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Mr Creosote

40 years ago, the first wave of established novelists lending their names to computer games occurred. Michael Crichton was an exception insofar that his involvement was not just a licencing deal. Before even being approached by the eventual publisher, he started designing Amazon by himself, programmed scenes and logic himself and hired a programmer to translate his BASIC code into a more efficient language.

Christopher Drum

So "Amazon" became "Congo," which has ruby-powered lasers slicing violent gorillas in half at the end. I have been wanting to play the game to the end just to see if that happens.

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Mr Creosote

How averse to so-called spoilers are you? I could just tell you... ;)

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Christopher Drum

Not even a little averse. Spoiler away!

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Mr Creosote

The monkeys are toned down significantly in the game. They don't kill, but just steal the player's equipment. You chase them, retrieve it. They throw feces at you and you run away. They don't re-appear for the ending at all.

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Christopher Drum

Finally, closure! Thank you.

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