''Netherworld'' is a

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published by Hewson in 1988. It was originally developed by

Jukka Tapanimäki Jukka Tapanimäki (11 August 1961 – 1 May 2000) was a Finnish game programmer from Tampere, Pirkanmaa. Tapanimäki wrote his games for the Commodore 64 computer, and many have been ported to other computer systems. Tapanimäki was a reviewer fo ...

for the

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, and original music was composed by Jori Olkkonen.

Summary

The object is to fly a small spacecraft and collect the required number of diamonds in each level. Once enough diamonds are collected, the craft must reach a teleporter to go to the next level before the time runs out. Aside from the time limit, there are various obstacles, ranging from monsters to items which can damage the craft or block the path. The ship can destroy some obstacles by shooting, sometimes turning them to diamonds as well. The cover image, which features Tapanimäki's face, was produced from a photograph of the programmer without his knowledge and approval. The original design, depicting a dwarf at the

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, had been shelved following a dispute between Hewson and the original cover artist. Tapanimäki did not see the final version produced by Hewson's local artist, Steve Weston, until the press conference in London when the game was released.

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published in gaming magazines that only worked in an earlier version of the code indicated that a development version of the game had leaked to pirates some six months before the release.

Reception

The Spanish magazine Microhobby awarded the game the following scores:(Spanish
Netherworld - ZX Spectrum (1988)
- article on Soloretro Originality: 80% Graphics: 80% Motion: 80% Sound: 80% Difficulty: 100% Addiction: 100%

References

External links

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''Netherworld''
at the Amiga Hall of Light

at Atari Mania *

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