Software:Dynamite Dan II

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Dynamite Dan II
Publisher(s)Mirrorsoft
Designer(s)Rod Bowkett[1]
Programmer(s)ZX Spectrum
Rod Bowkett
Amstrad CPC
Keith Goodyer[1]
Platform(s)Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum
Release1986
Genre(s)Platform
Mode(s)Single-player

Dynamite Dan II: Dr Blitzen and the Islands of Arcanum is a platform game and the sequel to 1985's Dynamite Dan. It was written for the ZX Spectrum by Rod Bowkett and published by Mirrorsoft.[1] An Amstrad CPC port was released the same year.

Reception

CRASH gave a 93% review[2] Readers chose it as the best platform game of the year.[3]

Your Sinclair rated it 9 out of 10.[4] Reviewers were impressed with the graphical and sound effect improvements over the original game, and the fun gameplay.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Hague, James. "The Giant List of Classic Game Programmers". https://dadgum.com/giantlist/. 
  2. Dynamite Dan 2 review from CRASH issue 32, September 1986; retrieved from Crash Online
  3. "CRASH 38 - Readers' Awards". http://www.crashonline.org.uk/38/awards.htm. 
  4. Dynamite Dan 2 review from Your Sinclair issue 9, September 1986; retrieved from The Your Sinclair Rock 'n' Roll Years

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