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The Atari portal AtariOnline.pl presented today the first images of the port of Skool Daze for the Atari 8-bits.

The game was very popular in the UK, selling more than 50,000 copies for both ZX Spectrum and Commodore 64. It features the player as a schoolboy named Eric, with the objective of stealing his report card out of the staff room safe by accomplishing various tasks around the school. The computer controls all the other characters in the game, including the headmaster, other teachers, and other pupils.

The game is also one of the first to use the “sandbox” format, where the player is free to make decisions and actions in any order one feels like.

The port is being based on the Commodore 64 version and executed but the Polish programmer Mariusz “mariusz” Wojcieszek with the help of Jose Pereira, who is porting the graphics for the Atari platform.

According to AtariOnline.pl, the game is in advanced development. However, some essential elements, like music and animation, are yet to be ported.

If you want to know more about the game, you can check the Commodore 64 gameplay video below:

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Maybe you can even grab the C64 or ZX Spectrum game and play it before the Atari port comes out. This way you would be better prepared to compare and enjoy it!

Source and Images: Atariteca