{"id":274,"date":"2026-03-31T23:44:22","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T23:44:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/japanobserver.net\/?p=274"},"modified":"2026-04-02T06:58:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T06:58:07","slug":"commodore-games-part-ii-rampage-and-720","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/japanobserver.net\/index.php\/2026\/03\/31\/commodore-games-part-ii-rampage-and-720\/","title":{"rendered":"Commodore games, part II: Rampage and 720"},"content":{"rendered":"

The next game I tried was “Rampage”, a great 80s arcade game that’s lots of fun. The first time I played it I laughed at one of the monsters eating a guy with a flame thrower and then his breath turns to fire. Sadly, such detail is missing from this game which isn’t surprising given the difference in hardware.<\/p>\n

\"Rampage
Choose yer beast!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I chose “Lizzie”, mostly because that was the only one the joystick seemed to be able to pick.<\/p>\n

\"Rampage
Wreck It Ralph’s got nothing on Rampage!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The first stage was kind of fun but the joystick I have just gave me limited play ability. If I tried to punch up and smash a helicopter (a necessary move in the arcade game), my punch would go diagonally. If I tried to punch downward diagonally to destroy the building, Lizzie would punch directly to the right. It was pretty annoying.<\/p>\n

Eventually I made it to another level:<\/p>\n

\"Rampage
Smash that guy!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

But this one took even longer to clear and when I was beat, I just gave up.<\/p>\n

720<\/p>\n

This was an arcade game I never really played so I wasn’t that enthusiastic to try it out. First it opens with the player hi-score page.<\/p>\n

\"720
Those are odd names…<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Once you start playing it takes you directly to the skate park:<\/p>\n

\"720
What, no graffiti?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It was actually kind of fun to move around the park and there didn’t seem to be any “danger” like I was expecting (like falling off the board). Eventually I found the map to the park:<\/p>\n

\"720
More confusing than a road map<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This didn’t really help the game play, though, and nothing I did seemed to affect any play. I tried fancy moves or collecting money but nothing seemed to happen. Eventually I just gave up after about 7-8 minutes.<\/p>\n

One last thing; 720 opened with a crack screen, complete with some cool effects and music:<\/p>\n

\"Pirate
Ah, 80s piracy!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Maybe in a subsequent post I’ll research who some of these crackers were as the music they created ended up making a sort of “digital music piracy scene”.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The next game I tried was “Rampage”, a great 80s arcade game that’s lots of fun. The first time I played it I laughed at one of the monsters eating a guy with a flame thrower and then his breath turns to fire. Sadly, such detail is missing from this game which isn’t surprising given … <\/p>\n

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