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Release date(s) ca. Apr 1987 Mode(s) Single player Awards Best Platform Game | 4.5/5 Classic Retro Games Genre(s) Platform Initial release date 1987 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Composer(s) Rob Hubbard
Ben Daglish Series ZX Spectrum: Elite Collection, Monty Mole Platforms Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, MSX, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 16, iOS, Commodore BASIC Developers Gremlin Interactive, Ben Daglish, Peter Harrap, Shaun Hollingworth, Chris Kerry Publishers Gremlin Interactive, Elite Systems Similar Monty Mole games, Gremlin Interactive games, Platform games | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Auf wiedersehen monty c64 1987 rob hubbard ben daglish vgm
Auf Wiedersehen Monty (German for "Goodbye Monty") is a computer game for the ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, MSX and Commodore 16. Released in 1987, it is the fourth of the Monty series, following Monty is Innocent, Monty on the Run and the successful original Wanted: Monty Mole. It was written by Peter Harrap and Shaun Hollingworth with music by Rob Hubbard and Ben Daglish.
Contents
- Auf wiedersehen monty c64 1987 rob hubbard ben daglish vgm
- Auf wiedersehen monty music theme
- Gameplay
- Trivia
- Sequels
- References
Auf wiedersehen monty music theme
Gameplay
The player controls Monty as he travels around Europe collecting money in order to buy a Greek island - Montos, where he can safely retire. Gameplay is in the style of a flick-screen platform game, similar to many such games of the 1980s such as Technician Ted and Jet Set Willy. Some screens (such as those representing the Eiffel Tower and the Pyrenees) bear some relation to their real-life counterparts but most are just typical platform game screens.
Auf Wiedersehen Monty contains many interesting features and peculiarities for the player to discover. Examples include being suddenly attacked by a bull's head in Spain after collecting a red cape (presumably a reference to bullfighting), a car being dropped in one of two places on entering a screen representing Düsseldorf in West Germany, a chef's hat found in Sweden (a reference to the Swedish Chef of Muppets fame; also, the two rooms representing Sweden are subtitled Bjorn and Borg), and a record in Luxembourg that when collected makes Monty breakdance to the game's title music (this may be a reference to Radio Luxembourg).
It is possible to get to areas of the game more quickly by flying from an airport using air tickets which can be collected throughout the game. Some parts of the game can only be reached in this manner.
As well as money, there are other miscellaneous objects to collect in the game for points. This was important as you need a certain number of points to get to Montos. These are often particular to the country Monty is visiting (such as berets in France). Bottles of wine or a glass of beer in West Germany cause Monty to briefly become drunk and his control to become slightly erratic leading to a reversal of controls, repeated jumping or Monty climbing any ladders or drainpipes he encounters.
Trivia
Sequels
A further Monty Mole game, called Impossamole was released in 1990. It took a different form to the previous three games being more of a "console-style" arcade game.