Myth Longplay (C64) [50 FPS]

Developed and published in 1989 by System 3.\r
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Games released by System 3 always seemed to have better production values than most other titles, and I think it shows with this game.\r
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You play the part of some teenager obsessed with mythology and legends, who is chosen by the last remaining Titans to fight his way across time and space to defeat the evil demon, Dameron.\r
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The game is divided into 4 key sections:\r
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* Greek Mythology\r
* Norse Mythology\r
* Ancient Egypt\r
* The Final Confrontation\r
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The first 3 stages involve fighting various mythological monsters, such as reanimated skeletons, trolls, Viking warrior and Egyptian mummies. Not all enemies can be killed with brute force; you have to use the correct weapons and, sometimes, need to find the correct strategy to beat your foes.\r
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Your life energy (shown top-right) constantly ticks away and is sapped quickly by taking damage from enemies. You can regain health by killing certain enemies and collecting the glowing health orbs they drop.\r
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The controls are near-perfect, the combat decent and the levels well realised, with some nice background art and good sprite animation. \r
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The final stage is a little disappointing as the game suddenly decides to become a shoot em up, but the rest of the game more than makes up for this, as does the final boss who looks pretty impressive.\r
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The title music by Jeroen Tel (Maniacs of Noise) is probably one of the best pieces of music for the system, and I remember almost falling out of my seat when I heard the digitised speech spoken by the woman at the start of the game.\r
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My one criticism is that some of the puzzle elements are slightly ambiguous, such as the Norse mythology section where you have to make a hole in the dragons armour using your sword and then throw a dagger into it. The dragon doesnt ually die, but youre then allowed to run by and access the next level; Im not sure many people would have realised that straight away.\r
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Incidentally, this game was repackaged and sold on the NES as Conan the Barbarian. There was also a 16-bit version developed and released later on the Amiga, although I think that version lacks the charm of the C64 version.\r
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Gameplay starts at 4:42\r
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A true classic.