Rody & Mastico

Rody and Mastico is a 1989 educational interactive storybook video game for children, released on Atari ST, Amiga, Amstrad CPC and DOS. The game was available in English, French, and German. The game was coded by Jean-Michel Forgeas. A seventh unofficial episode, Rody in Ibiza, was developed by fans in 2016[1]

Rody & Mastico
Developer(s)Lankhor 
Publisher(s)Lankhor 
Platform(s)Amiga
Amstrad CPC
Atari ST 
Release1989
Genre(s)Educational

Plot and gameplay

The game consists of 6 parts, each developing the story further toward its ultimate conclusion. The protagonist Rody and his companion Mastico are on a quest to locate the multicoloured star. To progress through the story, players must correctly answer questions.

Critical reception
Reception
Review scores
PublicationScore
Génération4 (R&M)16/20[2]
Amstrad (R&M2)77%[3]
Joystick (R&M)60%[4]
Tilt (R&M)B[5]
Tilt (R&M3)7/10[6]

A review in Joystick gave the original game a rating of 60%, while two separate reviews of the sequel gave scores of 78%, and 89%.[7] Amstar praised the graphics, deeming them appealing to the game's target market.[8]

The software was nominated by Tilt for an Educational Gold Tilt award for Best Educational Software.[9]

References
  1. Rody A Ibiza: github link of the unofficial suite.
  2. "Lankhor.net". 29 May 2003. Archived from the original on 29 May 2003.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  3. "Lankhor.net". 25 July 2003. Archived from the original on 25 July 2003.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  4. "Lankhor.net". 1 September 2002. Archived from the original on 1 September 2002.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  5. "Lankhor.net". 1 September 2002. Archived from the original on 1 September 2002.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  6. fr, David Brunet - obligement -at- free -dot-. "Rody & Mastico 3". obligement.free.fr.
  7. "Amiga magazines - Amiga Magazine Rack". amr.abime.net.
  8. "CPCRULEZ > AMSTRAD CPC > GAMESLIST > RODY ET MASTICO 1 (c) LANKHOR". cpcrulez.fr.
  9. "Meilleur logiciel éducatif - Rody et Mastico". atariforce.free.fr.
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