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Captain Dynamo

Review

This platformer challenges you to retrieve stolen diamonds by navigating fiendish, vertically-scrolling levels full of traps and booster pads.

Captain Dynamo was developed and published by Codemasters in 1993 for MS-DOS and other contemporary platforms; the DOS version is a commercial release from that year.


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About Captain Dynamo

Captain Dynamo is a platform game where the player controls a retired superhero. His objective is to recover a stolen diamond collection from a villain named Austen van Flyswatter.

The game is structured across a series of vertically scrolling levels, each filled with numerous diamonds to collect. Successfully gathering these items directly influences the player's final score. Reaching many of the gems requires strategic use of booster pads found within the environments.

Progress involves moving through levels that are designed with traps and platform arrangements that are challenging. Careful planning is often necessary to navigate these obstacles and secure the diamonds.

Captain Dynamo Screenshots

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Title screen
Setup options
High score table (VGA)
Starting location (VGA)
Collecting point bonus for gathering gems. (VGA)
A sobering warning (VGA)
A plethora of deadly traps await! (VGA)
Swinging into actions across a pulley. (VGA)
Earning your place in the hall of fame. (VGA)
High score table (EGA)