MORE CLASSIC LIONHEART MOMENTS

VISUAL OVERLOAD

To see Lionheart running on an Amiga was to be blown away by a shocking display of graphical power. The game used every trick in the book, displaying hundreds of colours and impressive parallax effects, while still offering smooth animation. But it wasn’t just a technical showcase – all of the programming cleverness only served to enhance Henk Nieborg’s already distinctive art.

WALK THE DINOSAUR

As we already mentioned, Valdyn gets to ride a dinosaur – and that’s not all this level is memorable for, as you find yourself under attack from a massive airship which wants to bomb you back to the Jurassic era. You’ll need to hop on and off your steed in order to fend off the most dangerous enemy of the game so far.

TOWER OF TERROR

Climbing a tower using a series of swinging platforms is tricky at the best of times, and Valdyn is under attack from various enemies as usual. But the thing that really piles on the pressure during this perilous ascent is the presence of rising waters, because our heroic cat person is incapable of swimming and will drown if you spend your time faffing around.

BURNING MAN

If you want to add an element of danger to any event, add some fire. When that event is a fight with a creature that’s already twice the height of you and hell-bent on ensuring that you die in the most painful way possible, making that creature out of fire is indisputably a case of Too Much Danger™. Run away!