River Rescue

A TI-99/4A version was advertised but never released.

Publication is recorded by Creative Sparks. The recorded date of publication is 1982. It is associated with United Kingdom. Recorded genres are shoot 'em up and action game. It is recorded in the collection of Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision.

• Title — River Rescue • Publisher — Thorn EMI Computer Software • Designer — Jeremy Smith • Programmer — VIC-20 Will Kemp Atari 8-bit Kevin Buckner ZX Spectrum Phil Snell • Released — 1982: VIC-20 1983: Atari 8-bit, Spectrum 1984: C64 • Genre — Action • Modes — Up to 2 players • Platforms — VIC-20, Atari 8-bit, ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64

• Illustration — VIC-20 version The player guides a boat along a river, which scrolls from right to left across the screen in a top-down view. The boat must avoid colliding with various hazards in the river - these include small islands, crocodiles and logs. The aim is to rescue explorers lost in the jungle. The boat periodically passes a pair of docks arranged across from each other on either side of the river. If the boat moves to the upper dock, an explorer will run out of the jungle onto the boat. Stopping at the lower dock causes any explorers already on the ship walk back off to safety. Because of the scrolling motion, it is not possible to land at both docks in one go, you must pick up an explorer and then continue along the river until the dock reappears. Depending on the version and level, between three and five explorers have to be rescued to complete a round. Once the round is complete, the game starts again, faster.