[{"TitleName":"Multimixx 5","Publisher":"Kixx","Author":"","YearOfRelease":"1992","ZxDbId":"0011930","Reviews":[{"Issue":{"Name":"Your Sinclair Issue 78, Jun 1992","Price":"£2.5","ReleaseDate":"1992-05-17","Editor":"Andy Hutchinson","TotalPages":84,"HasCoverTape":false,"FlannelPanel":"HERE COMES THE SUMMER!\r\n\r\nFor him in vain the envious season rolls, who bears eternal summer in his soul. What are you most looking forward to the summer?\r\n\r\nEditor: Andy (Dreamy days dangling a leg in the water while drifting down the Avon in a punt & snogging French exchange students. Or both at the same time) Hutchinson\r\nArt Editor: Andy (Going to America, hopefully) Ounsted\r\nDeputy Editor: Linda (Glastonbury festival) Barker\r\nStaff Writer: Jon (Leaving his duck shaped brolly at home) Pillar\r\nArt Assistant: Maryanne (Picnics in Vicky Park) Booth\r\nAdvertising Manager: Alison (Looking sexy & brown) Booth\r\nSenior Sales Exec: Jackie (Drinking ice cool beers at the Crystal Palace) Garford\r\nProduction Coordinator: Lisa (Ice cream sundaes with Martini) Read\r\nPublisher: Jane (Barbies & Pimms) Richardson\r\nPromotions Manager: Michelle (Cycling to Mrs Miggins' bun & tea shop) Harris\r\nPromotions Assistant: Tamara (Riding a horse through a field of long green grass) Ward\r\nGroup Publisher: Greg (Peace, love & understanding) Bingham\r\nCirculation Director: Sue (Windsurfing) Hartley\r\nAssistant Publisher: Julie (Cream teas) Stuckes\r\n\r\nYour Sinclair (Champion the Wonder Horse repeats), Future (The Company Weekend) Publishing, [redacted]\r\n\r\nManaging Director: Chris (Strawberries and cream on the front lawn) Anderson\r\n\r\nSubscriptions: Future Publishing Ltd [redacted]\r\n\r\n©Future Publishing 1992. No part of this magazine may be reproduced without written permission from Charlie Footstool from Dingley Dell.\r\n\r\nISSN: 0269 69683\r\n\r\nYour Sinclair leaps onto passing cars with it bottom a-waving with notables periodicals like: Commodore Format (The scuba-diving season), Amstrad Acton (Sitting in the beer garden of The Brewers Arms in the evening), Amiga Format (Beetle Bash and the beach), PCW Plus (Wimbledon), PC Answers (Winter), PC Plus (Reptile dayy), Sega Power (Softball in Vicky Park on a Thursday), Amiga Power (Sailing, snogging and softbaallll!), Amiga Shopper (Cold beers by blue seas), Classic CD (Watching us stuff Pakistan in the test matches), Needlecraft (Myxomatosis), Cycling Plus (Going saddle-less), Photo Plus (Hampstead Heath of an evening), Mountain Biking UK (Outdoor rumpy-pumpy), PC Format (See Mountain Biking UK), Public Domain (Sun), ST Format (Fire Walk With Me: The Film), Total! (Driving an MR2 with the top up) and Today's Vegetarian (Two weeks of sun,sea, sand and sex in Greece) and coming soon... Calculator Operator's Chronicle.\r\n\r\nBut what we really want to know why is... who the hell elected Mary Whitehouse as defender of public morals anyway?"},"MainText":"MULTIMIXX 5\r\nKixx\r\n£3.99 cassette\r\n[redacted]\r\nReviewer: Rich Pelley\r\n\r\nAlthough these Multimixx collections seem to be reaching near Now That's What I Call Music Volume n proportions (where n is any real number), the one advantage (with Multimixx 5 at least) is that the ratio of good to bad games isn't reduced by the inclusion of a crap Kylie Minogue song. (Yer what? Ed)\r\n\r\nMONTY ON THE RUN\r\n\r\nWhat I'm trying to say is that all three games on Multimixx 5 are curiously good. Monty On The Run gave a new meaning to the expression \"well it's quite a good platform and ladders game really\" back in 1985, markedly improving over the original Monty Mole theme. The challenge of the game is still based wholly on timing; whilst on the run to France, you have to negotiate Monty from one side of the screen to the other by way of jumping over baddies and avoiding things that squash you. You'll also need to chose five items at the beginning of the game. From playing the thing to death back in my early secondary school days (before Julian Flaks borrowed it), I seem to remember that you need the gas mask, axe, rope, jetpack and grenade. Julian Flaks never gave it back (the bast). Anyway, years on Monty On The Run is still enjoyable, even if it may look dated to the likes of you people.