• Completed & Reviewed by Neil Collins

Seymour at the Movies (AKA Seymour goes to Hollywood) is an arcade adventure, which is very similar to the Dizzy series of games. It looks and plays like a Spectrum conversion, so it's not something that stands out on the C64. It is, however, a decent puzzle game if you take the time to play it.

The aim of the game is to control Seymour, who appears to be a walking, talking potato (I'm not really sure what he is). Your task is to locate the film script, find the many hidden Oscars, and enrol several actors for your movie. There are a lot of puzzles to solve that will take you a few hours to do so. Most of the puzzles are fairly logical, with the exception of one or two. The map is large with many locations to explore that contain various items needed to progress through the game. You can interact with various static characters within the game - most of which will need specific objects in order for them to help you on your mission. Fans of the Dizzy games should enjoy this game. I enjoyed playing this one through and was relieved to finally reach the end after approximately five hours of gameplay. This one is definitely worth a look if you like this sort of action/adventure game.

Finally the quest is over.

Time for a chat :)

The End.

HOW WAS IT COMPLETED?: I used an infinite lives cheat.

SO WHAT HAPPENS?: Once you have given the last Oscar to the final actor, the game is complete. The end sequence shows Seymour standing on a podium while Oscars move up and down beside him. The words 'Well Done!' are shown on the message panel above. A couple of the games characters are also shown standing beside the podium. Pressing the fire button returns the game to the title page.