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Tycoon Tex
Title:Tycoon Tex
Category:Game/Action
Release Date:
Language:English
Size:16K
Machine:PAL Only
Code Type:Machine code
Distribution:Commercial/TA
Game ending type:No end (highscore)
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Released by:Gremlin Graphics
Produced by:Micro Projects
Code by:Clarke, Anthony J.
Cracked by:TomHX
Graphics by:Clarke, Matthew
Notes:AKA Tycoon-Tex. Cracked by Illegal Alien, also cracked by Chip Tango.
  External links:
    C64 release

User Rating: 5.6/10 (12 votes)
Tycoon Tex Title Screenshot

Tycoon Tex Screenshot


Releases
NameReleased ByRelease DateDistributionProduct CodeRetail PriceFormatPackageRarityNotesOwned
Original releaseGremlin Graphics1985-01CommercialCassetteUnspecified3
1 found.


Hall Of Fame
1AL826,599"Impossible!" difficulty. Played to level 10 then quit.
2Luca1,707"Hard" difficulty, 3 lives. Played on YAPE 1.1.7, PSX joypad.
3Plus4Punk1,276"Hard" difficulty, 3 lives.
4Csabo1,009YAPE 1.1.0, keyboard controls. Easy mode, 6 lives.
5Luigi Ruffolo885Skill: Hard. Lives: 3. Played on Yape 1.2.0.
6KiCHY708
7GTi563"Hard" difficulty, 3 lives.
8Chronos278


Derived Software
Billy Kid
Pistoleros
Tex Willer (Go Games 3)
Tycoon Tex (Armati)
Tycoon Tex +


Appeared On Compilations
C16 Classics
Omnibus
Xargon Wars / Tycoon Tex
Softy 04 (Chip Tango crack)


Publications
Review: Commodore Horizons 18 (Magazine/English) pg. 15
Review: Retro Gamer 113 (Magazine/English) pg. 78
Review: Home Computing We... 113 (Magazine/English) pg. 11
Cheat: Moj mikro Februar 1987 (Magazine/Slovenian) pg. 66
Advertisement: Computer & Video... June 1985 (Magazine/English) pg. 116


Remakes
TitleCreated byPlatformHomepageNotes
Tycoon TexLacosteGameboy Color
web
2022-03-08


Covers
Cassette Cover (Front)
Submitted by IQ666
Cassette Cover (Front)
[ Large cover ]
Cassette Cover (Side)
Submitted by IQ666
Cassette Cover (Side)
[ Large cover ]


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Physical Media
Cassette
Cassette
Cassette (Red)
Cassette (Red)


Undocumented Options
Though it has been not reported in the official instructions, ingame pause and quit functions had been included.

Press 'Esc' to quit the current game. Press 'Space' to pause the game, and 'Commodore' to get back.


Cheats - How do I use cheats?
>249D AD
>24A0 A5
Unlimited lives
>1EB7 00
>1EEC 00
Invulnerability
>2255 ##Amount needed to complete levels (Default: 1A, lower value means faster)
>2A0B 20 E3 36
>36E3 A9 ## 85 62 CA 60
Select starting level (## = level - 1, default: $00)
>9D 01Instantly finish level (enter in emulator monitor)
G 1800Restart game

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