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Tracers
Author	Dr BEEP
Filename	Tracers.zip
Year	2008
Position	111
Format	ZX Spectrum 48K
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Description	I was last year guilty myself of changing my mind on submitting a game destined for Dr BEEP's one-liner compo. Instead I diverted it to the CGC compo after someone politely informed me the game was in fact crap [Look at the fine mess you got yourself into now - Oliver Hardy] But who was to know fate still held a few further surprises in store? Legendary byte-cruncher and erstwhile good game writer Dr BEEP finally joins the CGC party. I gather that this entry is a bit a of a light-hearted protest at the perceived anti-speccy bias in another compo. So please bear in mind the intra-compo political undertones behind the game as you enjoy this cereberal title. You can still hold dearly some admiration that it was crunched down to 1K. If it's any consolation to Dr BEEP that his game may from now onwards be considered crap, then at least the same goes for everyone else's entries here. For this is the compo where [nearly] everyone knows your [nick]name and we can sometimes laugh with you and not just at you. Full game instructions included in the download.
Comments	This is too good for the CGC, so the low crapness score is out of respect for the game more than anything else. This is a game where you absolutely have to read the instructions to get an idea of how to play it. I had to play the first level (Level 00) a few times before I finally beat it as I kept making the wrong moves. In other words, you have to think ahead and very carefully as one wrong move tends to blow the whole level. With a hundred levels in the game I'll be sure to return to it again to complete some more of them. For me, it really is the sort of Puzzle game that makes retro-gaming fun. Good to see a light colour scheme in use too! Not crap game material although you might be excused for thinking so (if you didn't read the instructions) but glad to have it in the CGC anyway.