The Vikings have limited space in their inventory which they can use to keep various items. The player controls one Viking at a time, but can switch between them at any point. The player has to use the three Vikings as a team if he wants to get past the increasingly difficult levels and puzzles. Baleog the Fierce can shoot things with his arrows (including switches) or kill things with his sword. Olaf the Stout has a shield which can block attacks, function as an air glider or as a step to stand on. Eric the Swift can jump, run and bash through walls with his tough helmet. Instead of one character who can jump, run, shoot, collect items, flip switches and so on, there are three different characters, each with his own skills. The Lost Vikings is a side-scrolling platform puzzle game with a twist. The three Vikings will have to combine their unique skills to defeat Tomator, as well as a vast array of aliens, robots, giant snails, big lizards and more. Three Vikings, Eric the Swift, Olaf the Stout and Baleog the Fierce, were kidnapped by the alien Tomator, the evil Croutonian ruler, who is collecting unique life forms to display in his gallery. We've requested more info from the developer and will update when we find out what its plans are.Amiga, Amiga CD32, Game Boy Advance, Genesis, SNES, Windows It's unclear if Rock 'n Roll Racing was scaled back because Blizzard is planning to add the rest of the game as a paid transaction or if its simply a copyright issue. Portrayed from an isometric point of view, Rock 'n Roll Racing pitted players against one another in hazard-ridden obstacle courses set across various planets.īoth games were later ported to the GBA in 2003.

Players have to toggle between all three to make any progress.īlizzard also added a free version of Rock 'n Roll Racing, though Blizzpro has reported that this is a scaled down 'lite' version of the game with only three tracks available, one racer to play as, and a some of its trademark music missing.įor the uninitiated, Rock 'n Roll Racing is Blizzard's SNES and Sega Mega Drive offering from 1993. Of the three playable characters, only one of them can fight, while another can run and jump, and another has a shield used for protection, gliding, and as a stepladder for his pals. It follows the exploits of three vikings who need to work together to find their way out of various rooms after being kidnapped by aliens.

The Lost Vikings is a puzzle game from 1992 - back when Blizzard was called Silicon & Synapse - that originally debuted on the SNES before being ported to the Sega Mega Drive, Amiga and PC the following year. Blizzard has made one of its oldest and most beloved games, The Lost Vikings, free on.

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