Back in the 1980s heyday of the ZX Spectrum, Gremlin Graphics enjoyed huge success with a series of games featuring their Monty Mole character. The series has recently been resurrected with the release of Monty’s Honey Run in January 2017, and now its follow up, Monty Mole and the Temple of Lost Souls, is here.

Developed by Andy Johns, a former employee at Electronic Arts and ZX coder, Monty Mole and the Temple of Lost Souls follows our rodent hero as he explores temples of Egypt. Here, Monty has to explore the tombs and temples, collect the relics, and escape unharmed.

Using Jonathan Cauldwell’s Arcade Game Designer, Andy Johns has created a classic Monty Mole game: single screen platforming action with the player negotiating various nasties, avoiding obstacles, and collecting items. Familiar territory for anyone who has played a Monty game such as Monty on the Run (1985), Auf Wiedersehen Monty (1987), or Impossamole (1990).

Monty Mole and the Temple of Lost Souls is available to download for free. Also, keep an eye on the Bum Fun Software website, as a physical release is on its way, too.

Source: Retroinvaders

Neil Reive

An avid retrogamer who has worked on various projects, magazines, and fanzines. He started his videogaming journey with the Amstrad CPC464 computer before moving onto a Commodore 64, then the Sega Mega Drive, followed by a multitude of PCs.