Urban upstart

Comments

• ZnorXman

  February 2008 edited February 2008

  It's too early on a Sunday afternoon to debate something like this.
  
  No, I think I will head back to the proverbial haysack.
• urbanupstart

  February 2008 edited February 2008

  Well... Bloody outrage that eh?
  
  I've just had to google 16/48, I hadn't heard of them until now.
  
  I suppose if they closed their minds like that, they reduced their scope immeasurably, and missed out on great games like this.
  
  For me, Urban Upstart has a fabulous, bleak atmosphere created on simple hardware.
• Matt_B

  February 2008 edited February 2008

  I liked all the early Pete Cooke adventures; they might not have been masterpieces of programming and graphics, but they were really well designed with logical puzzles and a bit of a plot. I suppose what really made Urban Upstart above the others was the concept; no goblins, no treasure and humour that almost seemed straight out of the Young Ones.
  
  Anyway, Invincible Island and The Inferno are also well worth a look as they also buck the Richard Shepherd Software trend. The jury's still out for me with Ski Star 2000 though.
• sirclive1

  February 2008 edited February 2008

  i loved Urban upstart and invincible island , spent a lot of time on both games years ago.
• robert@fm

  February 2008 edited February 2008

  mel the bell wrote: »

  ive just been looking round google at richard shepherd software......i know they were shit but ive always had a nostalgic softspot for devils of the deep (ok ok shoot me now)
  and found this bit of trivia on mobygames
  
  Richard Shepherd Software
  
  Trivia:
  The Spectrum cassette-based magazine 16/48 refused to review the company's titles, as it believed they were so bad. As a result, they never covered Urban Upstart, written by Pete Cooke and quite highly regarded by others.

  
  That bit of trivia is sadly true; I spoke to 16/48's editor at a Microfair, recommending Urban Upstart for review, and he told me that it was policy that they didn't review Richard Shepherd titles because "they're all crap". :( I pointed out that UU was the sole exception, but he wouldn't be swayed...

  I never make misteaks mistrakes misyales errurs — oh, sod it.
• alchresearch

  February 2008 edited February 2008

  I Remember your next door neighbour Sean having Urban Upstart and it seemed a decent game.
• mel the bell

  February 2008 edited February 2008

  alchresearch wrote: »

  I Remember your next door neighbour Sean having Urban Upstart and it seemed a decent game.

  yeah was one of the best adventures i remember and not about the usual adventure things too, quite novel.
  
  re- robert..............blimey something on the internet that true???
  *frames the website*

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