tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514691251207559863.post4667880281062148628..comments2024-03-29T09:16:28.569+02:00Comments on FRGCB - Finnish Retro Game Comparison Blog: Cobra (Ocean Software, 1986/1987)FRGCB Dudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16754639927704915007noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514691251207559863.post-69832910153176779542014-02-17T23:04:51.619+02:002014-02-17T23:04:51.619+02:00Yeah, I know, it was a joke. And isn't Machete...Yeah, I know, it was a joke. And isn't Machete Rodriquez's work, not Tarantino's...? =P http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0985694/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1FRGCB Dudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16754639927704915007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514691251207559863.post-5425929316402958352014-02-17T17:32:15.544+02:002014-02-17T17:32:15.544+02:00I don't think so; the other games you mention ...I don't think so; the other games you mention are feeble to say the least (MV being particularly dire) and more like a case of unintended humor, - not unlike the C64 version of Cobra itself :-P<br /><br />Cobra instead is to '80s videogames what Quentin Tarantino's Machete is to '80s action movies - it mocks precisely what it would be intended to be. And it's a brilliant game anyway :-DAlessandro Grussuhttp://www.alessandrogrussu.itnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514691251207559863.post-73170789778546884402014-02-17T01:10:47.726+02:002014-02-17T01:10:47.726+02:00Yes, I gathered that parody/satire bit from Joffa&...Yes, I gathered that parody/satire bit from Joffa's interview I linked somewhere in my text, but although personally I agree it's a good point, I am not entirely sure it matters to people who play the game and have actually liked the movie or the game, not to mention embracing the idea of having a game pay a tribute in some way or other to the source material. Come to think of it, games such as Knight Rider, V and Miami Vice might have easily been similar cases in mocking the industry... =PFRGCB Dudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16754639927704915007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514691251207559863.post-87744746721924190952014-02-16T21:45:57.476+02:002014-02-16T21:45:57.476+02:00I reviewed the game at Gamesark.it pointing out th...I reviewed the game at Gamesark.it pointing out that it is actually a deconstruction of the traditional movie tie-in game, hence the over-the-top atmosphere and little resemblance to the actual movie (which was appallingly bad anyway). To make a long story short, I wrote that the game defies and desecrates traditional '80s tie-in conventions to become as an intended parody. An example (not very common at the time) of the videogame and media industry being mocked at and satirized "from the inside".<br /><br />As for playability, it might be rather puzzling at first, but once you get the hang of it, it becomes quite rewarding to play. My only gripe is that it is really too short - five levels would have been better, but hey, we're still talking about the humble 48K Spectrum ;-)Alessandro Grussuhttp://www.alessandrogrussu.itnoreply@blogger.com