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Rick Dangerous

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Also known as
Rick Dangerous: Action... Adventure... all that neat stuff! Rick Dangerous: The Adventure Starts Here

Guide this adventurer through deadly traps and enemy hordes to escape ancient pyramids and a Nazi base.

Rick Dangerous was originally released in 1989 for the Amiga, Atari ST, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, and ZX Spectrum. The DOS version was also released in 1989, making it the earliest commercial release of this exact game version on the DOS platform.

About Rick Dangerous

Rick Dangerous is a platform game where the player controls an adventurer reminiscent of Indiana Jones. The narrative begins with a search for a lost Amazon tribe, but a plane crash immediately places the protagonist among hostile locals. Subsequent stages shift to an Egyptian pyramid and a Nazi base, each filled with traps and enemies.

Gameplay spans more than one hundred screens and requires a challenging, methodical approach. Success depends on memorizing trap locations and anticipating dangers. The character is equipped with a gun for horizontal attacks and dynamite for other threats, with limited explosives necessitating strategic use.

Rick Dangerous Screenshots

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Title screen
Highscore table
Rick lands in the middle of wild goolus
A boulder rolls after Rick - sounds familiar huh?
Collecting masks may not be as easy as it seems
Guess what this bat is for
Sometimes you have to blast walls to clear your way
Traps everywhere
Rick heads for the pyramids to recover the jewel of ankhel
Egyptians walk like Egyptians!