A conversion of the Atari coin-op of the same name, Peter Pack Rat has become known for its unnaturally packed rendition of the titular character in its loading screen, courtesy of graphic artist Mark Wilson, which is shared with the Amstrad CPC port.
Developer Message#
Scattered throughout the game's data are some messages from the developer. These have been cleaned-up for formatting purposes, and their addresses in memory listed.
$EE00
WATCH OUT THERES A HACKER ABOUT!!!
LOOK OUT FOR THE JINGO !!! THIS PROGRAM
HAS BEEN WRITTEN WITHOUT THE AID OF A SAFETY NET !!!
DOES YOUR DISASSEMBLER UNDERSTAND THIS CODE ?
MESSAGE ENDS
BEAM ME UP SPOTTY
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If you want to cheat,
Type "CREATURES" when the scrollprompt appears
Have Fun !!!
The Music was done by Timothy Follin Esq.
who is known locally as "Spoonhead"
Graphics were partly done by Lee and otherpartly
by Mark (I'm not depressed really,it's just that
the whole world hates me) Wilson
Tim would like to say "Hello Mum"
Greetings to the Radical Tubes
Sent to Firebird30.03.88
(Source: Brendan Alford)
References#
- BUDGET BONANZA - ACE, Issue 17, February 1989↩︎