Puzzle Panic
Puzzle Panic, also known as Ken Uston's Puzzle Panic, is a computer game created by blackjack strategist Ken Uston, Bob Polin (designer of Blue Max), and Ron Karr. It was published by Epyx in 1984 for the Atari 8-bit family and Commodore 64.[1]
A pre-release version of the game was called PuzzleMania.[2]
Gameplay
The player guides Benny, a light bulb, through a series of 11 puzzles, each with varying difficulty settings (a total of over 40 levels). At the completion of each level, there are a few available exits, each bearing an obscure symbol, which take Benny forward or back in the game (or possibly to repeat the level).
The final level, the "Metasequence", is a cryptic puzzle with a non-explicit objective. Its original purpose was part of a contest: those who solved it correctly by the 1984 August 31 deadline could enter in a drawing to win a weekend at an Atlantic City casino with co-creator Ken Uston, who had previously earned fame as a gambling strategist.
References
- ↑ http://www.lemon64.com/?mainurl=http://www.lemon64.com/games/details.php%3FID%3D2025
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
External links
- The Season's Software Sampler, excerpted from A.N.A.L.O.G. issue 25, December 1984.
- Puzzle Panic entry from Atari 8-bit Forever.
- Puzzle Panic entry from Universal Videogame List.
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