Thing on a Spring
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| DeveloperTemplate:Pluralize from text | Gremlin Graphics |
| PublisherTemplate:Pluralize from text | Gremlin Graphics |
| DirectorTemplate:Pluralize from text | Template:If first display both |
| ProducerTemplate:Pluralize from text | Template:If first display both |
| ProgrammerTemplate:Pluralize from text | Jason Perkins Anthony Clarke |
| ArtistTemplate:Pluralize from text | Mark Rogers |
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| ComposerTemplate:Pluralize from text | Rob Hubbard |
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| PlatformTemplate:Pluralize from text | Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64 |
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| GenreTemplate:Pluralize from text | Puzzle-platform |
| ModeTemplate:Pluralize from text | Single-player |
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Thing on a Spring is a side-scrolling puzzle-platform game released in 1985 for the Amstrad CPC and Commodore 64 by Gremlin Graphics. The player controls a character resembling Zebedee from The Magic Roundabout through a toy factory while avoiding evil toys.
The game was written by Jason Perkins and Anthony Clarke with graphics by Mark Rogers. The musical score was the first videogame tune ever composed by Rob Hubbard.[1]
Reception
Thing on a Spring was given an overall rating of 93% in issue 4 of Zzap!64 magazine, earning it a "Sizzler" rating. Julian Rignall wrote that "the sound is unbelievable, I won't describe it but just wait until you hear it; words fail".[2]
Your Commodore said the game "isn't your run of the mill platform game, it's far superior to most that have been launched recently". They also said it had "some superb graphics and sound" and recommended a purchase. It was given a 4 out of 5 star rating.[3]
Your 64 found the game's screens to be "very basic" but it was still "great fun". They praised the music which "helped make this game a frenetic experience" and said the game was "in the inimitable Gremlin style". It was rated 3 stars out of 5.[4]
Legacy
Along with Rockford from Boulder Dash, the Thing on a Spring character became a regular graphic element printed in the margins of Zzap!64.
Thing Bounces Back was released as a sequel in 1987, also by Gremlin.[5]
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Interview with Rob Hubbard". Karsmakers.nl. Retrieved 2025-06-15.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Redirecting".
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Your Commodore Magazine Issue 13". October 1985.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Your 64 Magazine Issue 13". September 1985.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Unknown".[permanent dead link]
External links
- Thing on a Spring at Gamebase 64
- Thing on a Spring at Lemon 64
- Thing on a Spring at MobyGames
