12 O'Clock |
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12 O'Clock (or Twelve O'Clock in scrolling logo) is a puzzle game, developed in 1991 and published in August 1992.
Your goal is to rotate hour hands so they all point up. However, you can only rotate combinations. You choose them using the locks in the middle, and rotate using the side arrows. For example, if both top locks are closed, the top arrows affect the two hands in the top corners, and the bottom arrows affect the six hands in the two bottom rows.
The combinations don't change across the 20 levels, so you can figure everything out in the first level.
Screenshots
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Credits, greetings, instructions, clipart.
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Year and island of development.
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Game start.
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Take your time.
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Selecting a combination of clocks.
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Brief continue screen.
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Music
Previously on Ultrix (C64), programmer Boris Müller started getting music from Lars Hutzelmann, who had since switched to his long-time favorite editor, Soundmaster v3.1. The jingles restart after a few seconds because Soundmaster does not support stopping. HVSC states since 2002 that Hutzelmann's music is meant for the 8580 chip.
Recording
All songs were recorded, plus 10 seconds fade-out, from the game:
- on a real C64C PAL with an 8580 R5 4091.
- in VICE 3.9 with C64 PAL and a bias of 80.
(Source: composer's release.)
Credits
- Ripper: High Voltage SID Collection
- Recorder: Professor Chaos
- Game Credits:
(Sources: 1st and 2nd title page, RAM, composer's release.)
Game Rip
Audio Devices
This game uses the computer's built-in SID chip. The basses, non-title drums, and a few melodies in Title sound different on every machine because they use SID's unstable filter.
An official NTSC release is unlikely.
Releases
Although the issue was announced for 1992-08-21, four groups stated spreading its three games up to six days earlier.
Austria |
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Title: |
Game On Ausgabe 9/92 (Game On issue 9/92) |
Platform: |
C64 |
Released: |
1992-08-?? |
Publisher: |
CP Verlag GmbH |
Switzerland |
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Title: |
Game On Ausgabe 9/92 (Game On issue 9/92) |
Platform: |
C64 |
Released: |
1992-08-?? |
Publisher: |
CP Verlag GmbH |
Luxembourg |
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Title: |
Game On Ausgabe 9/92 (Game On issue 9/92) |
Platform: |
C64 |
Released: |
1992-08-?? |
Publisher: |
CP Verlag GmbH |
Germany |
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Title: |
Game On Ausgabe 9/92 (Game On issue 9/92) |
Platform: |
C64 |
Released: |
1992-08-?? |
Publisher: |
CP Verlag GmbH |
Luxembourg |
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Title: |
Game On GOLd Edition 1/93 |
Platform: |
C64 |
Released: |
1993-0?-?? |
Publisher: |
CP Verlag GmbH |
Austria |
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Title: |
Game On GOLd Edition 1/93 |
Platform: |
C64 |
Released: |
1993-0?-?? |
Publisher: |
CP Verlag GmbH |
Switzerland |
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Title: |
Game On GOLd Edition 1/93 |
Platform: |
C64 |
Released: |
1993-0?-?? |
Publisher: |
CP Verlag GmbH |
Germany |
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Title: |
Game On GOLd Edition 1/93 |
Platform: |
C64 |
Released: |
1993-0?-?? |
Publisher: |
CP Verlag GmbH |
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