THE SPECTRUM GAMES DATABASE

LA OCA (ROYAL GOOSE)
 
PUBLISHER
Zafiro
 
AUTHOR
Programming: Cesar Gimenez
Graphics: Alberto Herraiz
 
YEAR
1989
 
DESCRIPTION
Board game. Use the dice to move your token to the finish
 
CONTROLS:
Press any key to roll dice.
 
INSTRUCTIONS
(the instructions are in the game).
Basically, you just roll your dice, and move your token to the
square.  If there is a picture of a goose, you jump to the next
goose, and roll again.
 
CHEATS
Is is a 2-4 people game. The computer just rolls the dice and
moves the tokens. The players just press any key to roll the
dice, and look.
 
SEQUELS/PREQUELS
This is a Spanish classic board game, for children between 2-8.
Like cats-and-dogs, hunt-the-mouse, and the like.
 
INLAY CARD TEXT
None. Just how to load the game (LOAD "")

SCORES RECEIVED
None known. The game is a correct adaptation, but the original
is so crap...
 
URL
ftp.nvg.unit.no:/pub/sinclair/snaps/games/puzzle/oca.zip
 
GENERAL FACTS
A simple game. Too slow to be fun.  In the inlay card, there are
2 screenshots: full colour, high resolution graphics... on a
COMMODORE !!  why did the sellers try to confuse the buyers?
 
NOTES
I suppose there are games worse that this one, but there must be
few.