From: john@junk.com
"Azel" wrote in message
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> CMC wrote:
>> I was at my local game store (not a chain, only two local stores) today
>> and the manager of the store, a friend of mine, showed me this game
>> called Junction for the Sega Genesis. It is published by Micronet Co.,
>> Ltd. and is rated H for "High Level of Intellect Needed To Complete This
>> Game". I am wondering if anyone has heard of and/or played this game
>> before?
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Colin
>
> yes, Junction, how do i love thee... great game. actually, if you look at
> the small print around Micronet you'll find that it was somewhere
> connected to Konami, possibly a subsidiary or temporary publishing house,
> kinda like Matsuya and Renovation.
>
> k, onto the important stuff. Ever played those tile slide puzzles? y'know,
> like the Picture Puzzle on MACs, or those tile puzzles w/ tiles labeled
> 1~15? yeah, that's the basic mechanic of the game. but it takes on a sweet
> twist. you have to play the tile game while a ball rolls along the track
> labyrinth. if the ball runs out of track you lose a life. later they add
> enemies to chase down your ball, too, just in case if it wasn't hard
> enough. the goal is to roll the ball through all the periphery U-turns
> (it's those semicircle flaps around the edge of the board). also, the ball
> NEVER STOPS. if you pause you are not allowed to view the tile board, so
> no cheating and leisurely strategizing! oh, and you gotta do this before
> time runs out. fun!
>
I was really hopeful for this game when I got it, I used to really like
guttang guttong. But for some silly reason Junction has taken a pretend 3d
isometric view of the play field which really kills it for me.
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