Commodore Format Archive

One game, above all others, is intrinsically linked with Commodore Format: the 100% rated platformer, Mayhem In Monsterland.

We’ve probably talked about it more than any other title here on the Commodore Format Archive. Here’s our complete collection of exclusive articles on the game, including three pieces from CF staff reflecting on it for the first time in two decades!

Our opinion, for what it’s worth, is that it is a real shame the controversial review score is what Mayhem In Monsterland is remembered for. It’s a stunning piece of work and deserves to be enjoyed for what it is.

That’s not to say we disagree with dishing out such a rating, though. You can read all about why it got the perfect 100% here direct from the people who decided that it would. CF

THOSE FEATURES IN FULL

NEW! Warren Pilkington fixes the game’s infamous lives bug

• EXCLUSIVE ANDY ROBERTS tells us the real story behind the making of the game for the very first time. 

• EXCLUSIVE Editor ANDY HUTCHINSON reflects on that 100% review score

• EXCLUSIVE Editor TRENTON WEBB left CF before Mayhem was finished. Find out what review score he’d have given it! 

• EXCLUSIVE Editor SIMON FORRESTER on Mayhem In Monsterland at 20

• EXCLUSIVE See draft artwork for the game’s box and logo – never seen before! 

• FEATURE Our piece on Mayhem in 2014, featuring at number one in CF’s Top Ten Games