and the Atari ST in 1988.