Eagle-eyed players of AP46's Skidmarks 2 demo will have spotted a game called Gloom buned deep within the 'Read me' message. They may have wondered if this was perhaps cryptically referring to yel another potential version of Doom - but on the Amiga Yes! It was. Gloom (probably usl a working title) is being programmed by Mark Sibly, the New Zealand-resident hero who put together Guardian. Overkill and also BM/ Basic 2. which was used to develop Guardian and Skidmarks 2 Marks not absolutely sure what he's going to be doing with the game at the moment - whether ' he'll be publishing it through Ac>d or looking elsewhere (So take note, any software publishers lacking their awn version of Doom.) But it's almost finished and just needs a lew more 1 levels designing and some music and sound effects putting in We've been playing a three-level demo ol Gloom, and have found If to be enormous lun. although rather closer to Wotlensiem ihan Doom You can alter ihe size and detail ol the display, but even with everything trom the blood-lhlrsly characters In current beal-'em-ups' which are a cause of concern to many parents". Phew, eh It's cartoon-style game, appropriately enough, so characters get humorously flattened and stretched about.
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