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Blagger
Blagger
Developer(s)	Antony Crowther
Publisher(s)	Alligata ; Amsoft
Platform(s)	Commodore 64, Acorn Electron, Amstrad CPC, BBC Micro, Commodore 16, Plus/4, MSX, Amstrad PCW
Release	1983
Genre(s)	Platform
Mode(s)	Single-player

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Blagger is a platform game created by Antony Crowther for the Commodore 64 and released by Alligata in 1983. A BBC Micro port was released the same year, Acorn Electron, Amstrad CPC (through Amsoft) and MSX in 1984, Commodore 16 and Plus/4 in 1985 and Amstrad PCW in 1987. In some countries this game was released under the name Gangster.

Son of Blagger, was released in 1984 with a third and final title Blagger Goes to Hollywood released in 1985. Another sequel, known as New Blagger but developed as Blagger 2, being a direct continuation of the original, was produced in 1985 but not released.^[2]

Gameplay

The game is divided into a series of single-screen levels. The goal of the player on each screen is to manipulate Roger, a burglar, to collect the scattered keys and then reach the safe.^[3] The keys must be collected and the safe opened in a limited amount of time. Blagger can walk left and right, and jump left, right and up. The jumping action is in a fixed pattern and cannot be altered once initiated. Gameplay involves learning the best order in which to collect the keys, and good timing of movement and jumping.

Not all platforms are permanent; some decay once Blagger has stepped on them. Other platforms serve to move Blagger in a particular direction. Blagger will die if he touches cacti, one of the moving enemy obstacles of the level, or if he falls more than a certain distance. The moving enemies vary from level to level, and include cars, aliens, mad hatters, and giant mouths. The movement of the enemies is in a fixed pattern, generally travelling from one point to another and back again.

The BBC and Electron versions feature floating "RG"s as hazards (R.G. being the initials of the programmer of those versions, R.S. Goodley).^{[citation needed]}

Reception

References

^ Hague, James. "The Giant List of Classic Game Programmers".
^ "New Blagger [hack]".
^ "Commodore User Magazine Issue 22". July 1985.

External links

Blagger at Lemon 64
A remake of the original Blagger at Darn Kitty
Blagger at Plus/4 World
Complete video from the C64 version at Internet Archive

[giantlist-1] Hague, James. "The Giant List of Classic Game Programmers".

[2] "New Blagger [hack]".

[3] "Commodore User Magazine Issue 22". July 1985.

