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I'll have to try out Squish 'Em. Never played it before. I did manage to find your original post about it, and it really does sound like it was headed for the 2600. I'm guessing it was probably slated for a release by 20th Century Fox, since they did other Sirius titles.

 

I wonder what the chance of getting "official permission" from the designer would be.

Well, I played Squish 'em a little bit this evening, and enjoyed it! It's a nice twist on the Crazy-Climber-5-Spiderman genre. Being able to stomp on stuff is, of course, always fun.

 

It does feel like a 2600 game. One touch I hope you can keep from the original, is how the enemies "fade in" from the dark as you climb. That's a neat effect.

Well, I played Squish 'em a little bit this evening, and enjoyed it! It's a nice twist on the Crazy-Climber-5-Spiderman genre. Being able to stomp on stuff is, of course, always fun.

My kids were watching me play A800 games (in emulation on my PC) and they *loved* that game. For several days afterwards they would ask me, "Daddy, will you play the game where you squish the bugs?"

 

The original programmer did a great job on the squish: the sound effects, the animation, the timing - I love it.

 

It does feel like a 2600 game. One touch I hope you can keep from the original, is how the enemies "fade in" from the dark as you climb. That's a neat effect.

That shouldn't be a problem.

Besides Juno First and Rip Off, Squish 'em completes my Top 3 "must have when done" projects