Date   : Mon, 15 Aug 2005 02:49:41 +0100
From   : "Samwise" <samwise@...>
Subject: Re: Chuckie Egg (was: Re: Econet-Ethernet bridge)

> > > > I have a feeling there are two birds in later stages and it gets
> > > > *really* messy. Someone correct me if I'm wrong, I haven't played
> > > > Chuckie Egg since school lunchtimes something like 20 years ago :-)
> > > > 
> > > > cheers
> > > > 
> > > > Jules
> > > 
> > > Sorry, Jules - that's an urban legend.  Amazing the number of 
> > > people who
> > > seem to remember it, tho.

> > Know anything about the Spectrum version? That's the only 
> > other version
> > I played, so it's possible it's a feature there and I'm 
> misremembering
> > it being in the BBC one...
> > 
> > cheers
> > 
> > Jules

> I think this is one of the most FAQs regarding CE.  The 
> Resource Kit in question contains all 13 releases I've been 
> able to confirm existed

> , including the original Spectrum, and none of them - so far
> as I am aware - contain two ducks.  There's also an extensive 
> collection of retro remakes and ports, none of which have 
> this feature, tho I can be less sure of the certainty of that 
> - it's certainly not mentioned in any of their docs/websites.

It's typical, isn't it?

No sooner have I disavowed all such knowledge of the existence of a version
of Chuckie Egg with two ducks in it, and someone goes and releases a retro
remake with that feature in, less than a week later.  The someone in
question being an Australian called Edo Broekman.

More info can be found from here, if anyone's interested:

http://www.bagshot-row.org/chuckie-egg/retroremakes.html#EggStatic

Cheers,

Sam.
The Chuckie Egg Professional's Resource Kit
http://www.bagshot-row.org/chuckie-egg/