Miami Vice on the 8-bits, yep another cruddy tv tie-in game, shock horror.

ZEUSDAZ · 24 September 2021, 16:13

Oh GOD!!!! Yep, another cruddy tv tie-in game of an 80's show which is a steamy pile of shite.

I give you Shit Game Time: Miami Vice on the ZX with full commentary and of course the shitometer rating at the end.

[ Show youtube player ]

Also a while back I gave the same treatment to the C64 version, found here if interested: [ Show youtube player ]

Enjoy my suffering!!!

saimon69 · 24 September 2021, 18:52

What is this i cannot even

Remember seeing reviews of it and definitely they were NOT amused

dreadnought · 24 September 2021, 19:27

This game would be actually quite awesome, if not for that one crazy flaw where you die upon touching just about anything. But the proto-GTA open world gameplay concept is superb.

saimon69 · 24 September 2021, 21:39

Yup but darn the flip screen method for a driving game does NOT work good; i would have preferred almost a boulder dash style scroll, blocky but effective in showing the road; as usual i suppose those coders were put on grinding

Can somebody recode this but in the GOOD way? For 8 bit should be not that hard....

gimbal · 27 September 2021, 13:15

The car gets wider when you're in a turn... it's so gratuitously obvious and nobody thought it needed correcting.

I wonder what came first, this game or Police Quest 1. Because both have very similarly shitty driving sections

saimon69 · 27 September 2021, 17:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by gimbal

The car gets wider when you're in a turn... it's so gratuitously obvious and nobody thought it needed correcting.

That was 'multicolor' for ya in those years ^^ i have the feeling they did prepare the sprite in mono then got asked to 'upgrade'

Mr Creosote · 27 September 2021, 17:41

Quote:

Originally Posted by dreadnought

This game would be actually quite awesome, if not for that one crazy flaw where you die upon touching just about anything. But the proto-GTA open world gameplay concept is superb.

100% agreed. This could be a marvelous game, I quite enjoyed it in spite of its flaws. Yes, it's so easy to just slam down on imperfections of old games and make fun of them. Especially easy since you don't really have to play them. Just use some swear words, that's so elite and shows your mastery over everything and everyone.

saimon69 · 28 September 2021, 03:52

That is a mood killer right there!

24 September 2021, 16:13	#1
ZEUSDAZ Registered User Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: England Posts: 742	Miami Vice on the 8-bits, yep another cruddy tv tie-in game, shock horror. Oh GOD!!!! Yep, another cruddy tv tie-in game of an 80's show which is a steamy pile of shite. I give you Shit Game Time: Miami Vice on the ZX with full commentary and of course the shitometer rating at the end. [ Show youtube player ] Also a while back I gave the same treatment to the C64 version, found here if interested: [ Show youtube player ] Enjoy my suffering!!! Attached Thumbnails

24 September 2021, 21:39	#4
saimon69 J.M.D - Bedroom Musician Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: los angeles,ca Posts: 3,516	Yup but darn the flip screen method for a driving game does NOT work good; i would have preferred almost a boulder dash style scroll, blocky but effective in showing the road; as usual i suppose those coders were put on grinding Can somebody recode this but in the GOOD way? For 8 bit should be not that hard.... Last edited by saimon69; 24 September 2021 at 22:20.

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Another shitty Schwarzenegger movie tie-in game :-(	ZEUSDAZ	Retrogaming General Discussion	42	20 June 2021 09:52
SCA's Miami Vice	gklinger	request.Demos	18	04 May 2020 16:04
Block Shock/Shock Wave - The Last Chance	Retro-Nerd	Games images which need to be WHDified	11	04 May 2012 23:31
Amigas in Miami Vice	Retroplay	Amiga scene	10	18 April 2009 19:19
Shadow of the Beast 2 game over tune - taken from Miami Vice?	laffer	Retrogaming General Discussion	22	19 January 2009 15:34

24 September 2021, 18:52	#2
saimon69 J.M.D - Bedroom Musician Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: los angeles,ca Posts: 3,516	What is this i cannot even Remember seeing reviews of it and definitely they were NOT amused

24 September 2021, 19:27	#3
dreadnought Registered User Join Date: Dec 2019 Location: Ur, Atlantis Posts: 1,899	This game would be actually quite awesome, if not for that one crazy flaw where you die upon touching just about anything. But the proto-GTA open world gameplay concept is superb.

27 September 2021, 13:15	#5
gimbal cheeky scoundrel Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Spijkenisse/Netherlands Age: 42 Posts: 6,905	The car gets wider when you're in a turn... it's so gratuitously obvious and nobody thought it needed correcting. I wonder what came first, this game or Police Quest 1. Because both have very similarly shitty driving sections

28 September 2021, 03:52	#8
saimon69 J.M.D - Bedroom Musician Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: los angeles,ca Posts: 3,516	That is a mood killer right there!

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