

Though out of the scope of this Retrobate, there are superlative 16-bit conversions of this game, available for the Atari ST, Amiga and PC. With it's huge game world, I have never completed it, but it's one I plan on getting back to one day. Play Tutankham and you will get the idea. The style of the mazes and the horizontal only shooting required some pretty dexterous shoot and run style play. This was rare – the game is essentially arcade in style borrowing it's playing mechanic from the arcade classic Tutankham. Thrown in for good measure was the overall plot of the game, sometimes requiring you to use the keyboard to enter commands and responses. He could also find and collect the treasures and interact with other objects. Upon entering a world, our hero had to locate at least one hidden key and use it to unlock the door to exit back to the main arena. Memorable world themes include Wild West, Star Trek and Colosseum. Each world could be entered 16 times – subsequent visits would see the world map flipped around and items repositioned. The main arena sets the stage where our hero can select one of 16 portals to enter a new and different world. The aim of the game is to shoot the enemies, find the keys and escape to the next level ultimately trying to save the Universe. Yes, there were other good games but Time Bandit was magic. Of all the games I played, easily the best was Time Bandit. As a gaming platform, it wasn't very good, no thanks to it's video capabilities, analog only joysticks and lack of big name titles. The TRS-80 Color Computer was my own first computer so it has a special place in my heart. Time Bandit is designed to create interesting temporal experiences: make progress quickly or slowly, make playing it a habit or meaningful ritual, or just load up the game to watch the real-time sunsets.Original game for the TRS-80 Color Computer and Dragon 32/64.

It should take at least a couple of weeks of checking back in on the game periodically and making choices on what actions to take to reach the ending, but it's really up to you how you decide to spend your time with the game. Please note: This is just the first part of the story. The boat is driven by Travis Lofland of Deadliest Catch F/V.

Find out how your time is being stolen from you-and how you can fight to take it back. Time Bandit Offshore Racing will make their official debut in Sarasota this July 4th weekend. Uncover a dark but absurd conspiracy in lowpoly cutscenes and radio conversations inspired by retro cinematic games.
