One of those mysterious games that I never got too far in. Some jaw dropping at the bonus level - no chance those are c64 graphics but damn straight that's the case! I'm 27 now, and continue to be fascinated by a some sort of unique atmosphere c64 had with its games... sometimes I dream of sitting at the edge of stratosphere, with me a sid chip and an aura of silence, loneliness. ..hmm, that's some post :)
Yeah, definitely one of the classic C64 games and one of the better ones. Very nicely done. Decent graphics for the day. Nice animation and a cute animal character to boot. Just a great piece of software for the C64.
Wow, I'm an Atari ST fanboy, I didn't expect the C64 version to be this good. The pseudo3d technique used in this game is so impressive to me, I wonder why more games didn't use similar techniques? Such an original concept for the time.
Apparently Nebulus was ported to Nintendo and called Castelian. On youtube there a guy who claims it's one of the worst games ever. Maybe the Nintendo version,not this however. Nebulus was dynamite in 1987.
i loved this game, i failed it in my childhood, but a year so or go back, i brought my amiga down from the loft and gave it ago at age21. and completed, but i felt kind of sad inside not having won it at when i was a kid. ahhhh. the memories though!
Excellent game by excellent coder, I had the ST version, and JMP managed to make the thing scroll smoothly on the bonus level (The ST is notorious for having crap scrolling due to no hardware support) This looks amazing for the C64!
@marksims68 SUPERCOOL! I have ALWAYS been absolutely SHOCKED by the smoothness of the tower rotation. It was unbelievable for C64... The platforms appearing and disappearing behind the tower as it rotates, that's just pure class. Mindblowing... To think that this hardware has been around for ~30 years. OMG!!!!
Jumping??? How-too?
jocika99 3 weeks ago
great game
Cornbag 2 months ago
best c64 game ever
detoxcaso 4 months ago
the closest you'll ever get to the goat tower.
chuakip 5 months ago
Geez, why was so necessary to put a time limit into this game? I always play it with a time trainer.
1xWertzui 5 months ago
Damn hard game! Even the 2nd level is like expert skill level..
xtmotorcycle 5 months ago
what are the controls for this?
Alianger 8 months ago
hehe catch some fish! awesome expression!
sixtenbruce 8 months ago
He looks like a SPORE alien
unifiedreality 10 months ago
Fabulous game. Great twist on the platform genre.
KaitainCPS 10 months ago
Nice video. Is there any chance you could send me the theme song from the opening of the game.
ATARI800XLfan 10 months ago
ugh i played this on the original gameboy and i could not pass stage 1...
terencewoelke 1 year ago
I just got a nostalgic feeling! perfect.
Wohlstandskind82 1 year ago
man..... this game had impressive graphics for its time. but i never finished it, i thought it was hard
JegHarEnLillePik 1 year ago
l'ho sempre detto che il comodore spacca il culo a tutti!
snipermack89 1 year ago
Is this the NTSC Version of the game ?
It seems to be a little bit faster than on my PAL C64.
Slamy1000 1 year ago
Some of the cleverest and most creative graphics ever seen on the C64, and a fun game to boot.
mbeswick 1 year ago
This looks much better than the NES version, Castelian.
super8robotg6 1 year ago
Adorable!
neglesaks 1 year ago
Absolute classic. I remember this game cost me £2.50 from an amiaga games fair. Great vid
jbl456 1 year ago
the best game ........THX
azivadek 1 year ago
nice nice. i tried and i failed :(
BR242x001 1 year ago
One of those mysterious games that I never got too far in. Some jaw dropping at the bonus level - no chance those are c64 graphics but damn straight that's the case! I'm 27 now, and continue to be fascinated by a some sort of unique atmosphere c64 had with its games... sometimes I dream of sitting at the edge of stratosphere, with me a sid chip and an aura of silence, loneliness. ..hmm, that's some post :)
tunnoton 1 year ago
amiga version better, this lacks colours, horrible.
vegunited06 1 year ago
Hmm, I still have this game in fact. Played it a few weeks ago on my C64. Still as fun as it was 20 years ago.
