• Completed by Vinny Mainolfi
This is a SERIOUSLY cool game: superb graphics, nice SFX and cracking gameplay - well done Cherry software.

So how does the game ending compare? ...

A nice little message and some Bouncing Dudes at the foot of the screen.

A 'thumbs up' from the boss himself (",)

NIIIIIIIIIIIIICE graphics (",)

And finally the story ending and then the credits.

SO WHAT HAPPENS?: Little creatures bounce from the left to the right of the bottom part of the screen whilst the top part displays some great pictures.

From there, the screen changes to a massive picture of a bouncy ball, which is then accompanied by a superb sunset. Finally, a scrolling message appears which reads,

"CONGRATULATIONS! YOU HAVE DONE A TREMENDOUS JOB IN SAVING THE WORLD AND SHALL BE REWARDED THEREAFTER. THE WORLD OF BOUNCY IS ETERNALLY GRATEFUL AND A STATUE WILL BE SKULPTURED TO YOUR HONOUR. UNDER A GREAT SPECTACLE YOU ARE NOMINATED GENERAL OF THE WORLD BOUNCY, AND GET TO BOUNCE YOUR FOOT PRINTS IN THE BOUNCE OF FAME, WITH PEOPLE LIKE BOUNCING ELVIS JUMPING JACK FLASH CARL LEWIS UNFORTUNATELY YOU CAN NOT YET LEAN BACKAND ENJOY THE EFFORTS BEHIND YOUR SUCCESS. AN OTHER JOB AWAITS, AN OTHER ENEMY IS THREATENING THE VERY HEART OF YOUR SYSTEM. WHO KNOWS, YOU MAY HAVE TO DEAL WITH A PROBLEM EVEN BIGGER IN AN AWAITED SEQUEL TO BOUNCY BALLS. WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE MADE THIS GAME POSSIBLE. WITH OUT THEM, WE DO NOT KNOW WHAT ELSE WE COULD HAVE DONE. PROGRAMMING: LEAD PROGRAMMER: ROBERT GY0RVARI ASSISTANT PROGRAMMERS: KIM NORDSTR JOHAN ASTRAND MUSIC: LEAD MUSICIAN JOHAN ASTRAND ASSISTANT MUSICIAN: FREDRIK TERNELL GRAPHIX: KIM NORDSTR0M ANIMATOR: MIRKO JAKSE COVER ARTWORK: ALAIN JANSEN ORIGINAL GAME IDEA: PAVEL OSICZKO PROJECT COORDINATOR: ROBERT GY0RVARI ASSISTANT PROJECT COORDINATOR: PER JACOBSSON ADDITIONAL SUPPORT: RAINIER VAN AUTRJE PRESS COVERAGE GERMANY: MARIO PAPITO PRESS COVERAGE POLAND: PJOTR MAJEWSKI PRESS COVERAGE: EUROPE AND USA: PER JACOBSSON PROGRAMMING TOOL CONSULTANT: STEFAN BURST0M GAME TESTING: ROBERT GY0RVARI FREDRIK TERNELL MIRKO JAKSE PACKAGING: UNIMEDI MANUAL DEVELOPMENT: MARKETING AND SALES: CHERRY SOFTWARE ADDITIONAL THANX TO THE SCENE MAGAZINES SKY HIGH PROPAGANDA DOMINATION VANDALISM NEWS RELAX THE PULSE THE COMMODORE 64 IS STILL IN FOCUS. OVER 10 YEARS AND RUNNING. WE WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP SOFTWARE AS LONG AS YOU KEEP THE FACE - AND YOU HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB SO FAR! YOU ARE WELCOME TO WRITE US FOR INFORMATION ON ALL OUR COMMING GAMES THIS YEAR. PLEASE INCLUDE DISKS FOR FREE PREVIEWS. WE HOPE YOU WILL ENJOY RETURN OF THE LIONS (COSMOS DESIGN) MAGICAL FORMULA (EBD AND NEW ENTRY) FUTURE WORLD (CHERRY SOFTWARE) AND ALL OUR IN COMING GAMES AS MUCH AS YOU DID WITH BOUNCY BALLS CHERRY SOFTWARE YOURS SINCERELY, R CODE AND ART CHERRY SOFTWARE".

The whole ending is accompanied by some nice music (",).

COMMENTS: I know I have said it before, but this game and the ending is SERIOUSLY cool and deserves to be up there with the top Commodore 64 game endings of all time. Cherry software have really thought this one through and spent some time creating a great ending.

FINAL SAY: Top marks to Cherry Software (",)

G.E. RATING: 10 / 10