1985 Martech (UK)
by Ian McArdle, John Wilson and Dave Dew
How I loved this game. At the time the Strong Man competition was showing on TV, and I had never seen a man pull a truck with the power of its bare neck. I loved that show (nowadays I hate wrestling and these sorts of TV shows).
The game has big sprites, well animated in all events. Some events are better than others but all are fun to play. The playing mode is different from usual and basically the same in almost every event and in my view a nice idea. Using the keyboard, you select the flashing square which features the muscle Geoff needs for his next move. Geoff starts moving slowly but gains speed the faster you play. You do this every time a square flashes until the event is over.
I was so impressed with the game I started my own version with new events (someday I will put it online so you can laugh a bit).
A simple idea that with the help of well designed graphics came out right.
3,5 stars
