Stoppt den Calippo Fresser (C64)

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Stoppt den Calippo Fresser
Game On 7+8-92.jpg
Platform: Commodore 64
Year: 1992
Developer: Comad
Online: Download

Stoppt den Calippo Fresser (German: Stop the Calippo eater) is a mix of obstacle courses and simple puzzles. Subtitled "Comad-Freeware 1", the game was paid by Langnese to advertise their Calippo freeze pops, introduced seven years earlier.

Somewhere in the Caribbean, on small Calippo-Island, crisis is imminent: The bad Calippo-eater is hoarding all the fruity fresh Calippos. As the chosen hero of the game, C.C.Cool, only you can stop him. There's no violence, but your energy is drained by obstacles (even clouds) and directly emptied by animals, replenished by the occasional floating Calippo and every 30000 points.

All levels are derided either for dullness or difficulty. Most YouTubers don't get past the first level. Some commenters cited the title as the best thing about the game.

Screenshots

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Cheers MGM!

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Credits, cast, savable high scores.

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"The good force: The ice saint"

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Fly the Copter vs. Flappy Bird!

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I remember succeeding on first try. :P

Music

The executive producer had worked with the Detert brothers for years; now they delivered a couple of songs and jingles, a bit Carribean but mostly synth-pop, arranged on an 8580 chip in their own editor, Compotech, and sound effects for beating levels 6 and 8.

Tracks 1 and 3 were also arranged for the Amiga version by Nils Ruzicka. Track 4 feels similar, though possibly by coincidence. All others are completely different and fit less than the Caribbean style on the Amiga.

Recording

All songs were recorded from the game in VICE 3.2 with C64C PAL.

# Title ComposerArranger Length Listen Download
01 Comad UnknownThomas Detert 0:03
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02 Loading and Level 3 Thomas DetertThomas Detert 0:30
Download
03 Title UnknownThomas Detert 3:29
Download
04 The Ice Saint Thomas DetertThomas Detert 0:11
Download
05 Levels 1 and 4 Thomas DetertThomas Detert 2:53
Download
06 Levels 2 and 7 Thomas DetertThomas Detert 2:50
Download
07 Level 5 Thomas DetertThomas Detert 3:34
Download
08 Level 8 Lost Thomas DetertThomas Detert 0:02
Download
09 Level 8 Won Thomas DetertThomas Detert 0:02
Download
10 Ending Thomas DetertThomas Detert 2:53
Download
11 High Score Thomas DetertThomas Detert 2:36
Download

Credits

(Source for Detert: Title sequence, hidden comments in Title and Ending. Source for Satzer: His website. Source for programmers: Code recognition.)

Game Rip

Format

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Audio Devices

This game uses the computer's built-in SID chip. Most of the bass and drums sound different on some 6581s because they use SID's inconsistent low-pass filter. An official NTSC release is unlikely.

Releases

Starting on June 12, 1992, Langnese advertised a telephone number in 64'er 7/92 and ASM 7/92 and sent the game to the first 25000 callers.

  Germany.svg   Germany
Game On 7+8-92.jpg
Title: Game On 7+8/92
Platform: Commodore 64
Released: 1992-06-1?
Publisher: Computec Media
  Germany.svg   Germany
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Title: 64'er 8/92
Platform: Commodore 64
Released: 1992-07-17
Publisher: Markt & Technik Verlag

Links

Calippo
Stoppt den Calippo Fresser Platform - C64.png • Platform - AMI.png
Notable Songs Title
Notable Personnel Thomas Detert • Nils Ruzicka
Notable Companies Rauser Advertainment