Reindeer Rescue

Reindeer Rescue

Released2006
Reindeer Rescue is the "unlimited" release of the 2005 Holiday Cart. Reindeer Rescue is an original homebrew game written by Bob Montgomery, author of the captivating homebrew game Go Fish! In Reindeer Rescue you must help Santa rescue his lost reindeer in a journey that has you starting at the North Pole, racing through frozen tundra, ice caves, suburbia, and the big city! But Santa is not the athlete he used to be (1943 state champion in 400m)--he has grown a little...girthy...around the middle. His doesn't have quite the energy he used to, and if it drops too low he'll fail in his task! Along the way Santa will encounter many objects in the air and on the ground--some will help and some will hinder, so be careful! Reindeer Rescue features in-game artwork by Nathan Strum, and included a beautifully illustrated label and manual by Dave Exton, whose brush graces many homebrew games.

Details

PublisherAtariAge
ReleasedOctober 1, 2006
StatusReleased
GenresPlatformArcade
ThemesAction
PlatformsATA Atari 2600
ModesSingle player

About This Game

Santa cannot find his reindeer and Christmas Eve is running out. The journey to recover them takes him from the North Pole through frozen tundra, into ice caves, across suburban neighborhoods, and into the city. There is a complication: Santa is not the athlete he once was — he was the state 400-meter champion in 1943, but the decades since have added a substantial amount of weight. His energy depletes as he travels, and if it drops too low, the reindeer go unfound and the deliveries do not happen.