\r\n80°\r\n\r\nAUF WEIDERSEHN MONTY\r\n\r\nHeartbroken at losing my copy of Monty On The Run, you can imagine how delighted I was way back when, as if by magic, Auf Wiedersehen Monty appeared on the Speccy scene. More of the same it may have been but hey! Far improved graphics, both sprite-wise (there're lots more baddies) and scenery-wise (this time there is far more of a map just waiting to be explored), and far far improved sound (including bleepy (128K) national anthems for every new country you visit).\r\n\r\nOnce again Monty is still on the run. this time across Europe to Montos Island where he will be safe for ever - at least until Impossamole, the absolutely last Monty game ever (this one was much better though). The countries are connected via a short plane journey so not only do you have to collect relevant objects. but also plane tickets as you go. All in all a great game, and one of my, and I later discovered Julian Flaks' favourite Speccy games ever.\r\n89°\r\n\r\nJACK THE NIPPER 2\r\n\r\nJack and his family are on their way to Australia but Jack, not too keen on the idea, has jumped from the plane using his nappy as a parachute. Having landed in the jungle, it is Jack's intention to cause as much mischief as possible (which turns out to mainly consist of annoying the wildlife) without being caught and spanked by his Dad who is in hot pursuit.\r\n\r\nSo what we have here is another platform and ladders game, but one quite different from the Monty series. The main difference is that you can shoot things - it may not sound much but, when you think about it, it does vary the gameplay considerably. The graphics are also much larger and the map is positively huge - 192 flip screens to be precise. You'll have to explore all of this in order to solve all the puzzles, score maximum naughtiness and complete the game. Which will take you some time. I can tell you, but don't worry! You'll enjoy yourself to the end, exploring the scenery and watching what Jack gets up to (including the ritual picking of his nose every time you leave him for a while).\r\n84°\r\n\r\nAnd above all, you probably won't be able to wipe the smug grin off your face knowing what a bargain you've just picked up in the form of this compilation. Just don't forget to write a nice Thank You note to Gremlin once you've bought a copy.","ReviewerComments":[],"OverallSummary":"","Page":"74","Denied":false,"Award":"Not Awarded","Reviewers":[{"Name":"Rich Pelley","Score":"89","ScoreSuffix":"%"}],"ScreenshotText":[{"Text":"A-a-a-arthur, you're my rabbit, and I love-love-love you. (The dance remix.)"},{"Text":"Conversely, Teddy the spook was a grumpy fellow. \"Grump, grump, grump,\" he said. \"Grr!\""},{"Text":"Eric, the teapot led a carefree life. He lived on a stick and whistled all day long."}],"BlurbText":[],"TranscriptBy":"Chris Bourne","ReviewScores":[{"Header":"Overall","Score":"89%","Text":""}],"CompilationReviewScores":[{"Header":"Monty On The Run","Score":"80%","Text":"Monty on the Run"},{"Header":"Auf Wiedersehn Monty","Score":"89%","Text":"Auf Wiedersehen Monty"},{"Header":"Jack The Nipper 2","Score":"84%","Text":"Jack the Nipper II: In Coconut Capers"}]},{"Issue":{"Name":"Sinclair User Issue 123, May 1992","Price":"£2.2","ReleaseDate":"1992-04-18","Editor":"Alan Dykes","TotalPages":68,"HasCoverTape":false,"FlannelPanel":"Editor: Alan Dykes\r\nDesign: Yvette Nicholls\r\nSU Crew: Garth Sumpter, Steve Keen, Ed Laurence, Pete Gerrard, Graham Mason, Phillip Fisch\r\nAd Manager: Tina Zanelli\r\nAd Production: Matthew Walker\r\nMr. Marketing.: Mark Swallow\r\nMarketing Ladies: Sarah Ewing, Sarah Hilliard\r\nPublisher: Mark Frey\r\nManaging Director: Terry Pratt\r\n\r\n(c)1992 EMAP IMAGES\r\n[redacted]\r\n\r\nColour by Colourtech\r\nPrinted by Kingfisher\r\nTypeset by Altyp Inc\r\n\r\nAbsolutely no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in an electronic retrieval system or used to prop up televisions or other electronic equipment without the express permission of the publisher. Summer is almost here again folks so it's nearly time to start going down to the beach for some mega fun. Remember though, don't get sand in your Spectrum! It doesn't work very well if you do. Oh yes, sorry about Mother's day mum, hope you enjoy your holiday! Pictures from Addams Family the movie were supplied by Columbia Tri-Star Films (UK). (c) Columbia Tri-Star."