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''Information taken from CPC-Power's CPCGAMES page (ex phénix informatique).''
'''Striker In The Crypts Of Trogan''' is a platform game released by [[Codemasters]] Software in 1992. The game was released on cassette and is one of the few non-cartridge games that utilise the Plus features. In addition this game has both a 64K and 128K mode. On a 128K computer additional data is loaded from cassette before the game starts.
It This game uses the same a similar engine as to [[Switchblade ( Cartridge )|Switchblade]] with some improvements and it also supports Extra extra PLUS features : the 4096 colours colour palette allows smooth coloured layers in the sky, as seen on in the picturepictures below.
It is also one of the rare [[Video modes|Mode 1]] games to include [[rasters|raster]] effects to enhance the actual number of colours used in the game's window. Most other Mode 1 productions used Rasters only to add colours in the [[HUD]], yet this game does both. However this use of rasters is not flawless because those regions do not move with the vertical scroll.
Most other The Mode 1 productions 's few colours (excluding the rasters) are well used Rasters only and give a particular atmosphere, but a greater use of the Plus hardware sprite capability (for the player's character or to add colours more coloured elements as in the [[HUDSwitchblade ( Cartridge )]], yet "Trogan" also does) wouldn't have hurt...
But this use of rasters is not flawless as those rasters do not move with the vertical scrolling. This is actually a nice game, yet sometimes criticised because it is actually a very similar to Switchblade ripp-off. But as Jeff Calder did tboth both games, this is not that chockingsuprising.
The main reproach we may find to this game may come from the way the player's character jump...not smooth nor natural as in a [[Rick Dangerous 2]].
The Mode 1's few colours (despite rasters) are well used and give a particular atmosphere, but a greater use of the Plus Hard Sprite Capability (for the Player's character or to add more coloured elements as in [[Switchblade ( Cartridge )]]) wouldn't have hurt... Yet such a This game is probably one of the better exemple example of a decent [[Speccy Port]] or more accurately Speccy "co-developpment".
Also the Animated intro is worth noting.
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== Videos ==
Long play of Striker in the Crypts of Trogan
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== Production Team ==
Design : Jeff, Andy, Ee, George, Buster, Linda, Sue
==Implementation details and use of Plus hardware==
* Mode 1 is used throughout
* Multiple plus raster interrupts are used to make the shading in the sky
* CRTC hardware scrolling is used. (standard CPC hardware scroll).
* Screen is reduced in height to hide the panel when the screen is scrolled. Probably to avoid painting the panel.
* Plus sprites are not used
* Plus screen split is not used
* Plus pixel by pixel hardware scroll is used
* Plus DMA is not used
* After loading the game performs a checksum of it's code and data. If the checksum fails then an error message is reported.
==Cartridge==
An unofficial cartridge version of the game exists. It is useable on 464+, 6128+ and GX4000.
== Download ==
[[Media:Strykcry.zip|Striker download as DSK image]]
==LinkLinks==
*[http://maps.speccy.cz/map.php?id=Stryker&sort=0&part=10&ath= You will find here the Speccy version's Map of the game.]
* [http://tacgr.emuunlim.com/downloads/filedetail.php?recid=2369 The Amstrad CPC Games Resource] * [http://www.cpczone.net/game/850 CPC game base from cpczone] * [http://www.phenixinformatique.com/CPCGAMES/index.php?page=detail&num=2098 CPC game base from phenixinformatique] [[Category:CPC Plus]][[Category:Games]][[Category:Games 1992]][[Category:CPC Plus Games]][[Category:Platform]][[Category:Video contents]]