Santa's Xmas Caper (C64)

Santa's Xmas Caper

Platform: Commodore 64 Year: 1990 Developer: Reflective Designs

Santa's Xmas Caper is a Christmas-themed horizontally scrolling shoot-'em-up. Santa is attempting to make his annual gift-delivering journey while battling renegade pixies. As Santa and Rudolph journey over seasonal landscapes, the pixies attack with presents and bombs. Santa can retaliate by throwing his own presents at them. He may not touch some of the background graphics. The game is divided into three main sections: Lapland, the Atlantic Ocean, and present delivering.

Screenshots

The loading screen. The title screen.

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Music

Mark Wilson did a good job composing the music. He possibly arranged it in assembly.

Recording

#	Title	Composer	Arranger	Length	Listen	Download
01	Title Screen	George Frideric Handel	Mark Wilson	4:14		Download
02	Get Ready	Mark Wilson	Mark Wilson	0:05		Download
03	Level Theme 1	Greg Lake	Mark Wilson	1:33		Download
04	Level Theme 2	Mark Wilson	Mark Wilson	0:54		Download
05	Level Theme 3	James Lord Pierpont	Mark Wilson	1:02		Download
06	Game Over	Mark Wilson	Mark Wilson	0:02		Download
07	Level Completed	Mark Wilson	Mark Wilson	0:31		Download

There are issues with the timing of this recording.

Credits

• Ripper: HVSC
• Recorder: Duc4Wikmedia
• Game Credits:
  • Music and SFX By: Mark Wilson
  • Player Copyright: Jon Spencer and Mark Wilson
  • Music Copyright: Mark Wilson
  • Not Credited Composer: George Frideric Handel
  • Not Credited Composer: Greg Lake
  • Not Credited Composer: James Lord Pierpont

(Sources: title screen, hidden comment in driver. For non-credited composers: listening and comparison with non-video-game music pieces.)

Game Rip

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Audio Devices

This game uses the computer's built-in SID chip. The bass sounds different on every 6581 because it uses SID's inconsistent low-pass filter. An official NTSC release is not known.

Releases

UK Title: Santa's Xmas Caper Platform: Commodore 64 Released: 1990-1?-?? Publisher: Zeppelin Games Limited

Links

• mobygames.com/game/c64/santas-xmas-caper - MobyGames.
• gamefaqs.gamespot.com/c64/588947-santas-xmas-caper - GameFAQs.