Dynamite Dan is a platform, released 31 December 1985 on Amstrad CPC, Commodore C64/128/MAX, MSX and ZX Spectrum.
What Dynamite Dan is
Dynamite Dan was released in 1985. It was published by Mirrorsoft. It is available on Amstrad CPC, Commodore C64/128/MAX, MSX and ZX Spectrum.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The game starts where Dan lands his airship on the top of the evil Dr Blitzen's hideout. The aim of the game is to find eight sticks of dynamite that are placed randomly around the playing area whilst avoiding the perils of the game such as moving monsters, drowning and falling from great heights. Once Dan has all eight sticks of dynamite, the player must make their way to the central safe to blow it open and steal the plans for the evil doctor's Death Ray and escape to his airship.
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
How it was received
Dynamite Dan holds a critic score of 70 out of 100. That places it above 33% of the 2,372 rated platform games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 1985 averaged 70, so it scored about average for its year.
What it launched against
Dynamite Dan launched on 31 December 1985, within three weeks of Bomberman, Summer Games II, Highway Encounter and Mercenary. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4.
Released around the same time: Bomberman, Summer Games II, Highway Encounter, Mercenary.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
All media
Quick answers
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