The MSX version of Chuckie Egg was produced by A&F Software and released in 1984.

Graphically, the use of colour in this version is strange, but at least Henhouse Harry (the main character in Chuckie Egg) benefits from some extra colour. His animation is a bit stunted though. Harry moves around quickly enough, and the controls are very responsive, so running and jumping feels good – as it’s meant to in Chuckie Egg.

No idea why, but the programmer/artist decided to make wide ladders again… They simply don’t look as good as the narrow ladders of the original.

Some of the levels are also different to the Spectrum version. Like the Amstrad version, this MSX version has certain blocks missing, or dropholes that used to line-up but now don’t. It might seem trivial, but these minor differences can make a huge difference to how a level is played.

Overall, though, the MSX version of Chuckie Egg is pretty good. It’s not perfect, but then again: nothing ever is.

More: Chuckie Egg on Wikipedia