Titanic Blinky
Arthur J. Hackensack, an insane Texas billionaire bent on conquering the
world, kidnaps professor Frobisher Goonhilly, a paranormal scientist working
on a matter transformation weapon. As a demonstration of its powers, Arthur
transforms the Isle of White into a giant custard slice, New York into a bath
sponge and the Eiffel Tower into a toast rack. The ghost Blinky, secret agent
for S.P.E.C.T.R.E. (Society for the Prevention of Ectoplasmic Crime,
Telekinetic misuse and Reality Endangerment), infiltrates the madman’s sea
ship (the newly raised SS Titanic) armed with an ectoplasmic gun and a case
full of disguises.
Titanic Blinky is a platform game similar to Dizzy, replacing the egg
protagonist with a slightly effeminate ghost. As in that game, the aim is to
collect objects to solve puzzles. One main difference from Dizzy is the fact
that Blinky carries a gun with infinite ammunition. There’s an energy bar at
the bottom of the screen that gets depleted every time Blinky touches an
enemy. When it is empty, Blinky literally flips over and the player loses one
life. The game starts with three lives, and there is no form of saving
progress.