Rock Fall type game

Audio Snow · 24 August 2007, 05:11

I'm looking for this old Rock Fall style game.

Genre: Arcade
Player: Little man head
Enemies: Stones that fall after you eat the dirt beneath them
Objective: Eat (either all the dirt, or all the apples)

I think "Stone" was in the title.

Thanks in advance

Galaxy · 24 August 2007, 05:47

Doctor Fruit?

Apple Hunt?

Audio Snow · 24 August 2007, 18:14

Nope, sorry.

I remember that it was really boring, with annoying sound effects.

Graham Humphrey · 24 August 2007, 19:28

Why would you want to look for a game that was "really boring"? Just curious.

Audio Snow · 25 August 2007, 06:48

Nostalgia... Why else would we play all these dull-as-dirt games instead of Half-Life 2?

EDIT: I remember there were tons of rocks on the screen; something like 40 or more on one level. And the opening video was a bunch of square boxes that shrunk in sync to make it look as though you were falling into a pit.

DrBong · 28 August 2007, 19:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by Audio Snow

I'm looking for this old Rock Fall style game.

Genre: Arcade
Player: Little man head
Enemies: Stones that fall after you eat the dirt beneath them
Objective: Eat (either all the dirt, or all the apples)

I think "Stone" was in the title.

The last bit makes me think the game you're looking for is Dugger:

http://hol.abime.net/438

Audio Snow · 29 August 2007, 06:32

Nope, not Dugger, but thank you for the reply.

I'm remembering more (though possibly incorrectly).
I'm pretty sure the objective was to eat all the dirt.
The character was a simple human head.
The screen was covered by the playing field, with only the dirt, stones, player, and a black background visible.

DrBong · 29 August 2007, 16:38

How about Supaplex?

http://hol.abime.net/2177

Audio Snow · 31 August 2007, 00:21

Nope, although the game field was quite similar.

The graphics were duller, and the gameplay was simplistic, like it was the second rockfall game ever made.

Again, this information may be incorrect, due to an eight-year gap.

Thank you for your posts.

DamienD · 31 August 2007, 00:45

Just throwing some wild guesses at ya

... Emerald Mine
... Rocky
... Tripple-X

Retro-Nerd · 31 August 2007, 00:49

Rolling Stones?

http://hol.abime.net/4525

Audio Snow · 31 August 2007, 06:36

None of those, but thank you.

It looked quite a bit like Rocky, though, except the graphics were more colorless, and it had no diamonds or bricks.

Graham Humphrey · 31 August 2007, 08:45

A wild stab in the dark here, but maybe Balder's Grove?

DamienD · 31 August 2007, 19:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by Audio Snow

None of those, but thank you.

Hmmm, I just searched through HOL for the category of Maze game and tried to pick the games that were sort of similar to your description...

Have you tried looking at all games on HOL after searching for category of Maze Games?

There are only 2 pages: http://hol.abime.net/hol_search.php?N_ref_category=13

Maybe it was a PD game???

Audio Snow · 04 September 2007, 05:58

PD? I'm unfamiliar with that abbreviation/acronym.

I've looked through every maze & puzzle game on HOL, and I still can't find it.
I really don't think I hallucinated the whole thing!

I mean it when I say it looked like the second Rock Fall game ever made. It really was one step up from awful. But for the sake of nostalgia...

s2325 · 04 September 2007, 07:26

PD=Public Domain

Audio Snow · 07 September 2007, 05:17

Do you know of any good PD game list sites?

s2325 · 07 September 2007, 07:02

http://www.amiga-stuff.com/pd/

Titler · 19 September 2007, 17:43

I'm not sure that this is the game you are looking for, because the memories you have only match in possibly different versions; But "Rockman" by Mastertronic had a "bunch of square boxes that shrunk in sync" effect (actually just cycling colors) as the title effect for the Commodore C16;

http://plus4.emucamp.com/software/Rockman

I looked up to see if there was an emulated or PD version of it for the Amiga, and I found that it does appear on the following compiliation as a ZX Spectrum game;

http://www.amiga-stuff.com/pd/pdsoftv.html

So then I looked up the Spectrum version... and despite having the same cover art (I owned the original for the C16) it's a somewhat different game... and alot of the sprites are just a head;

http://www.mobygames.com/game/zx-spectrum/rockman

And that's as far as I got. Is it possible then that you are remembering either the original or an updated version of a game from an older machine?

Audio Snow · 20 September 2007, 19:47

Thanks for looking into it, but that's not it.
The opening screen was almost exactly like that, though.

The graphics were pretty "realistic", but boring. The player's head looked reasonable, as did the rocks, but everything was gray, brown, black, or pale flesh-tone.

