The Sands of Egypt

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Sands of Egypt
Sands of Egypt was reviewed by Alexander Kells in Issue 10, so I won't say too much about it here. I'll assume that you've read the review or you're already familiar with the game.

However, I can't help commenting on the impressive graphics. Sands of Egypt has a very attractive split screen display on a narrow playfield. The top half shows a colourful, high resolution picture in ANTIC mode 14, while the bottom is devoted to text. Player-missile graphics fill the gaps at each side of the display (in the form of Egyptian hieroglyphics) and also provides the compass that shows the possible exits. As though all this isn't enough, most of the screens are animated! Clouds float across the sky, the desert scrolls when you move about, the camel blinks and chews its cud, the water flows through the canal and the whole room shakes when you return the sceptre. The secret chamber is particularly impressive and you'll probably have a good laugh when you ride the camel. And the most amazing thing of all is that it runs in only 16k!
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