gives the player temporary invincibility. Controlling Jack can be difficult, as unlike many more modern platform games like Mario or Sonic where the character responds immediately to joystick input, Black Lamp moves the player in set increments of distance, so if the player starts walking in one direction, Jack cannot stop or turn around until he has taken a full step in that direction. Music In the Atari ST and Amiga versions of Black Lamp, the title screen music is a version of Elizabethan Serenade by Ronald Binge, while the in-game music is a rendition of the English folk song Greensleeves. In the ZX Spectrum and C64 versions, the title screen music is an original piece by Tim Follin. Reception Black Lamp was generally well received by reviewers, with many praising the game's graphics and animation. Main criticisms of the game were its high difficulty level, and difficult control system. Computer and Video Games magazine, issue 77 awarded the ST version 5/5 stating that "each screen is beautifully illustrated and populated with some really amazing creatures, all brilliantly animated". Commodore User, Aug 1988, gave the Amiga version 7/10, and described the scenery as "beautifully detailed". Zzap!64 issue 36 gave the Commodore 64 version 78/100, citing "startlingly good graphics", but "high difficulty level and awkward control". References External links Black Lamp at Lemon Amiga Black Lamp for the Atari ST at Atari Mania Black Lamp for the Atari 8-bit family at Atari Mania 1988 video games Atari ST games Amiga games Commodore 64 games Atari 8-bit family games Telecomsoft games Video games about dragons Video games scored by Fred Gray Video games scored by Tim Follin Video games developed in the United Kingdom ZX Spectrum games Single-player video games