Apidya: lost "Speed Of Light" subgame found!

[girv73]

There's a discussion on another popular Amiga forum that I'm a member of.

We've found a new subgame in "Apidya" that has been hidden for sixteen years because of a bug in the game. The (my) latest 2.02 WHDLoad patch makes the lost level available for the first time since 1992!

The patch will hit the WHDLoad site in a day or two, but its available right now on my own site. I've written a blog article about it too, with screenshots and a gameplay video.

[girv73]

@delshay: as you say, there are other well-known subgames in Apidya: "Heaven & Hell", "Underground", "Pike Stomach" and "Rat Stomach" as detailed on this Apdiya fansite.

But I don't think "Speed Of Light" could have been seen before as there is a bug in the game (both versions) that makes the game think you've always already played the bonus round on level 4 and so never start it, even if you get to  the right entry location.

If you have seen it before I'd be very interested to know where?

There are more details, including screenshots and video footage here.

[girv73]

@AJCopland: no need to wait if you have WinUAE

@delshay: no problem

@jmbattle: that's me doing the controlling in the video, thanks The blog article linked above has more details.

@Flashlab: not sure what you're referring to there?

[girv73]

PS. You could also stick the info about it on
http://www.exotica.org.uk/wiki/Apidya_(game)

I've updated the Wikipedia entry, but I couldn't see anywhere
suitable on the Exotica wiki for this information.