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the now-defunct company created by former
LucasArts employees in 2004.
But Revolution can look to the past. Telltale,
which was behind the classic Walking Dead
graphic adventures, resurrected an old point-
and-click when it released Tales of Monkey
IslandbetweenJulyandDecember 2009 .In
doingso,itretainedtheneedtocombine
itemstocreateotheritemsbuthadplayers
holding and dragging the mouse tomove
Guybrush as opposed topointing and clicking.
Beyond aSteel Skywon’t be driven bythe
inventory,however.
“Weare adding extra elements that allow
us tohave inventory items performing fairly
logical solutions. Then we complicatethe
puzzle with extra dimensions,”Cecil tells us.
The original game included something
called the Virtual Theatre,which was hot on
artificial intelligence and was first used in
Lure ofthe Temptress.Itwould allow
TO BETHIS GOOD
TAKESAGES
The giant video gam
company Sega
emerged 60 years ag
and the firm is mark
the occasion with a
new websitethat
delves intoits histor
Press ‘start’ to enter
(tinyurl.com/389retro
and you can take
alook at a
comprehensive timeline of key
moments from 1960 to the
present day, completewith
explanatory text and loads of
nostalgicimages.
Visitors are also
ngencouraged to
retheir thoughts by
nding messages
bout Sega, which will
eshown to all from
The publisher is also
ing to roll out some
odies as the weeks
sgoby, so it’s worth
ing the sitetostay
in the loop.Keep an eyeonthe
Events section as well.
AMSTRADCPC
MAGAZINE BLASTS
INTOACTION
While fans of the Spectrum
and Commodore 64 could be
excused forfeeling overwhelmed
by the number of books and
magazines supporting their
favouritemachines, those who
love the Amstrad CPC can find
themselves sitting enviously
on the sidelines.
Now,however,Amstrad CPC
fans can finally get in on the
action with aspecial one-off
magazine calledFusionCPC
that’s available in both printed
and PDF form. It has been
produced by the prolific small
publishing house Fusion Retro
Books, the company behind
the annuals based on the
once-popular gaming magazines
CrashandZzap!64.
Running to 52 A5 pages, it’s
packed with gaming and
hardware features, as well as
reviews of newergames
developed forthe system.
There’s also an interview with
Dizzy creators Philip and Andrew
Oliver,who give afascinating
insight intothe development of
their 8-bit games.
To findout more,visittinyurl.
com/389retro2.
GO BACKINTIME
WITHANEWWATCH
The world’s first digital watch,
the Pulsar Time Computer,was
announced in 1970 by the
Hamilton WatchCompany.To
celebratethe 50th anniversary,
the company is bringing the
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bookmark
⬆Robert Foster’s buddy pairing with his robot pal
Joeyforms one of gaming’s most iconic duos
⬆Characters will respond intelligently to players,
and puzzles can be solved in multiple ways
