Number 9: Turrican

Perhaps the most technically impressive game on the C64, this game seemed to throw out all rules about what could and what could not be done on that machine. The enemies literally filled the entire screen, and the levels were on a scale never seen before.

The cover copy boasts that there are 1300 screens of action in the game, which seems about right considering the amount of detail in there. The levels are sprinkled with hidden bonuses and extra lives, urging the player to explore the level again even though it's already been completed.

Just when you though that you'd seen it all, the hero puts on a jetpack and the gameplay changes completely into a vertically scrolling shooter. Not that the game is lacking in imagination and variety in its other parts.

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