24 August 2007, 05:11	#1
Audio Snow Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: USA Posts: 21	Rock Fall type game I'm looking for this old Rock Fall style game. Genre: Arcade Player: Little man head Enemies: Stones that fall after you eat the dirt beneath them Objective: Eat (either all the dirt, or all the apples) I think "Stone" was in the title. Thanks in advance

25 August 2007, 06:48	#5
Audio Snow Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: USA Posts: 21	Nostalgia... Why else would we play all these dull-as-dirt games instead of Half-Life 2? EDIT: I remember there were tons of rocks on the screen; something like 40 or more on one level. And the opening video was a bunch of square boxes that shrunk in sync to make it look as though you were falling into a pit. Last edited by Audio Snow; 25 August 2007 at 06:53.

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24 August 2007, 05:47	#2
Galaxy Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Canberra, Australia Age: 46 Posts: 1,417	Doctor Fruit? Apple Hunt?

24 August 2007, 18:14	#3
Audio Snow Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: USA Posts: 21	Nope, sorry. I remember that it was really boring, with annoying sound effects.

24 August 2007, 19:28	#4
Graham Humphrey Moderator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Norwich, Norfolk, UK Age: 37 Posts: 11,167	Why would you want to look for a game that was "really boring"? Just curious.

29 August 2007, 06:32	#7
Audio Snow Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: USA Posts: 21	Nope, not Dugger, but thank you for the reply. I'm remembering more (though possibly incorrectly). I'm pretty sure the objective was to eat all the dirt. The character was a simple human head. The screen was covered by the playing field, with only the dirt, stones, player, and a black background visible.

29 August 2007, 16:38	#8
DrBong HOL / AMR Team Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Australia Posts: 2,632	How about Supaplex? http://hol.abime.net/2177

31 August 2007, 00:21	#9
Audio Snow Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: USA Posts: 21	Nope, although the game field was quite similar. The graphics were duller, and the gameplay was simplistic, like it was the second rockfall game ever made. Again, this information may be incorrect, due to an eight-year gap. Thank you for your posts.

31 August 2007, 00:45	#10
DamienD Banned Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: London / Sydney Age: 47 Posts: 20,420	Just throwing some wild guesses at ya ... Emerald Mine ... Rocky ... Tripple-X

31 August 2007, 00:49	#11
Retro-Nerd Missile Command Champion Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Germany Age: 52 Posts: 12,436	Rolling Stones? http://hol.abime.net/4525

31 August 2007, 06:36	#12
Audio Snow Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: USA Posts: 21	None of those, but thank you. It looked quite a bit like Rocky, though, except the graphics were more colorless, and it had no diamonds or bricks.

31 August 2007, 08:45	#13
Graham Humphrey Moderator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Norwich, Norfolk, UK Age: 37 Posts: 11,167	A wild stab in the dark here, but maybe Balder's Grove?

04 September 2007, 05:58	#15
Audio Snow Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: USA Posts: 21	PD? I'm unfamiliar with that abbreviation/acronym. I've looked through every maze & puzzle game on HOL, and I still can't find it. I really don't think I hallucinated the whole thing! I mean it when I say it looked like the second Rock Fall game ever made. It really was one step up from awful. But for the sake of nostalgia...

04 September 2007, 07:26	#16
s2325 Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Gargore Age: 43 Posts: 17,789	PD=Public Domain

07 September 2007, 05:17	#17
Audio Snow Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: USA Posts: 21	Do you know of any good PD game list sites?

07 September 2007, 07:02	#18
s2325 Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Gargore Age: 43 Posts: 17,789	http://www.amiga-stuff.com/pd/

19 September 2007, 17:43	#19
Titler Zone Friend Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: UK Posts: 303	I'm not sure that this is the game you are looking for, because the memories you have only match in possibly different versions; But "Rockman" by Mastertronic had a "bunch of square boxes that shrunk in sync" effect (actually just cycling colors) as the title effect for the Commodore C16; http://plus4.emucamp.com/software/Rockman I looked up to see if there was an emulated or PD version of it for the Amiga, and I found that it does appear on the following compiliation as a ZX Spectrum game; http://www.amiga-stuff.com/pd/pdsoftv.html So then I looked up the Spectrum version... and despite having the same cover art (I owned the original for the C16) it's a somewhat different game... and alot of the sprites are just a head; http://www.mobygames.com/game/zx-spectrum/rockman And that's as far as I got. Is it possible then that you are remembering either the original or an updated version of a game from an older machine?

20 September 2007, 19:47	#20
Audio Snow Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: USA Posts: 21	Thanks for looking into it, but that's not it. The opening screen was almost exactly like that, though. The graphics were pretty "realistic", but boring. The player's head looked reasonable, as did the rocks, but everything was gray, brown, black, or pale flesh-tone.

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