JACK THE NIPPER II | Commodore 64 (1987)

[@CheekyCommodoreGamer]

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[@dizzydevil79]

@@CheekyCommodoreGamer I e got teh dick dangerous on my commore spectrummy

[@DK058]

One of my favorite games on the C64. Also hard to complete without trainer.

[@CheekyCommodoreGamer]

Yeah it's tough as nails without a 'helping hand'. Thats what I love about about a lot of the crack versions of these games, as they usually have in-built game trainers... which I know is cheating, but allows me to get much further into the game than I would normally be able to for the sake of the videos 😇🕹️👌

[@markadshead4214]

Got most of my C64 games from the real Just Micro in Sheffield! Great software house Gremlin. 😉

[@CheekyCommodoreGamer]

Nice one! I'm actually a little jealous about that hehe - would have been a dream to have been there back in the day at good ole Alpha House, Carver Street 😇🕹️👌

[@ArttuTheCat]

I still have both of JACK THE NIPPER games for my Commodore 64 in both 10 GREAT GAMES I (loose, tape) and II (CiB, tape) 😹👍🕹️. The original JACK THE NIPPER is absolutely a legendary classic game 😺👍🕹️. Ben Daglish even plays the excellent soundtracks 🎵🎶 😺👍. JACK THE NIPPER II is not as brilliant as the original first one, but it is enjoyable 😸😺👍🕹️. Even the background graphics are amazing. And Ben Daglish composed - once again - a brilliant soundtrack 🎵🎶 😺👍🕹️. Once again, a big retrospective like 🕹️ from Vantaa, Finland 🇫🇮 😺👍.

[@CheekyCommodoreGamer]

Superb games in their own right and, like you say, the brilliant late Ben Daglish doing the honours on the music 😇🕹️👌

[@stigkenobi7525]

I never played this one, but I loved the first game. I didn't know what the goal with it was, but I just enjoyed doing shenanigans in it. Adding this one to my list of stuff to play. Also: A Happy new year to you and yours. Keep up the good work. This channel is very important. I am not sure if you realize it, but it is. Your efforts are greatly appreciated.

[@CheekyCommodoreGamer]

Happy New Year bud, much appreciated - got a long long way to go, but I just feel that these games (good or bad) need to be documented, from those of us who actually lived through it. Great memories, in each and every one of these classic titles 😇🕹️👌

[@stigkenobi7525]

@@CheekyCommodoreGamer You are 100 percent correct.

[@Eirath]

Never played the original, but I did play this sequel. Found it quite good and entertaining. Not a favorite, but I really liked the jungle theme and more lighthearted Rick Dangerous style platforming action.

[@CheekyCommodoreGamer]

Definitely has that 'Rick Dangerous' vibe to it 😇🕹️👌

[@aleksazunjic9672]

Game was decent enough (graphics, controls ...) but of course didn't have anything to do with Jack the Nipper. Word on the net is that Gremlin simply repurposed some jungle adventure they were making, by replacing main character (some kind of Tarzan caveman ) with something that looks like a baby. They added naughtyometer but nothing much else, even the end goal remains the same : to reach some kind of jungle temple. Idea was simply to cash in on the success of the first Jack the Nipper that was released barely year earlier. As you may have guessed, whole development team was different, only main production manager (Greg A. Holmes) remained the same.

[@obsoleteworlds]

The game looks like a similar engine to Future Knight also from Gremlin.

[@CheekyCommodoreGamer]

Yeah that was all down to the graphics of Terry Lloyd, who also did the graphics for the Rick Dangerous games 😇🕹️👌

[@richardslotboom9250]

Nice game nice graphics too i like this one although i still need to beat it

[@CheekyCommodoreGamer]

Absolutely, 'Jack the Nipper 2' is a cracker of a game! Nice graphics, a touch of chaos, and just enough mischief to keep you hooked. Good luck beating it-just remember, even Jack had to start small before wreaking maximum mayhem! 😇🕹️👌

[@Syragar]

I used to play this quite a bit... but I'd always get lost. Fun game regardless. I never did play the first one and I've been meaning to.

[@CheekyCommodoreGamer]

Yeah it's a very decent game, tough in places. The first one was more of a run around, cause havoc etc... whereas this sequel reminds me of a sort of 'Rick Dangerous' type escapade 😇🕹️👌

[@pjcnet]

A totally different game in it's own right and not a bad one, it's just that people who enjoyed Jack the Nipper expected more of the same with the sequel leaving some disappointed. Would had been better to use a different main character and not call it Jack the Nipper II at all in my opinion.

[@CheekyCommodoreGamer]

Very true... could have been a completely unique title of its own really 😇🕹️👌

[@thebalalaikaremains2321]

It was a bit impenetrable as I remember it. My friends and I tried to figure it out but never got too many of the naughty actions. I don’t remember any hints at all coming with this one honestly.

[@CheekyCommodoreGamer]

A tough game, the only way to make progress really was trial & error and plenty of perseverance! 😇🕹️👌

[@7i6j]

I really liked Nipper 2 on the Spectrum, but the C64 version doesn't stand out as much for the platform.

[@CheekyCommodoreGamer]

A very 'Spectrummy' thing to say 😇🕹️👌

[@dizzydevil79]

Good on the amigo 700

[@CheekyCommodoreGamer]

Ah yes, the legendary Amigo 700-powered by hamsters on tiny treadmills, wasn’t it? Good on it indeed! I hear it was so advanced, it came with a built-in coconut for galloping sound effects. Truly a marvel of medieval engineering

[@dizzydevil79]

@CheekyCommodoreGamer have you got one tooo

[@CheekyCommodoreGamer]

I got mine from Portsmouth! 😇🕹👌

[@dizzydevil79]

@@CheekyCommodoreGamer I got mine from China

[@Steve_UK77]

Whilst this was a good game, I definitely preferred the first game. This was a bit overwhelming.

[@dizzydevil79]

I perfer this one on teh Amstsard 48 orr teh Specci 64 becos them have better grafics and sounds kipperbiltys

[@dizzydevil79]

Commode 63 is teh

[@CheekyCommodoreGamer]

Ooh, the Amstsard 48 and the Specci 64, is it? Well, of course they’ve got better 'grafics and sounds kipperbiltys'! I hear they’ve even added a button that makes tea and insults your neighbour! But I’ll stick with my Commodore 64, thank you very much-it’s got twice the sprites and only half the kippers, which is just how I like it. Now, fetch me a shrubbery!