Rescate Atlántida

This is, in my opinion, one of the best games of all time. It's a shame that 16-bit versions weren't made, although it's true that the quality achieved in its smaller siblings was truly hard to beat.

Fantastic, vibrant graphics—the best I saw on the Spectrum along with Firebird's Savage—equally superb music and sound effects, a solid storyline, three long levels, and a healthy dose of addictive gameplay mean that, frankly, you couldn't ask for more.

On a personal note, I bought it at the short-lived Megagames store in Madrid (remember it?) during a Christmas break, along with Tracer Command. It was reviewed in that month's issue of Micromanía, which had just been released, and I couldn't wait to get home. It was one of the happiest moments of my life as far as microcomputers are concerned, along with the day I got my hands on Combat School and Match Day II at El Corte Inglés, fresh from the distributor, still steaming in their packaging—imagine the anticipation, waiting for the salesperson to open the box with their box cutter, revealing everything inside.

I can't think of any more words to express the quality of this game. I'll just remind you that it's the work of Creepsoft—with Pablo Ariza at the helm—the same group that programmed another brilliant game called 29 Astro Marine Corps... Does that ring a bell?

As for interesting tidbits, I'll just add that the game was released in the UK relatively late, like some other titles in the Dinamic catalog, by a budget software company called Summit; it was titled Rescue from Atlantis.