ChinnyVision - Ep 517 - Scuba Kidz - C64, Spectrum, Amstrad CPC 

Wally Beben did a lot of really good tunes (Tetris on C64 being a particularly good one) , I'm surprised you haven't heard of him. But then I guess the Amstrad wasn't really known for its music.

Excellent. Another Chinny treat before the return of regular uploads.

I remember buying on the c64 . Wasnt bad . C64 the best out of the speccy and amstrad version For 1.99 much worse out there, but also alot better

In my Penguin Atlas of Recent History, they refer to Napoleon III as the Man of Magenta. Looks like I dodged a bullet here...

I can remember this one well - nice Wally Beben tune with samples (he also did Tetris on C64 which is epic). The keys opening after a time period mechanic does mean you can choose which speed to go through the level, slow and steady or peg it for more points. It can become a memory test later on admittedly, but I've played a lot worse, and one of the better Silverbird label releases at least. Not sure about the Spectrum or Amstrad releases though.

Remember this one from the Zzap64 review, never saw it in any shops near me. Thanks for covering it, looks like I might of enjoyed it, back in the day.

I like the look and feel of the ZX & CPC versions, especially the flip screen approach. You never know in advance what's coming next.

I think printers like to use magenta when they refer to red in a toner or ink cartridge.

Magenta? We all do remember the glorious beauty of CGA graphics, right?

the c64 versions death sequence! I used to use shoot em up construction kit and I think I'm pretty dark but I didn't slice players in half!

Ooof, you were harsh on this one. For £1.99 the C64 looks fine to me. The others not having a boss is unforgivable.

Wall-E Beeb-bin? Never heard of them. Must be super obscure. 😁

It's a pity that it wasn't released on the 128k spectrum. A bit of music and sound effects would have been better than the old fashioned 48k version!

I had the Spectrum version of this in a two game compilation with a Joust clone on the other side of the tape.

Magenta is the “M” in CMYK. And of course, there’s Magenta Devine.

Underwater Airwolf

hi chinnyvision you make good videos and are on my youtuber favorit list . my favorit is amiga games, c64 games, atari st games. i have question can you make video about - indiana jones and the fate of atlantis (amiga, c64, atari st), last ninja remix (amiga, c64, atari st) , last ninja 2 (amiga, c64, atari st), last ninja 3 (amiga, c64, atari st) . have a good time and have fun

It's like a poundland version of ecco the dolphin without the dolphins, atmosphere, or any fun whatsoever. Graphically the c64 version is doing a nice effect with the clouds. The spectrum version is blatantly unfinished and looks horrid with the weird blocks around the keys and pickups. The game reminds me of Durrells scuba dive or maybe Quicksilvas fantastic voyage but those games were released years before this so there is no excuse for such shoddiness really. Im thinking the c64 was the lead version and they collared a couple of schoolkids to convert it to the other formats in the school holidays.

Give me Scuba Diva by Durrell any day of the week for my Speccy (terrible version on C64 BTW) Get well soon Chinny