I loved having someone else play this game while I observed Pogo the main character always being at the centre of the screen with everything else moving around him. The fake 3d looked pretty real to me and it was one of those c64 titles that you were bound to play for the value of graphics alone. Sure, it was all about memorization and you were supposed to learn where all the tricky bits were , but the experience of playing this "tower toppler" was incredibly fun..It was only later that I learned that Pogo and Populus were beloved by people owning other home computers at the time , and that other ports were equally entertaining and pleasing to the eye. The rising platforms, the simple form of sprites and the sense of depth in perception combined with decent game mechanics on both the towers and the bonus levels made this title a gaming delight.
It might have failed as a sci-fi title if anyone considered this to be a sci-fi game to begin with , but it is an absolute classic of a platformer. It did not spawn a host of clones and new games, but those that appeared (Phatasmagoria for dos!) were always eagerly played by yours truly/
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