Was Nebulus That Difficult?

ZEUSDAZ · 01 May 2020, 00:33

Hi all, I'm guessing many of us have played Nebulus/Tower Toppler at some point on one of the many formats, It's a very clever challenging game but was it really that difficult?
I managed to do a no death run on Nebulus with commentary on the Amiga yesterday (video below) and I've also managed no death runs on the ZX Spectrum & C64 versions,...a good feat or not so?!

Nebulus "no death run" with commentary: [ Show youtube player ]

Superman · 01 May 2020, 00:34

I have rage quit that game so many times

Don't think I ever got off level 1

Dunny · 01 May 2020, 02:55

Hard? Two words: "Swimmer's Delight"

Feckin' hated that level.

ransom1122 · 01 May 2020, 03:28

I spent more times dying then playing i think

d4rk3lf · 01 May 2020, 12:42

Depends how you look at it. For today standards many (or even most) Amiga games are very hard. Back in the days, I can imagine someone purchase it, and playing with much more patiense, then in this game
But yeah... Nebulus is pretty hard, no duobt.

DamienD · 01 May 2020, 17:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by ransom1122

I spent more times dying then playing i think

Yeah me too... frustrating game and I quickly gave up; back in the day.

robben74 · 01 May 2020, 18:12

I remember playing that on C64 like hell. I dont remember it so difficult.

commodorejohn · 02 May 2020, 20:56

I think the folks at Disaster Labs summed it up best. The core gameplay wouldn't be too bad if it weren't for A. platforms that disappear the moment you step on them and which are impossible to distinguish from the platforms that don't, and B. what the aforementioned writers dubbed "the everlasting gobstopper," that damned thing that is essentially impossible to avoid getting hit by. Those two things take it from merely challenging to wildly aggravating.

Galahad/FLT · 02 May 2020, 21:07

I liked the idea of the game, but I found it too hard too quickly.

There was no gentle progression, no learning curve, I think the furthest I ever got was level 3.

it could have had a lot more levels and had the early ones be a lot easier.

A shame because the presentation is excellent.

Jope · 02 May 2020, 21:30

Very unforgiving, basically a game you need to learn by heart like Rick Dangerous..

Frog · 02 May 2020, 22:14

I've very good fun with Nebulus, the idea is really good.

I played to Nebulus 2 for a challenge and i must say that Nebulus 2 is really hard compared to Nebulus. Why do they make Nebulus 2 so hard ?
But it's a well played to go to the end of Nebulus with no death !
C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S

01 May 2020, 00:33	#1
ZEUSDAZ Registered User Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: England Posts: 455	Was Nebulus That Difficult? Hi all, I'm guessing many of us have played Nebulus/Tower Toppler at some point on one of the many formats, It's a very clever challenging game but was it really that difficult? I managed to do a no death run on Nebulus with commentary on the Amiga yesterday (video below) and I've also managed no death runs on the ZX Spectrum & C64 versions,...a good feat or not so?! Nebulus "no death run" with commentary: [ Show youtube player ]

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Nebulus vs Nebulus 2 - Which Is Best?	ZEUSDAZ	Retrogaming General Discussion	17	25 November 2017 22:28
Request: a difficult one	cpharlok	request.Demos	0	20 March 2013 03:20
Nebulus 2	Dastardly	support.Games	12	28 March 2008 18:25
Nebulus 2 HD	Korodny	request.Old Rare Games	22	18 October 2001 19:24

01 May 2020, 00:34	#2
Superman Registered User Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Wakefield Age: 45 Posts: 918	I have rage quit that game so many times Don't think I ever got off level 1

01 May 2020, 02:55	#3
Dunny Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Scunthorpe/United Kingdom Posts: 1,495	Hard? Two words: "Swimmer's Delight" Feckin' hated that level.

01 May 2020, 03:28	#4
ransom1122 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Omnicorp Posts: 4,311	I spent more times dying then playing i think

01 May 2020, 12:42	#5
d4rk3lf Registered User Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Novi Sad, Serbia Posts: 1,089	Depends how you look at it. For today standards many (or even most) Amiga games are very hard. Back in the days, I can imagine someone purchase it, and playing with much more patiense, then in this game But yeah... Nebulus is pretty hard, no duobt.

01 May 2020, 18:12	#7
robben74 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2020 Location: Europe Posts: 23	I remember playing that on C64 like hell. I dont remember it so difficult.

02 May 2020, 20:56	#8
commodorejohn Shameless recidivist Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Duluth, Minnesota (USA) Age: 35 Posts: 235	I think the folks at Disaster Labs summed it up best. The core gameplay wouldn't be too bad if it weren't for A. platforms that disappear the moment you step on them and which are impossible to distinguish from the platforms that don't, and B. what the aforementioned writers dubbed "the everlasting gobstopper," that damned thing that is essentially impossible to avoid getting hit by. Those two things take it from merely challenging to wildly aggravating.

02 May 2020, 21:07	#9
Galahad/FLT Going nowhere Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: United Kingdom Age: 47 Posts: 7,961	I liked the idea of the game, but I found it too hard too quickly. There was no gentle progression, no learning curve, I think the furthest I ever got was level 3. it could have had a lot more levels and had the early ones be a lot easier. A shame because the presentation is excellent.

02 May 2020, 21:30	#10
Jope - Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Helsinki / Finland Age: 40 Posts: 8,316	Very unforgiving, basically a game you need to learn by heart like Rick Dangerous..

02 May 2020, 22:14	#11
Frog Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: France Posts: 1,331	I've very good fun with Nebulus, the idea is really good. I played to Nebulus 2 for a challenge and i must say that Nebulus 2 is really hard compared to Nebulus. Why do they make Nebulus 2 so hard ? But it's a well played to go to the end of Nebulus with no death ! C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)