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-|developer = [[Antony Crowther]], R.S. Goodley
-|publisher = [[Alligata]], [[Amsoft]]
+|publisher = [[Alligata]] <br> [[Amsoft]]
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-'''''Blagger''''' is a platform game created by [[Antony Crowther]] and released by [[Alligata]] for the [[Commodore 64]] and [[BBC Micro]] computers in 1983 and [[Acorn Electron]], [[Amstrad CPC]] (through ''[[Amsoft]]'') and [[MSX]] in 1984. In some countries this game was released under the name ''Gangster''. The gameplay is similar to that of [[Manic Miner]], also released in 1983. A sequel, ''[[Son of Blagger]]'', was released in 1984 with a third and final title ''Blagger Goes to Hollywood'' released in 1985.
+'''''Blagger''''' is a [[platform game]] created by [[Antony Crowther]] for the [[Commodore 64]] and released by [[Alligata]] in 1983. A [[BBC Micro]] port was released the same year, [[Acorn Electron]], [[Amstrad CPC]] (through [[Amsoft]]) and [[MSX]] in 1984, [[Commodore 16]] and [[Commodore Plus/4|Plus/4]] in 1985 and [[Amstrad PCW]] in 1987. In some countries this game was released under the name '''''Gangster'''''.
+''[[Son of Blagger]]'', was released in 1984 with a third and final title ''Blagger Goes to Hollywood'' released in 1985. Another sequel, known as ''New Blagger'' but developed as ''Blagger 2'', being a direct continuation of the original, was produced in 1985 but not released.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://bbcmicro.co.uk/game.php?id=380 |title = New Blagger [hack]}}</ref>
 ==Gameplay==
-[[File:BBC micro Blagger demo screenshot.png|thumb|left|''Blagger'' features platforms, ladders, conveyor belts, keys and baddies. In this screen a baddie shaped as initials 'RG' (seen in the upper section) relates to author of the BBC micro version, R.S.Goodley.]]
+[[File:BBC micro Blagger demo screenshot.png|thumb|left|''Blagger'' includes platforms, ladders, conveyor belts, keys and baddies.]]
-The game is divided into a series of single-screen levels. The goal of the player on each screen is manipulate Blagger, a burglar, to collect the scattered keys and then reach the safe. The keys must be collected and the safe opened in a set amount of time. Blagger can walk either left or right, or jump left or right. The jumping action is in a fixed pattern and cannot be altered once initiated. Gameplay reduces to learning the best order in which to collect the keys, and correct timing of movements and jumping.
+The game is divided into a series of single-screen levels. The goal of the player on each screen is to manipulate Roger, a burglar, to collect the scattered keys and then reach the safe.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/commodore-user-magazine-22/page/n27/mode/2up?view=theater|title = Commodore User Magazine Issue 22|date = July 1985}}</ref> The keys must be collected and the safe opened in a limited amount of time. Blagger can walk left and right, and jump left, right and up. The jumping action is in a fixed pattern and cannot be altered once initiated. Gameplay involves learning the best order in which to collect the keys, and good timing of movement and jumping.
+Not all platforms are permanent; some decay once Blagger has stepped on them. Other platforms serve to move Blagger in a particular direction. Blagger will die if he touches cacti, one of the moving enemy obstacles of the level, or if he falls more than a certain distance. The moving enemies vary from level to level, and include cars, aliens, mad hatters, and giant mouths. The movement of the enemies is in a fixed pattern, generally travelling from one point to another and back again.
-===Hazards===
-Not all platforms are solid, some decay once Blagger has walked on them. Other platforms serve to move Blagger in a particular direction. Blagger will die if he touches cacti, one of the moving enemy obstacles of the level or if he falls a certain distance. The moving enemies vary from level to level, and include cars, aliens, mad hatters, and giant mouths. The movement of the enemies is of a fixed pattern, repeatedly travelling from one point to another and back again. The BBC and Electron versions feature floating 'RG's as hazards (R.G. being the initials of the programmer of those versions, R.S. Goodley).
+The BBC and Electron versions feature floating "RG"s as hazards (R.G. being the initials of the programmer of those versions, R.S. Goodley).{{citation needed|date=November 2017}}
-{{Clear}}
-==History==
-The game was one of the first of Crowther's games to be publihsed commercially. The BBC micro [[software port|port]] was undertaken by R.S.Goodley.
 ==Reception==
+{{expand section|date=November 2017}}
-The game was popular enough to warrant ports to other platforms, such as the Acorn Electron, Amstrad CPC and MSX.
+==References==
+{{reflist}}
 ==External links==
-*{{Lemon64 game|id=294}}
+* {{Lemon64 game|id=294}}
-*[http://www.archive.org/details/C64Gamevideoarchive40-Blagger/ Complete video from the C64 Version] on archive.org
+* [http://www.darnkitty.com/blagger/ A remake of the original ''Blagger''] at Darn Kitty
-*[http://www.darnkitty.com/blagger/ Blagger remake] playable online
+* [http://plus4world.powweb.com/software/Blagger ''Blagger''] at Plus/4 World
+* [https://archive.org/details/C64Gamevideoarchive40-Blagger/ Complete video from the C64 version] at [[Internet Archive]]
-*{{moby game|id=/blagger|name=''Blagger''}}
+[[Category:1983 video games]]
+[[Category:Alligata games]]
+[[Category:Amsoft games]]
 [[Category:Amstrad CPC games]]
+[[Category:Amstrad PCW games]]
 [[Category:BBC Micro and Acorn Electron games]]
+[[Category:Commodore 16 and Plus/4 games]]
 [[Category:Commodore 64 games]]
 [[Category:MSX games]]
-[[Category:Platform games]]
+[[Category:Platformers]]
-[[Category:1983 video games]]
+[[Category:Single-player video games]]
+[[Category:Video games about crime]]
+[[Category:Video games developed in the United Kingdom]]
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-[[pt:Blagger]]