longer present. As well as snoozes that temporarily freeze the robots and lift resets, the player can now collect bombs and mines that can be used to blow up holes in the floor, or to open safes. Bombs explode after a specific time, whereas mines explode if the player or an enemy robot touches them. Development Unlike most computer game sequels of the time, Impossible Mission II did not use any code from the original game. The graphics were remade from scratch using a bitmap animation tool called Film Director. The lead platform was the Atari ST, with work on the Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum ports being started once the Atari ST version was nearly complete. All the rooms in Impossible Mission II were redesigned for the ZX Spectrum version. According to Novotrade programmer László Szenttornyai, who coded the Spectrum version, the NES version of the game "almost wasn't released because of the strict situation between Epyx and Nintendo." Reception The game received mixed reviews from critics. Common criticisms were the game's overt similarity to and lack of improvement from the original Impossible Mission and the extremely limited sound. However, the challenging puzzles, impressive player character animations, and the tension of playing against the clock were all praised by multiple critics. It was voted best platform game ("Geschicklichkeitsspiel") of 1988 by German magazine PowerPlay. Legacy In 2004, Impossible Mission was one of the games included on the C64 Direct-to-TV. Both Impossible Mission and its sequel were also included in the C64 Mini. Impossible Mission and Impossible Mission II were followed by Impossible Mission 2025, an Amiga exclusive. Impossible Mission 2025 abandoned the corridor layout of different rooms and instead includes one big room. The player also has the choice of three different characters: the normal secret agent, a female gymnast, and an android. References External links Images of Impossible Mission II manual 1988 video games Platform games Amiga games Appaloosa Interactive games Apple II games Apple IIGS games Commodore 64 games DOS games ZX Spectrum games Amstrad CPC games Atari ST games Unauthorized video games U.S. Gold games Video games developed in Hungary Video game sequels Epyx games Virtual Console games Spy video games Single-player video games