I loved The Lost Boys; they started as Britain's answer to the Carebears! Their demos are outstanding, and I remember my jaw dropping to the floor when I saw Ooh Crikey Wot a Scorcher - a masterpiece!!
And that "main menu" used to access each demo screen? Impressive, to say the least? Hmm, but what would happen if it were adapted into a game? Would it be good enough? Why not take a look for yourself at Killing Spree, because I think its potential is insane. Like an early Cybermorph... what might have been?
Demozoo features a massive page dedicated to The Lost Boys and their fantastic ST catalogue.
H Mec II is a version of Pac-Man for the Atari STe. However, it's very different thanks to the monster AI, which makes this more of a game of chase. Like a mix of Lode Runner and Pac-Man. The graphics are excellent and make use of the hardware scrolling, Blitter, and all those extra colours. Music is by a whole host of famous people like Tao, Big Alec, Count Zero, and more. Timeless and utterly stunning tunes.
I could say this is one of the better Pac-Man games out there, but it's not. Sure, H-Mec 2 looks like PacMan and there are pills to nosh, but it plays differently when being chased around a maze by angry monsters. It really is more like Lode Runner and darn addictive. You will love every second - it's a Christmas Cracker!!
So waste no more idle time and get it downloaded from Atari Legend.
