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Video Meanies
Title:Video Meanies
Category:Game/ArcadeAdventure
Release Date:
Language:English
Size:16K
Machine:PAL & NTSC
Code Type:Machine code
Distribution:Commercial/TA
Product Code:2C 0131
Retail Price:£1.99
Game ending type:Has an end, restarts (reward)
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Released by:Mastertronic
Trained by:Castor Crew (CC)
Code by:Kelly, Tony
Cracked by:TSM
Notes:AKA Video Nasty. The author has coded the C64 version too, which looks quite different. Many years after the official release, Dale has converted this C16 version to C64. Novaload serial: N103131.
  External links:
    C64 release
    Converted C16 version on C64

User Rating: 7.3/10 (16 votes)
Video Meanies Screenshot


Game Endings
This game has an ending!


Releases
NameReleased ByRelease DateDistributionProduct CodeRetail PriceFormatPackageRarityNotesOwned
Original releaseMastertronic1986Commercial2C 0131£1.99CassetteUnspecified7
1 found.


Hall Of Fame
1Luca1,514,077Played on real hardware.
2john4p465,966Played with Dualshock 4 on YAPE 1.1.6.
3Plus4Punk226,849
4MIK224,952Played on a real C16 using the original tape release.
5George137,866On a real machine sometime in the 80's.
6Chronos119,532Yape 1.1.6, keyboard.
7retroscener87,479Played on a real C16.
8Csabo78,988YAPE 1.2.0, keyboard controls.
9RoePipi77,028Played on YAPE 1.2.0, keyboard as joystick.
10Atisoft63,709YAPE 1.2.0.
11siz54,622Real plus/4, joystick.
12MMS51,183
13gerliczer28,054plus4emu 1.2.11.
14DGS19,622Played on YAPE.


HVTC
Video Meanies
Hollywood Poker (CC crack's intro)


Derived Software
Caverne
Utopia
Video Mania


Appeared On Compilations
Mastertronic 'Woolies' Pack 4
MBC-Info 8
Game Mix 2


Publications
Map: Commodore Világ 27 (Magazine/Hungarian) pg. 31
Review: ZZAP! C16 (Magazine/English) pg. 6
Review: Zzap! 15 (Magazine/Italian) pg. 45
Review: Your Commodore February 1987 (Magazine/English) pg. 47
Cheat: H And D's C16 Plu... Volume 2 Issue 3 (Magazine/English) pg. 7
Review: Videogiochi 40 (Magazine/Italian) pg. 16
Review: Commodore User 39 (Magazine/English) pg. 70
Review: Retro Gamer 113 (Magazine/English) pg. 79
News: Aktueller Softwar... 1/1987 (Magazine/German) pg. 64
Cheat: Commodore Világ 11 (Magazine/Hungarian) pg. 23
Review: Retro Gamer 258 (Magazine/English) pg. 32
Review: Computer Gamer 21 (Magazine/English) pg. 16


Remakes
TitleCreated byPlatformHomepageNotes
Video Meanies remakeWindows
web


Covers
Cassette Cover (Front)
Cassette Cover (Front)
Cassette Cover (Side)
Cassette Cover (Side)
Note the name 'Video Nasty' in the top right corner of the screenshots.
Cassette Cover (Back)
Cassette Cover (Back)
[ Large cover ]


Physical Media
Cassette Submitted by IQ666
Cassette
Cassette Package Submitted by Ati
Cassette Package


Maps
Game Map Preview
Download: videomeanies-map.gif
Created by Csabo
Description: Game Map
Dimensions: 1927x1289
File size: 120 KB. Created on 2002-04-05.


Final

Load this .FRE file as snapshot in YAPE emulator.


Instructions
Joystick in port 1

Keyboard
; Left
: Right
K Up
M Down
Return Fire / Enter a letter (during hiscore recording)
P Pause
D Quit (UNREPORTED!)
F1 Start game
Z Scroll letters left
X Scroll letters left


Cheats - How do I use cheats?
>29BC ADUnlimited lives
>28A3 EANo enemies
>1D26 00Unlimited energy
>1F27 A9
>1F75 00
>2191 FF
>219F FF
Invulnerability
G 1A18Restart game

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