Stoppt den Calippo Fresser (C64)

Stoppt den Calippo Fresser

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

Cheers MGM! Credits, cast, savable high scores. "The good force: The ice saint" Fly the Copter vs. Flappy Bird! Summer Games. 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	Composer	Arranger	Length	Listen	Download
01	Comad	Unknown	Thomas Detert	0:03		Download
02	Loading and Level 3	Thomas Detert	Thomas Detert	0:30		Download
03	Title	Unknown	Thomas Detert	3:29		Download
04	The Ice Saint	Thomas Detert	Thomas Detert	0:11		Download
05	Levels 1 and 4	Thomas Detert	Thomas Detert	2:53		Download
06	Levels 2 and 7	Thomas Detert	Thomas Detert	2:50		Download
07	Level 5	Thomas Detert	Thomas Detert	3:34		Download
08	Level 8 Lost	Thomas Detert	Thomas Detert	0:02		Download
09	Level 8 Won	Thomas Detert	Thomas Detert	0:02		Download
10	Ending	Thomas Detert	Thomas Detert	2:53		Download
11	High Score	Thomas Detert	Thomas Detert	2:36		Download

Credits

• Ripper: HVSC
• Recorder: Professor Chaos
• Game Credits:
  • Music By: Thomas Detert
  • Music By: Thomas Detert credited as T.Detert 1992 X.A.P
  • Music By: Thomas Detert credited as T.D X.A.P '92
  • Not Credited Foley Artist: Michael Satzer
  • Not Credited Programmer: Helge Kozielek
  • Not Credited Programmer: Markus Schneider

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

Game Rip

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

Links

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Notable Songs	Title
Notable Personnel	Thomas Detert • Nils Ruzicka
Notable Companies	Rauser Advertainment