''Three Weeks in Paradise'' is a

video game A video game or computer game is an electronic game that involves interaction with a user interface or input device (such as a joystick, game controller, controller, computer keyboard, keyboard, or motion sensing device) to generate visual fe ...

released in 1986 by

Mikro-Gen Mikro-Gen was a UK software company based in Bracknell, Berkshire that produced games for home computers in the early to mid-1980s. The company was formed by Mike Meek and Andrew Laurie in 1981, in order to capitalise on the growing boom of mic ...

for the

ZX Spectrum The ZX Spectrum () is an 8-bit computing, 8-bit home computer developed and marketed by Sinclair Research. One of the most influential computers ever made and one of the all-time bestselling British computers, over five million units were sold. ...

and

Amstrad CPC The Amstrad CPC (short for "Colour Personal Computer") is a series of 8-bit home computers produced by Amstrad between 1984 and 1990. It was designed to compete in the mid-1980s home computer market dominated by the Commodore 64 and the ZX Spec ...

platforms. It is the last action-adventure platform in the Wally Week series.

Gameplay

The Week family are lost on a tropical island inhabited by a hostile local tribe - the " Can Nibbles". Herbert and Wilma (Wally's son and wife) have been captured and Wally must rescue them and build a raft to escape. The player controls Wally and must solve puzzles and avoid obstacles such as animals and natives - especially the tribal chief, who is patrolling the area. Each puzzle solved builds a piece of escape raft. As with previous Wally games humour plays an important part in both the gameplay and puzzle solving. The graphics were detailed and the Spectrum version had an option to switch off Wally's natural colour, which would remove the colour clash. The ZX Spectrum +128 version included enhanced sound and additional underwater screens with objects to use, but the rest of the game - including the solution - remains the same.

Development

''Three Weeks'' was originally intended to be a Mikro-Plus product, but the failure of that peripheral meant that it was released as a standard software title instead.

Reception

''Three Weeks in Paradise'' received positive reception from critics. The ZX Spectrum version was voted number 76 in the ''

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Official Top 100 Games of All Time''.

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* * 1986 video games Amstrad CPC games Mikro-Gen games Platformers Single-player video games Video games developed in the United Kingdom ZX Spectrum games {{Action-adventure-videogame-stub