Anyone ever play Gremlins 2: The New Batch?

capehorn · 16 August 2009, 01:58

I always thought this was a pretty awful game, much too hard and unresponsive. But I found myself wondering what the later levels were like so I started playing using savestates.

To finish a level, you had to collect a key item (which in reality meant collecting a yellow letter token), and then proceed to the exit. The problem is, in my version, there doesn't seem to be a key item anywhere in level 4, so the exit doesn't open. Is this just a bug with my version?

FOL · 16 August 2009, 20:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by capehorn

I always thought this was a pretty awful game, much too hard and unresponsive. But I found myself wondering what the later levels were like so I started playing using savestates.

To finish a level, you had to collect a key item (which in reality meant collecting a yellow letter token), and then proceed to the exit. The problem is, in my version, there doesn't seem to be a key item anywhere in level 4, so the exit doesn't open. Is this just a bug with my version?

I cant help you, but I agree. Remember when it was released, they made such a big fuss over the game, even sent my old man lots of goodies to stick in his shop. I never ever finished the first level, lol.

rare_j · 16 August 2009, 22:48

Got this on a compilation, never finished the first level, tried many times!
An utter turd!

s2325 · 16 August 2009, 23:06

any chance for longplay on youtube?

Ironclaw · 16 August 2009, 23:48

I played it as a kid, rented it. Only remember it was frustrating and I didn't complete it. But have then later (much later) seen a longplay of it instead

Retroplay · 17 August 2009, 00:03

You rented an Amiga game ?

Retro-Nerd · 17 August 2009, 00:07

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Originally Posted by Retroplay

You rented an Amiga game ?

There were no PC/Amiga games rent shops in Denmark? We had some here in Germany too.

Retroplay · 17 August 2009, 00:13

I've never seen any Amiga game rentals where I live. :\

Ironclaw · 17 August 2009, 00:20

I could just lie and say "yes, we had an amiga game renting place here"... but I don't lie.. so

Meh, I for some reason just excluded the entire Amiga thing here and thought of nothing else but Gremlins for the nintendo 8-bit :P.... that's what I was talking about....

my bad :P

capehorn · 17 August 2009, 00:26

Nothing on Youtube other than a speedrun of the first level. It's been requested at RAG but no takers (unsurprisingly).

Of course it is in no way a good game, but it would have been at least tolerable if the difficulty was set lower. Maybe by topping up your lives to 7 at the beginning of each new level rather than giving you 7 for the whole game.

The game over music was one of my favourite pieces on the Amiga though. In fact the music overall wasn't bad.

TCD · 17 August 2009, 08:42

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Originally Posted by capehorn

The game over music was one of my favourite pieces on the Amiga though.

Quite interesting that they choose this tune for the game over sequence. I wonder why...

There are a few trained versions out there, so I'll have a look if you can finish level 4 in any of them.

dlfrsilver · 17 August 2009, 08:46

This game was badly noted infrench magazines.....

capehorn · 23 August 2009, 02:04

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Originally Posted by TheCyberDruid

There are a few trained versions out there, so I'll have a look if you can finish level 4 in any of them.

I've just tried a different version, (not a trained one) and there is a difference, there is an electric gremlin on level 4 on this version. The thing is, I still can't get the exit to open. Maybe you have to do something clever to kill the electric gremlin, but I still can't work it out

TCD · 23 August 2009, 12:05

Just tested it : I got the the electric Gremlin and the exit (elevator) opened on level 4. I used this version : Gremlins 2 - The New Batch (1990)(Elite)[cr SKR][t +21 Subway]. You can find it on the EAB file server (http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=43633) in the folder 'TOSEC/Games/[ADF]/G'. Hope this helps.

capehorn · 23 August 2009, 19:52

Ah, I see. You have to use the phone weapon to capture the electric gremlin (of course, so obvious...), then the exit opens. It's nice that the crack menu tells you that, because it doesn't tell you that anywhere else in the game. And like I said, the first version I tried doesn't even have an electric gremlin!

Thanks for answering my question (and letting me know about the ftp!).

TCD · 23 August 2009, 19:58

The phone weapon... Guess I was lucky so I had it at the time when the electric Gremlin appeared

You are welcome and I hope you enjoy some stuff on the file server

hipoonios · 16 July 2010, 21:53

All ADF versions I've tried is bad cracked (in game copy protection). In one version the exit door doesn't open even if you have the Gizmo box. In another
one there is a missing elivator on stage 2. And the missing eletric Gremlin on stage 4.

Anyway the SPS release works fine. So I just recorded a longplay as it was requested in this thread. Have a look:

Rag entry
[ Show youtube player ]

s2325 · 16 July 2010, 22:07

Great, thank you, I was curious for years about later levels.

ck1200 · 16 July 2010, 22:34

i have the game on floppy but cannot get very far on it

capehorn · 16 July 2010, 23:35

You did it without losing a life? Was that tool assisted?

