The Scorpion Engine has been used to build a remastered and updated version of Rick Dangerous for SEGA 16-bit systems.
I’ll be honest, I always preferred the way Rick Dangerous looked to how it played. I found the game — a platform adventure on the Amiga (also out on Atari ST, Acorn Archimedes, and the usual 8-bit systems) to be a touch tougher than I wanted it to be. Certainly too tricky to put too much time into.
I always preferred strategy games.
Rick Dangerous, of course, owed a lot to Indiana Jones. But as there were several Indy games on the Amiga, I suspect my feelings were along the lines of “I’ll play the real thing.” Without Indiana Jones games on the Amiga, I suspect I’d have put more time into Rick Dangerous.
But the new SEGA Mega Drive/Genesis port of Rick Dangerous DX is now available, a smart recreation by Z-Team of Core Designs’ original but using graphics based on the Nintendo Wii homebrew version, and built on the Scorpion Engine. It’s also related to Z-Team’s own enhanced version of Rick Dangerous for the Amiga.
Rick Dangerous DX trailer
You can see how well this conversion has turned out:
Highlights of the game’s production are:
- All graphics remastered by Domkid (from Wii Version)
- Brand new title screen ( 2018 Original illustration by Simon Phipps)
- Build with Scorpion Engine by Domkid (Z-Team)
- Special thanks to Earok for the amazing Scorpion Engine and his support
- Thanks to Troudki (Z-Team) , the King of Vaporware)
You can get a copy of on a pay-what-you-want arrangement on the project’s Itch.io page. If you’re planning to take a look at either version of Rick Dangerous, please consider supporting the developers with a contribution. They’ve done a great job with these remakes, and deserve our full appreciation.
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Christian Cawley is a writer and editor who covers consumer electronics, IT, and entertainment media. He has written for publications such as Computer Weekly, Linux Format, MakeUseOf.com, and Tech Radar.
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