Doc Xmas

NOTE: This game is currently available as part of the C64 Xmas Bundle along with 13 other games for $5 @ https://itch.io/b/699/c64-xmas-bundle Xmas Edition

This special Christmas release of the award winning Doc Cosmos contains some graphical updates to make Doc  more seasonal along with 5 additional puzzling screens that cannot be found in the original game and some minor bug fixes.

Story

Doc Xmas is on the very very familiar search for a powerful alien device that is rumored to be able to allow the user to time travel. He arrives on the  snowy alien planet to begin his quest to obtain the device but soon gets stuck in the underground complex.

Use the device to switch between timelines to change Docs control scheme and alter the scenery in order to progress through the complex and find a way out. Search for keys to open the multitude of doors blocking Docs way. With your help Doc can get out with the device and begin his adventures in time!

Features

• Large map with 52 screens and two versions of each one!
• Timeline system, switch between different timelines and change the scenery
• Dual Control system, Doc controls differently in each timeline

Controls:

Joystick in Port2 

• Left/Right to walk
• Up to jump 
• Fire to activate device when charged
• Left/Right on title screen to select music mode 

Playing on a Windows PC

To make it easier to get started playing this game in an emulator you can just download DocXmasVice.zip that contains VICE 3.4 GTK and already set up batch files to get you started!

To play on other versions of VICE C64 you can for instance download VICE 2.4 SDL from here:

http://www.zimmers.net/anonftp/pub/cbm/crossplatform/emulators/VICE/SDLVICE-2.4-win64-x64.zip

VICE downloads for other platforms can be found through: http://vice-emu.sourceforge.net/