Remember Thing On A Spring? Chris Sorrell does. The creator of the James Pond trilogy was a Commodore 64 fan growing up, and Gremlin’s distinctive platformer, which was set in a surreal toy factory, would prove to be a huge influence on the second game in the series, RoboCod.
“I wanted to revisit one of my childhood favourites, ,” Chris told , back in 2007. “That set me off thinking about Santa’s toy factory having been taken over by an evil -style villain called Dr Maybe. It was a crazy convergence of ideas and influences.” Indeed, was a series of spoofs layered on top of each other for maximum lampoonery, with a cloying Christmas theme and a chocolate biscuit (Penguin) promotion thrown in
