Retrospective Review: Fireman Sam (1991 Commodore 64 Game)
By
jandeboevrie
The kind of bagel that ruins lesser bagels for you.
Summary
A humorous retrospective review of the 1991 Commodore 64 game 'Fireman Sam' by Bizarre Developments. The author, feeling too mentally exhausted for demanding games, explores this obscure children's TV show adaptation as part of a series covering ephemeral home computer games. The article provides detailed analysis of the game's mechanics, graphics, and gameplay while maintaining a lighthearted, self-deprecating tone about the author's gaming fatigue and the game's quality.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledAt the moment, my brain's too fried to play a 'proper' videogame, but that's not going to stop me from writing these articles because there are enough – more than enough – ephemeral, barely-there home computer games based on kid's TV shows to keep me going until 2032 or so.
There's Sam now, holding his hose while his friend Elvis vigorously pumps it from behind. I'm too tired to play videogames that require skill and reflexes, but not so tired I can't make double entendres.
With that in mind, here's one of them: Bizarre Developments' 1991 Commodore 64 serial-arson-em-up Fireman Sam!
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