{| align="right" valign="top"|{{Infobox Game|Image = [[Image:Roland on the Ropes (Title).png|center|300px|Title Screen]]|Developer = [[Paco Menendez]], [[Fernando Rada]], [[Camilo Cela]] & [[Carlos Granados]]|Publisher = [[Amsoft]] / [[Indescomp]]|Musician = None|Release = [[:Category:Games 1984|1984]]|Platform = [[Amstrad CPC|CPC]], [[ZX Spectrum]]|Genre = [[:Category:Platform|Platformer]]; [[:Category: Shoot them Up|Shoot-em-up]]|GameModes = 1 Player|Controls = {{Keyboard}} {{Joystick}}|Media = {{Disk}} {{Tape}}|Language = {{EN}} {{ES}}|Info = }}|} A conversion of their [[ZX Spectrum]] hit '''Fred''', Roland on the Ropeswas the second of [[Indescomp]]'s launch titles for the [[CPC]] and followed a simplistic ladders and platform format. == '' is 'Description''' == You have entered into a platform vast and latter game dark mysterious tomb. You find yourself right at the lowest level of the tomb and must endeavour to find your way through the maze to the top encountering may hostile beings who are out to get you. Be brave and fearless as you climb your way through the numerous levels but BEWARE..... Your strength will fade as you are confronted with monsters, acid drops, mummies, rats, skeletons, ghosts and vampires. Being the intrepid Roland, you are able to jump over the rats to escape them and to defend yourself you can shoot at the mummies, skeletons or vampires, inevitably killing them. But shooting the ghosts merely frightens them away and there is no escape from them. == '''Ratings''' == ''[[AmsoftAmstrad Computer User]] / '' (clearly growing weary at the number of superlatives being used in its first issue) described the game as setting a high standard. Putting a bit more effort in, ''[[IndescompAmstrad Action]]'' praised the colouful graphics and the "tough exploring challenge" but pointed to the glitchy graphics as being a disappointment.
== Information ==''[[Amtix]]'' felt that "The game itself is fun to play at the outset but soon becomes tedious after a couple of tombs have been completed." The magazine also went on to recommend that it might be of more appeal to younger players than "arcade addicts".
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|TitleACU:|| Issue 01 (Aug/Sep '''Roland on the Ropes'''84)|| Page 17|| no mark
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|CompanyAA:|| [[Amsoft]] / [[Indescomp]]Issue 01 (Oct '85)|| Page 58 & 60|| 58%
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|TypeAmtix:|| PlatformIssue 01 (Nov '85)|-|Year:|| 1984|-|Soft Num. UK:|| 118 / 1118|-|Soft Num. FR:Page 112|| 418 / 4111843%
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== Covertape '''Solution''' == None == '''Cheats''' ==
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Image:Roland on the Ropes Back Covertape (Amsoft)ropes map.jpg|Back CovertapeImage:Roland on the Ropes Front Covertape Map (AmsoftSpectrum Version).jpg|Front Covertape
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== Tape '''Prequels / Sequels''' ==
<gallery caption="Roland on the Ropes">None
Image:Roland on the Ropes Tape - side B (Amsoft).jpg|side BImage:Roland on the Ropes Tape - side A (Amsoft).jpg|side A== '''Compilations''' ==
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<gallery caption="Roland on the Ropes (Free)">= '''Trivia''' ==
Image:Roland on * Part of the Ropes Tape original CPC464 bundle - side B (Free) (the twelve programmes given away by Amsoft)with the machine.jpg|side BImage:Roland on the Ropes Tape - side A (Free) (Amsoft)* Released in Spain by [[Indescomp]] as '''Fred'''.jpg|side A* Re-released by [[Zigurat]] in Spain
</gallery>== '''By the Same Author''' ==
The following game was also written by the same authors: * [[Sir Fred]] (1985)* [[Mystery of the Nile|El Misterio del Nilo]] (1987) ([[Fernando Rada]], [[Camilo Cela]] & [[Carlos Granados]]) == Game map '''Screenshots''' ==
<gallery caption="Roland on the Ropes">
Image:Roland on the ropes mapRopes 1.jpgpng|MapAt the Bottom of the TombImage:Roland on the Ropes 2.png|Climbing the Ropes
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== '''Videos''' ==
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{{#ev:youtube|N6bJnZkNSQ8VOc0fR1rUXg|250375}} {{#ev:youtube|y6NhYqp46ac|375}} == '''Other Materials''' == <gallery caption="Roland on the Ropes"> Image:Roland on the Ropes Front Covertape (Amsoft).jpg|CoverImage:Roland on the Ropes Back Covertape (Amsoft).jpg|InstructionsImage:Roland on the Ropes Tape - side A (Amsoft).jpg|Tape Side AImage:Roland on the Ropes Tape - side B (Amsoft).jpg|Tape Side BImage:Roland on the Ropes Tape - side A (Free) (Amsoft).jpg|Tape Side A (Free Version)Image:Roland on the Ropes Tape - side B (Free) (Amsoft).jpg|Tape Side B (Free Version)Image:Roland on the Ropes (ACU).JPG|ACU Review </gallery>
{{#ev:youtube|kyX7UxAxCPQ|250}}== '''Downloads''' ==
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== Links '''Weblinks''' ==
* [http://www.cpc{{CpcPower|1839|Link to CPC-powerPower.com/index.php?page=detail&num=1839 CPC game base from CPC Power]}}* {{Tacgr|764|Link to Tacgr}}* [http://tacgrwww.emuunlimcpcgamereviews.com/downloadsr/filedetailindex8.php?recid=764 The Amstrad htmll Link to CPC Games ResourceGame Reviews]* {{WorldOfSpectrum|0001858|Link to World of Spectrum}}
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