The Great Giana Sisters
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The Great Giana Sisters – The C64 Mario Rival Nintendo Forced Off Shelves
️ The Great Giana Sisters (1987) – Commodore 64 Iconic Platform Adventure Released in 1987 by Rainbow Arts and developed by Time Warp, The Great Giana Sisters is one of the most famous and talked-about platform games on the Commodore 64. You guide Giana through a surreal dream world packed with hazards, enemies, and precision jumps, all in a quest to reach a giant diamond and wake from her dream. The gameplay is classic side-scrolling platform action spread across 33 increasingly demanding levels. Giana can jump on enemies, collect gems, and use power-ups that grant new abilities such as projectile attacks or temporarily disabling foes. Tight controls and fast-paced level design demand accuracy, timing, and memorisation to progress. On the C64, the game stood out for its smooth scrolling and colourful visuals, pushing the hardware impressively hard.
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️ The Great Giana Sisters (1987) – Commodore 64 Iconic Platform Adventure Released in 1987 by Rainbow Arts and developed by Time Warp, The Great Giana Sisters is one of the most famous and talked-about platform games on the Commodore 64. You guide Giana through a surreal dream world packed with hazards, enemies, and precision jumps, all in a quest to reach a giant diamond and wake from her dream. The gameplay is classic side-scrolling platform action spread across 33 increasingly demanding levels. Giana can jump on enemies, collect gems, and use power-ups that grant new abilities such as projectile attacks or temporarily disabling foes. Tight controls and fast-paced level design demand accuracy, timing, and memorisation to progress. On the C64, the game stood out for its smooth scrolling and colourful visuals, pushing the hardware impressively hard.
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Magazine Reviews · 9
Contemporary average 80% · range 70.1–96%
ACE
Reviewed by Rod Lawton. Rainbow Arts full-price release
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Commodore Computing Int.
Reviewed by Tony Horgan. US Gold full-price release
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Commodore Force
Reviewed by Rainbow Arts full-price release
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Commodore User
Reviewed by Mike Pattenden. Rainbow Arts full-price release
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Datormagazin
Reviewed by Tomas Hybner. GO! full-price release
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Games Machine
Reviewed by GO! full-price release
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Power Play
Reviewed by Rainbow Arts full-price release
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Zzap!64
Reviewed by Gordon Houghton, Julian Rignall & Paul Glancey. Rainbow Arts full-price release
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Zzap!64
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