Cronosoft welcomes you to The Games Exchange.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Boston, Lincs., UK - June 9th 2006 - Ever
wanted to load 16 games at once? Well, now you can.
ZX Spectrum enthusiasts have 16 more reasons to use their old
rubber-keyed micro thanks to Cronosoft's latest offering.
Gamex - The Games Exchange packs in the playability as 16
mini-games are neatly fitted into a single load on a ZX
Spectrum. Programmer Jonathan Cauldwell explains: "Squeezing
16 separate games into the Spectrum's 40K or so of usable
memory isn't as easy as it might sound, especially as I was
aiming for variety of gameplay to cater for all retro gaming
fans." Cauldwell was striving for the best overall product he
could get, as he continues: "Six months in development, Gamex
is the most ambitious game I have yet attempted for the
rubber-keyed box of tricks. Trading games are nothing new of
course, but to my knowledge no one has ever designed a game
where the player trades shares in games, and then plays them
to receive a dividend. An idea like this will only work is if
there is a good selection of games to play, and you would
normally expect to see this as a disc-based affair for a more
sophisticated computer, where games can be loaded into memory
at will. I am very satisfied with the final outcome, and feel
that this is technically my best Spectrum game yet."
The evaluation copy sent out has already picked up fans, with
retro writer Martyn Carroll saying: "If the thought of
wheeling and dealing leaves you cold then don't despair; the
sheer number of classic arcade clones on offer will warm your
heart right up. And it certainly isn't a case of quantity
over quality as at least 10 of the games could easily pass as
standalone releases. Gamex is a box of tricks that's packed
with playability and good old-fashioned fun. Overall it's
another amazing achievement from Speccy scene-stealer
Jonathan Cauldwell."
Gamex has picked up a 9 out of 10 rating from Micro Mart
magazine and warm praise from the Oldschool-Gaming.com web
portal. Jason Kelk, webmaster of Oldschool Gaming, said:
"Unlike other attempts to meld multiple games together this
isn't just a case of a group of disparate titles and a little
'glue' to hold them in place and the stock trading adds a
whole new element; is it worth risking the purchase of shares
in a game the player isn't keen on playing, is the upward
trend in a title going fast enough that some stock can be
purchased and then sold on before the dividend on that title
is due, even how much stock to buy?"
Gamex - the Games Exchange will be available on cassette soon
for the pocket-money price of just £2.99 + postage. For more
information, check out our new website at www.cronosoft.co.uk
About Cronosoft
Set up at the end of 2002 to support computer systems that no
longer seem commercially viable, Cronosoft runs on a not for
profit basis and have published many different titles for
more than half a dozen platforms. With steady growth and
strong assets, it has become a leader in a limited and niche
marketplace.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Simon Ullyatt - chaosmongers@yahoo.com
http://www.cronosoft.co.uk