Highlander (CPC)

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Highlander
Highlander - CPC - UK.jpg
Platform: Amstrad CPC
Year: 1986
Developer: Canvas Software
For other games in the series see Highlander.

Highlander is an action game loosely based on the movie of the same name. The Amstrad CPC port is based on the original Commodore 64 release.

Screenshots

Highlander - CPC - Loader.png

The game's loader.

Highlander - CPC - Title.png

Title Screen.

Highlander - CPC - Game.png

Since when do you cut off Ramirez's head?

Highlander - CPC - Fazil.png

Fighting with Fazil.

Music

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Highlander - CPC - Album Art.jpg

The game features only a single song that repeating in the entire game, A Kind of Magic. Although the song wasn't featured in Highlander, some of the lyrics are heard, and it was heard in Highlander II: The Quickening and the TV series too. The music is of lower fidelity than the original Commodore version.

Recording

# Title ComposerArranger Length Listen Download
01 A Kind of Magic Roger TaylorSteve Calvert 2:37
Download

Credits

(Source: Game)

Crwth could possibly be Anthony Crowther. However, this hasn't been verified yet.

Game Rip

Format

Conversion

Download

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Download

(Info)


The game's music was logged to YM format using WinAPE, however a proper AY rip should be made. The recording was made by converting the YM to WAV and then to OGG.

Ripping of Amstrad CPC music is very arduous process so it's beyond the scope of this site.

Audio Devices

The game use AY-3-8912 chip for music, though it doesn't take advantage of the chips full capacity.

Releases

  UK.svg   UK
Highlander - CPC - UK.jpg
Title: Highlander
Platform: Amstrad CPC
Released: 1986-??-??
Publisher: Ocean Software, Ltd.
  Spain.svg   Spain
Highlander - CPC - Spain.jpg
Title: Highlander
Platform: Amstrad CPC
Released: 19??-??-??
Publisher: Ocean Software, Ltd.

Links


Highlander
Highlander Platform - C64.png • Platform - CPC.png
Highlander: The Last of the MacLeods Platform - JCD.png • Platform - DOS.png
Notable Songs A Kind of Magic
Notable Personnel Queen • Martin Galway
Notable Companies Canvas • Ocean Software