“MitiC64”

The C64 left the scene years ago. But its spirit is alive and well. Just think of the incredibly active communities of enthusiasts, who still propose new exciting VGs, and much more. This "age-old" column will showcase memorable VGs, deemed "indisputably" by yours truly as classics. Ready? No? How not! “Journey to the Centre of Earth” was released in '84 by Ozisoft. The goal is to retrieve treasures from the depths of the earth and bring them back to the surface. It seems easy but it’s not. The character is agile, can jump, climb walls, and grab onto ledges, but can also fall if the height is too great.
Traps, puzzles, monsters, underwater tunnels (complete with an oxygen meter) will block your path. Think about it, over 35 years have passed, but it’s still astonishing how so many ideas were created with limited hardware resources. In the inventory, you can carry various items or place them on the ground and retrieve them later. There are guns (with limited ammo), containers (for water and oil), explosives, keys, boomerangs (hehe!), umbrellas, teleports, oxygen capsules... A catchy little tune will accompany you, although after a while, it might get stuck in your head. Have fun. So long.