Thing on a Spring

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Description

The evil Goblin has used his magical abilities to ensnare all the toys in the neighborhood to go into his underground lair. Thing bounces to the rescue, and resolves to retrieve them from his 4 storey underground lair. To do this he must collect 9 pieces of a jigsaw puzzle on each floor.

Needless to say, Goblin has not made things easy - a myriad of traps await our intrepid hero. There are traps all over, some crucial areas are guarded by switches, and the last of these switches locks the level-ending lift.

Thing on a Spring is a platform game, made unusual by Thing's motion method. He can bounce to reach great heights, and be bounced off platforms strategically to reach higher platforms. You have limited oil, which is lost through contact with the many nasties you will encounter.

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• Thing on a Spring series

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Critic Reviews

Zzap!	Commodore 64	Aug, 1985	93 out of 100	93
Amtix!	Amstrad CPC	May, 1986	92 out of 100	92
Computer and Video Games (CVG)	Commodore 64	Sep, 1985	35 out of 40	88
Amstrad Action	Amstrad CPC	May, 1986	82 out of 100	82
Your Commodore	Commodore 64	Oct, 1985		80
64'er	Commodore 64	Sep, 1985	11 out of 15	73
ASM (Aktueller Software Markt)	Amstrad CPC	Jun, 1986	6.75 out of 10	68
Your 64	Commodore 64	Sep, 1985		60

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• Commodore Format
  • July 1991 (Issue 10) - listed in the A to Z of Classic Games article (Great)