The Official Father Christmas (C64)

The Official Father Christmas

Platform: C64 Year: 1989 Developer: Enigma Variations Ltd.

The Official Father Christmas is a Christmas video game made in 1989 by Enigma Variations for Alternative Software Ltd. The game is set on Christmas Eve, with Santa (Father Christmas) rushing to deliver presents to the entire world.

After the player enters his/her name (which is used later in the personal letter to Santa), the first level takes the form of a flip-screen collecting game with Santa at home gathering the scattered pieces of his sleigh. If he collides with one of the elves running around, the item he is carrying is lost and has to be found again.

The player chooses six presents they want (computer, doll, book, etc.), which are listed on their letter to Santa. Santa then collects the presents as they fall from the top of the screen.

Finally Santa can deliver the presents, riding his sleigh over several horizontally-scrolling continents. The presents are dropped with parachutes and should be delivered to the homes indicated by arrows. Clouds and aeroplanes can knock them off course.

Screenshots

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The loading screen. The title screen.

Music

In 1989, an unknown arranger typed several traditional Christmas songs into then-new Sonic Graffiti Music Editor V1.0.

Recording

#	Title	Composer	Arranger	Length	Listen	Download
01	Game Theme 01	Traditional	Unknown	0:16		Download
02	Game Theme 02	James Lord Pierpont	Unknown	0:32		Download
03	Game Theme 03	Traditional	Unknown	0:21		Download

There are issues with the timing of this recording.

Credits

• Ripper: High Voltage SID Collection
• Recorder: Duc4Wikmedia
• Game Credits:
  • Not Credited Composer: Traditional
  • Not Credited Composer: James Lord Pierpont
  • Not Credited Arranger: Unknown
  • Not Credited Programmer: Unknown

(Source for composer: Recognizable songs. No source for arranger and programmer. Game lacks credits, and editor lacks driver credits.)

Source verification is needed.

Game Rip

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Audio Devices

This game uses the computer's built-in SID chip and sounds the same on every one of them. An official NTSC release is not known.

Releases

UK Title: The Official Father Christmas Platform: Commodore 64 Released: 1989-1?-?? Publisher: Alternative Software Ltd.

Links

• mobygames.com/game/c64/official-father-christmas - MobyGames.
• gamefaqs.gamespot.com/c64/570610-the-official-father-christmas - GameFAQs.