},"MainText":"Label: Kixx\r\nMemory: 48K/128K\r\nPrice: £3.99 Tape\r\nReviewer: Paul Rand\r\n\r\nKixx are going great guns their budget compilations, and here's the fifth in series, starring three games which were all hits in their times.\r\n\r\nMonty On The Run stars everyone's favourite coal-pinching mole in the sequel to the Miners' Strike propaganda laff, Wanted - Monty Mole. Monty has been nicked and locked away in Scudmore Prison. You control him as he makes his daring break for freedom in one of the best selling games of the last decade. Monty must reach the English Channel and jump ferry before he's caught by the fuzz (Gumph!). Collect gold coins which are lying around and pick items needed by Monty to assist him in his escape.\r\n\r\nMonty On The Run is looking fairly rough around the edges these days, but there's still that spark which put the game at the top of the chart all that time ago. Lots of you are probably too young to have bought Monty On The Run first time around, so don't miss out on the chance to get it now.\r\n\r\nJack The Nipper II - in Coconut Capers is another reason to splash out immediately on Multimixx 5, simply because it's so cute! Naughty Jack a his long-suffering family have been thrown out of the country. However while flying over a jungle the nipper leaps out of the plane, using his nappy as a parachute for a safe landing. Once he's got his feet on firm ground, Jack begins his quest to bring naughtiness to the natives in a brilliant platform adventure.\r\n\r\nGraphically it's gorgeous - brilliant sprites showing all the characters with big soppy eyes - apart from Jack of course, looks as wicked as you'd expect him to be! Loads of colour is splashed around the playing area and the sound is quite jolly too, but the fact is you can find yourself lost in naughtiness of the highest order, and that's why Jack The Nipper II - in Coconut Capers is such a hoot.\r\n\r\nThe last of the batch. Auf Weidersehen Monty, is the third episode in the Monty Mole saga. Monty has found his way to Europe and is desperate to buy the island of Montos - an island so far out of the way that no-one knows of its existence, allowing our garden-destroying chum to live out his days without fear of extradition. What this basically boils down to is a platform romp across most of the countries that make up Europe, with short dodge-the-baddies-in-planes sequences when you're flying from one country to the next.\r\n\r\nAuf Weidersehen Monty is by no means a bad game, but there's no real difference, either in terms of presentation or gameplay (except for the flight sequences and they're hardly heart-stopping) between this and Monty On The Run.\r\n\r\nAt the of the day, anyone with half a brain will buy Multimixx 5, for two reasons; the first is that there are three solid platform games here, and at the price being asked the the package is a bargain. Secondly, it's a fond look back in time to the days when the Speccy ruled supreme - and certainly when a coal-stealing mole was better-known than a short plumber with a silly moustache.","ReviewerComments":["Kixx are known for bringing out classic games at a more than affordable price on their Multimixx Label and boy oh boy they've done it again!\r\nAlan Dykes"],"OverallSummary":"Ah, the nostalgia of it all! Three one-time smashes on one tape for the same price as one budget game has to rank as excellent value for money!","Page":"59","Denied":false,"Award":"Not Awarded","Reviewers":[{"Name":"Paul Rand","Score":"82","ScoreSuffix":"%"},{"Name":"Alan Dykes","Score":"","ScoreSuffix":""}],"ScreenshotText":[{"Text":"Life is difficult when you're a mole, especially if the fuzz is chasing you!"},{"Text":"Oh no, how is Monty to get across the water? Swim? Burrow?"},{"Text":"Platform adventures with some extra grit, Monty Mole!"},{"Text":"The mole gets excited and tries a spot of hang gliding."},{"Text":"The nipper climbs up into more trouble. Where will this naughtiness end?"},{"Text":"Watch the naughtiometer at the bottom of the screen it tells you how you're doing."}],"BlurbText":[],"TranscriptBy":"Chris Bourne","ReviewScores":[{"Header":"Overall","Score":"82%","Text":""}],"CompilationReviewScores":[]}]}]