Punchy

[Chris]

Hiya everyone,

Fancy doing something fun? How about we see who can get the highest score on punchy. Its a really frustrating game. I've found the best emulator for it is Minus4J.

Check out ----> http://www.commodore16.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=67:punchy&catid=47:games

My highscore...


My best score so far is 040421 as you can see above.

[clarance]

Used to be able to complete this back in the day, although I was never a great fan of it - something to do with loading times maybe?

It's gone up in my estimations somewhat now with the passing years (using yape helps I guess), although it is frustrating I agree.

Gonna try to complete it again now...

[Sixteen Plus]

I haven't played this in a few years. The loading time didn't bother me too much as it was a single load anyway. I'll have a bash at this later. I loved this game back then, and is the best version across all formats imho. The graphics and extended colour palette in Punchy shows off the C16 brilliantly.

This gives me an idea. Perhaps it would be even more fun if we had a hi-score table category of games here, and move this to it. Proof of hi-score via emulator or preferably a photo on the real machine would be viable evidence

[clarance]

That's a great idea about the hi-score table - I can think of a few games that would merit inclusion - Kikstart, Spectipeed and Space-Pilot spring to mind, off the top of my head.

And I've still got my Winter Events records-save-tape...

[James]

Just had a look at he screen shots of Punchy, I can vaugly remember it, but it was one of my favourite games! Just checked the box of games from ebay, not there!

[woody.cool]

OMFG

Punchy came with my C16 (it was part of the starter pack)
I never was any good at this game back then, let alone now

[Chris]

Punchy is such a under rated game. It has to be one of my favourite ones on the C16, along with Xzap.

[woody.cool]

Punchy is such a under rated game. It has to be one of my favourite ones on the C16, along with Xzap.

Xzap was cool ..... I used to spend loads of time on that game.

[Sixteen Plus]

Xzap is such an under-rated and original shoot 'em up game. I think I mentioned once on lemon64 that it's the one game that "should" be converted to the C64

[Sixteen Plus]

Well, so far I'm in the lead with 47156, and used a real C16 this time

[Sixteen Plus]

I've made a longplay of it which I will upload on youtube soon, so may as well review it too. I lost my final life on my 5th lap. Not bad going