jkeelsnc 1 year ago
Yeah, definitely one of the classic C64 games and one of the better ones. Very nicely done. Decent graphics for the day. Nice animation and a cute animal character to boot. Just a great piece of software for the C64.
jkeelsnc 1 year ago
man this freaking game is as hard as its was 20years ago screw it :(
munkstaven 2 years ago
Wow, I'm an Atari ST fanboy, I didn't expect the C64 version to be this good. The pseudo3d technique used in this game is so impressive to me, I wonder why more games didn't use similar techniques? Such an original concept for the time.
tosgem 2 years ago
This game was the best on C64, my favour game, glad to see it again :-)
windswept23 2 years ago
My GOD. I'd never played this, but the visuals are bloody fantastic! :O
ozwalled2007 2 years ago
lol my Girlfriend is getting really angry with this game right now in the other room! pmsl
weblefeck 2 years ago
There was hardly every a game based on such a good idea (climbing up a tower beside lots of traps).
I played this game when I was 12 years old. Man that's already a so long time.
BattlestarGentoo 2 years ago 4
too classic for words! Astounding!
jbl456 2 years ago
Loved this game. Took me months to finish it. Is it just me, or does it look like this longplay was done with collision detection off?!!
DerGraueGeist 2 years ago
It was not.
laffer35 2 years ago
Guess the game is a bit more forgiving than I remember then (eg at 1:33, 1:36, 1:50).
Absolutely amazing precision playing I have to say!!!
DerGraueGeist 2 years ago
Great game.
I have the Game Boy version on a pirate 32 in 1 which I strongly regret buying...
I do not condone piracy.
ineedapizza 2 years ago
the graphics are bether then PC CGA and EGA versions .I do not know is there a VGA PC version
dushanostoich 2 years ago
Awesome game. Played it all the time! :)
jkeelsnc 3 years ago
Skillz!
lyricallobster 3 years ago
In case anybody is interested to know (and doesn't know it yet) this has recently come out for the Nintendo Wii's Virtual Console in Europe. :D
SovanJedi 3 years ago
Aaaa!!Я играл в это!
Valent777 4 years ago
Apparently Nebulus was ported to Nintendo and called Castelian. On youtube there a guy who claims it's one of the worst games ever. Maybe the Nintendo version,not this however. Nebulus was dynamite in 1987.
McLarenMercedes 4 years ago
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this game reminds me of my dick, long and rotating
awesomeradical69 4 years ago
Fantastic game play. lol just noticed the brick towers appear to be floating on water.
NibblesBigNuts 4 years ago
It was one of my favourites:)
trandoshan85 4 years ago
It had damn good graphics for the time
surfingthechaos 4 years ago 2
i loved this game, i failed it in my childhood, but a year so or go back, i brought my amiga down from the loft and gave it ago at age21. and completed, but i felt kind of sad inside not having won it at when i was a kid. ahhhh. the memories though!
vegunited06 4 years ago
Excellent game by excellent coder, I had the ST version, and JMP managed to make the thing scroll smoothly on the bonus level (The ST is notorious for having crap scrolling due to no hardware support) This looks amazing for the C64!
MiggyRGB 4 years ago
One of the best games of all time... hicksler, you don't even know what you're talking about.
washinlein 4 years ago
I met the author John Phillips at a computer show and he explained how he got the rotation of the towers perfect, classy programmer that one!
Bloody good game too.
marksims68 4 years ago 5
Cool!
laffer35 4 years ago
@marksims68 SUPERCOOL! I have ALWAYS been absolutely SHOCKED by the smoothness of the tower rotation. It was unbelievable for C64... The platforms appearing and disappearing behind the tower as it rotates, that's just pure class. Mindblowing... To think that this hardware has been around for ~30 years. OMG!!!!
jakubkrcma 5 months ago
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Fuck retard game!!!!!!!!!!
hicksler 4 years ago
@ hicksler
Nebulus is a classic.
zeusgb 4 years ago 2
hicksler you wrong it a god game so get you facts straight pal
DarkMario86 4 years ago
Yeah, this is an awesome game, and you play it flawlessly! Nice job.
muso83 4 years ago