Roland on the Ropes

Roland on the Ropes Developer Paco Menéndez, Fernando Rada, Camilo Cela, Carlos Granados Company Publisher Amsoft, Indescomp Musician Release 1984 Platform(s) CPC, ZX Spectrum Genre Platformer, Shoot-em-up OS Game Modes Single player Controls Media Language Information

A conversion of Indescomp's ZX Spectrum hit Fred, Roland on the Ropes was the second of their launch titles for the CPC and followed a simplistic ladders and platform format.

You have entered into a vast and dark mysterious tomb. You find yourself right at the lowest level of the tomb and must endeavour to find your way through the maze to the top encountering may hostile beings who are out to get you. Be brave and fearless as you climb your way through the numerous levels but BEWARE.....

Your strength will fade as you are confronted with monsters, acid drops, mummies, rats, skeletons, ghosts and vampires.

Being the intrepid Roland, you are able to jump over the rats to escape them and to defend yourself you can shoot at the mummies, skeletons or vampires, inevitably killing them. But shooting the ghosts merely frightens them away and there is no escape from them.

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Amstrad Computer User (clearly growing weary at the number of superlatives being used in its first issue) described the game as setting a high standard.

Putting a bit more effort in, Amstrad Action praised the colourful graphics and the "tough exploring challenge" but pointed to the glitchy graphics as being a disappointment.

Amtix felt that "The game itself is fun to play at the outset but soon becomes tedious after a couple of tombs have been completed." The magazine also went on to recommend that it might be of more appeal to younger players than "arcade addicts".

• 1. Roland on the Ropes
• 2. Sir Fred

• Released in Spain by Indescomp as Fred.
• Re-released by Zigurat in Spain
• Appeared on the following compilations:
  • Disco Obsequio 3 (1987) (as Fred)

• Part of the original CPC464 bundle - the twelve programmes given away by Amsoft with the machine.

• Roland on the Ropes at CPC-Power
• Link to TACGR at The Amstrad CPC Games Resource
• Roland on the Ropes at CPC Game Reviews

• World of Spectrum: Link to World of Spectrum