16 August 2009, 01:58	#1
capehorn Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: UK Age: 42 Posts: 1,794	Anyone ever play Gremlins 2: The New Batch? I always thought this was a pretty awful game, much too hard and unresponsive. But I found myself wondering what the later levels were like so I started playing using savestates. To finish a level, you had to collect a key item (which in reality meant collecting a yellow letter token), and then proceed to the exit. The problem is, in my version, there doesn't seem to be a key item anywhere in level 4, so the exit doesn't open. Is this just a bug with my version?

17 August 2009, 08:46	#12
dlfrsilver CaptainM68K-SPS France Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Melun nearby Paris/France Age: 46 Posts: 10,412	This game was badly noted infrench magazines..... Last edited by dlfrsilver; 16 September 2011 at 09:20.

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16 August 2009, 22:48	#3
rare_j Zone Friend Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: London Posts: 1,176	Got this on a compilation, never finished the first level, tried many times! An utter turd!

16 August 2009, 23:06	#4
s2325 Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Gargore Age: 43 Posts: 17,789	any chance for longplay on youtube?

16 August 2009, 23:48	#5
Ironclaw Banned Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: ... Age: 45 Posts: 3,313	I played it as a kid, rented it. Only remember it was frustrating and I didn't complete it. But have then later (much later) seen a longplay of it instead

17 August 2009, 00:03	#6
Retroplay Lemon Curry ? Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Denmark Age: 49 Posts: 4,079	You rented an Amiga game ?

17 August 2009, 00:13	#8
Retroplay Lemon Curry ? Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Denmark Age: 49 Posts: 4,079	I've never seen any Amiga game rentals where I live. :\

17 August 2009, 00:20	#9
Ironclaw Banned Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: ... Age: 45 Posts: 3,313	I could just lie and say "yes, we had an amiga game renting place here"... but I don't lie.. so Meh, I for some reason just excluded the entire Amiga thing here and thought of nothing else but Gremlins for the nintendo 8-bit :P.... that's what I was talking about.... my bad :P

17 August 2009, 00:26	#10
capehorn Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: UK Age: 42 Posts: 1,794	Nothing on Youtube other than a speedrun of the first level. It's been requested at RAG but no takers (unsurprisingly). Of course it is in no way a good game, but it would have been at least tolerable if the difficulty was set lower. Maybe by topping up your lives to 7 at the beginning of each new level rather than giving you 7 for the whole game. The game over music was one of my favourite pieces on the Amiga though. In fact the music overall wasn't bad.

23 August 2009, 12:05	#14
TCD HOL/FTP busy bee Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Germany Age: 46 Posts: 31,522	Just tested it : I got the the electric Gremlin and the exit (elevator) opened on level 4. I used this version : Gremlins 2 - The New Batch (1990)(Elite)[cr SKR][t +21 Subway]. You can find it on the EAB file server (http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=43633) in the folder 'TOSEC/Games/[ADF]/G'. Hope this helps.

23 August 2009, 19:52	#15
capehorn Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: UK Age: 42 Posts: 1,794	Ah, I see. You have to use the phone weapon to capture the electric gremlin (of course, so obvious...), then the exit opens. It's nice that the crack menu tells you that, because it doesn't tell you that anywhere else in the game. And like I said, the first version I tried doesn't even have an electric gremlin! Thanks for answering my question (and letting me know about the ftp!).

23 August 2009, 19:58	#16
TCD HOL/FTP busy bee Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Germany Age: 46 Posts: 31,522	The phone weapon... Guess I was lucky so I had it at the time when the electric Gremlin appeared You are welcome and I hope you enjoy some stuff on the file server

16 July 2010, 21:53	#17
hipoonios Amiga Hardcore Gamer Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Sweden Age: 46 Posts: 1,207	All ADF versions I've tried is bad cracked (in game copy protection). In one version the exit door doesn't open even if you have the Gizmo box. In another one there is a missing elivator on stage 2. And the missing eletric Gremlin on stage 4. Anyway the SPS release works fine. So I just recorded a longplay as it was requested in this thread. Have a look: Rag entry [ Show youtube player ]

16 July 2010, 22:07	#18
s2325 Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Gargore Age: 43 Posts: 17,789	Great, thank you, I was curious for years about later levels.

16 July 2010, 22:34	#19
ck1200 CBM & Retro Mad Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: North Wales/Wirral Uk Age: 42 Posts: 611	i have the game on floppy but cannot get very far on it

16 July 2010, 23:35	#20
capehorn Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: UK Age: 42 Posts: 1,794	You did it without losing a life? Was that tool assisted?

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