Hlava Kasandry
Hlava Kasandry | |
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Developer(s) | LetDisk |
Platform(s) | Atari ST |
Release | 1993 |
Genre(s) | Adventure, RPG, simulator |
Hlava Kasandry (English: Cassandra's Head) is a 1993 Czech video game, developed by Marek Nepožitek's company LetDisk and based on the Polish novel . It was released on the Atari ST but is compatible with Atari TT and Atari Falcon.
Production[]
The creators of the game worked in their free time. The development was influenced by the inexperience of developers who had to learn a lot of things during their work on the game. They included a number of features that they retrospectively deemed unnecessary. The game was then tested by friends of the game authors.[1] Piracy was a major issue at the time of the game. The authors therefore gave particular focus to copy protection. They had experience of copying games themselves, and therefore decided to create a particularly effective protection to prevent pirates from cracking the game. Unfortunately, this protection made it impossible to create physical copies or floppy images for use in emulators.[2]
In 2004, Marek Nepožitek, then a co-founder of Cinemax, decided to re-release Hlava Kasandry, whose play on various platforms had previously been prevented by anti-piracy protection. He had to work around this, and did not find a solution until 2014; a free version for emulators was released in December 2014.[3][4]
Plot and gameplay[]
The game is set for the future, when a handful of people have to survive in a world destroyed by a massive nuclear conflict. The game follows the story of Teodor Hornice, who deals with the destruction of dangerous warheads. He must destroy a rocket name Kassandra that could destroy the planet.[5][6]
The game is a mix of adventure, RPG and simulator. It is played with a joystick and a mouse. While players search for the missing rocket, they must pay attention to fuel and life while avoiding radioactive areas.[7][8]
Critical reception[]
At the time of release, the game was accepted by the reviewers. The game received a rating of 76% from Narsil and 71% from Excalibur.[9][10]
References[]
- ^ "Realizace". 6 November 2014.
- ^ "Ochrana proti kopírování". 6 November 2014.
- ^ "Záchrana projektu". 6 November 2014.
- ^ team, cs.atari.org. "Česko-slovenský Atari portál: Hlava Kasandry - aktualizace". www.atariportal.cz.
- ^ Kment, Štěpán "Dawn" (1994). "Hlava Kasandry". Score.
- ^ Chlebek, Jan "Ted Johnson" (1994). "Hlava Kasandry". Excalibur.
- ^ "Hlava Kasandry". www.hernisnob.cz. Archived from the original on 2014-11-29. Retrieved 2018-03-28.
- ^ "Hlava Kasandry". 6 November 2014.
- ^ Rous, Karel "Empty Head" (1994). "Hlava Kasandry". Narsil.
- ^ Kment, Štěpán "Dawn" (1994). "Hlava Kasandry". Excalibur.
External links[]
- 1993 video games
- Atari ST games
- Atari ST-only games
- Adventure games
- Role-playing video games
- Action video games
- Simulation video games
- Science fiction video games
- Video games developed in the Czech Republic
- Video games based on novels