Monty Mole
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Monty Mole is a fictional mole
who appears as the title character from the a series of video games from Gremlin Graphics. These include:
Monty is a miner by trade and sports a monocle
throughout the series, up until Impossamole
, which features a completely different rendition of the character.
Mole (animal)
Moles are small cylindrical mammals adapted to a subterranean lifestyle. They have velvety fur; tiny or invisible ears and eyes; and short, powerful limbs with large paws oriented for digging. The term is especially and most properly used for the true moles, those of the Talpidae family in the...
who appears as the title character from the a series of video games from Gremlin Graphics. These include:
- Wanted: Monty MoleWanted: Monty MoleWanted: Monty Mole is a platform game that was published in 1984 by Gremlin Graphics. Versions were released for the ZX Spectrum and Commodore 64 home computers.-Gameplay:...
(1984), which begins the series with Monty traveling around a coal mine collecting pieces of coal and other miscellaneous objects whilst avoiding various nasties and the infamous crushers. - Monty is InnocentMonty is InnocentMonty is Innocent is a video game released in for the Sinclair Spectrum. It is a sequel to the 1984 video game Wanted: Monty Mole.- Story :...
(1985). In this game, Monty has been sentenced to five years in Scudmore Prison for stealing a bucket of coal. Monty's best friend, the mysterious masked rodent, Sam Stoat, is determined to set Monty free. - Monty on the RunMonty on the RunMonty on the Run is a computer game created by the software house Gremlin Graphics and released in 1985 for the C64, Spectrum, Amstrad CPC and Commodore Plus/4, written by Peter Harrap for the Spectrum with music by Rob Hubbard....
(1985). In this episode, Monty is on the run from the authoritiesPolicing in the United KingdomLaw enforcement in the United Kingdom is organised separately in each of the legal systems of the United Kingdom: England & Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland ....
after his intervention in the Miners' strike. He must escape from his house and head for the English ChannelEnglish ChannelThe English Channel , often referred to simply as the Channel, is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that separates southern England from northern France, and joins the North Sea to the Atlantic. It is about long and varies in width from at its widest to in the Strait of Dover...
and freedom in EuropeContinental EuropeContinental Europe, also referred to as mainland Europe or simply the Continent, is the continent of Europe, explicitly excluding European islands....
. - Auf Wiedersehen MontyAuf Wiedersehen MontyAuf Wiedersehen Monty is a computer game for the ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC and MSX. Released in 1987, it is the fourth of the Monty series, following Monty is Innocent, Monty on the Run and the successful original Wanted: Monty Mole...
(1987). In this installment, Monty travels around EuropeEuropeEurope is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
collecting money in order to buy a GreekGreeceGreece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
island - Montos, where he can safely retire. - Moley ChristmasMoley ChristmasMoley Christmas is a video game released in for the Sinclair Spectrum. It is a sequel to the 1987 video game Auf Wiedersehen Monty that was available exclusively on the cover of Your Sinclair magazine.- Story :...
(1987). Monty has been given the task of getting the code for the latest game in which he features from the programmers to the cover of Your SinclairYour SinclairYour Sinclair or YS as it was commonly abbreviated, was a British computer magazine for the Sinclair range of computers, mainly the ZX Spectrum.-History:...
magazine. - ImpossamoleImpossamoleImpossamole is a platform game developed by Core Design for the Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC and ZX Spectrum. It was released in 1990 and published by Gremlin Graphics. NEC Interchannel published it on TurboGrafx-16 the following year....
(1990), remaking Monty as a cape-clad superhero who is recruited by aliens to retrieve their sacred scrolls.
Monty is a miner by trade and sports a monocle
Monocle
A monocle is a type of corrective lens used to correct or enhance the vision in only one eye. It consists of a circular lens, generally with a wire ring around the circumference that can be attached to a string. The other end of the string is then connected to the wearer's clothing to avoid losing...
throughout the series, up until Impossamole
Impossamole
Impossamole is a platform game developed by Core Design for the Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC and ZX Spectrum. It was released in 1990 and published by Gremlin Graphics. NEC Interchannel published it on TurboGrafx-16 the following year....
, which features a completely different rendition of the character.