• Completed by Brendan (Fiery) Phoenix (Assisted by Inge Pedersen)

If ever you wondered which game got me into Commodore 64 game endings, it was this one. Way back in 1984 I was introduced to this game by an old friend of mine who didn't particularly have a good sense of what games were good and what games were bad on the Commodore 64. Most of his collection consisted of second rate titles that never  even made it into the top 100 of the Gallup Charts. But for some reason, he had this little game in his collection that just seemed to stand out and demand my attention. I really felt the need to complete this game to see exactly what the programmers had set in place for anyone who dared complete the challenge. Unfortunately it wasn't to be and the challenge remained forever unbeatable ... until now!

A million thanks goes to Brendan (with a little help from Inge) for completing this game and bringing a 24 year challenge to its conclusion ...

Jack gets his chopper out (Oo-er, Missus)

Go on my son!

"Run for your lives!"

Here comes the Giant ...

"Hold on to your hats!"

Ding-dong the Wicked Giant is dead :)

The End.

HOW WAS IT COMPLETED? Brendan is adamant that he completed this one without the aid of any cheats, but with a little help from Inge Pedersen (another C64endings Regular).

SO WHAT HAPPENS?: Jack's adventure is almost done as he races over to the bottom of the beanstalk and starts hacking away at it with an axe (steady on, lad). Finally, the beanstalk gives way and the Giant falls to earth with an almighty thud.

COMMENTS: Maybe my description above doesn't give the ending any justice, but it really is a cool little ending for such an old game. The programmer, Robert Tinman, was definitely making a conscious effort to give the game player some kind of reward for completing the game. I think he achieved this and more.

FINAL SAY: One of the best endings we've seen for such an early game.

G.E. RATING: 7 / 10