Monty on the Run Spectrum game recreated with a hamster

According to Wikipedia’s entry on the ancient Spectrum game Monty on the Run, the titular Monty is a union-busting mouldywurp who must flee Britain and find a way over the treacherous English channel to find criminal safe haven in Cold War Europe. I do not remember this surprisingly intricate plot, but the graphics, gameplay and Rob Hubbard’s incredible soundtrack are unforgettable.

More unforgettable, still: this YouTube video of Monty on the Run, recreated with a curious hamster and a maze of pixel-perfect dioramas.

[via MAKE]

1. [strider_mt2k]

   Funny and adorable.

   I know it’s juvenile, but the ghost hitting it in the butt was a great moment.

   Good stuff, BBG!

2. [Anonymous]

   Added: May 30, 2006

3. [strider_mt2k]

   Oh, it’s old.

   I guess it sucks then. No use in showing people stuff that exists already.

   sshl

   (self disemvowelled)

4. [insect_hooves]

   Holy Sweet Jesus Mother of Baby Mary! – That soundtrack is uh-fscking-mazing!. It’s as good as M.U.L.E. or anything Koji Kondi did!