My submission for www.recordedamigagames.org. As a kid, The Neverending Story was like a religion to me. I had the book and a VHS copy of the first film, which I nearly wore completely out. I saw the sequel when it came out in theaters, and for a while, I was convinced that it was better than the first movie. Oh, the folly of childhood... Not long after that, I learned there was a game based on the sequel when a friend booted it up on his Amiga. The first level I saw was the "3D" flying stage and I was completely entranced. Bear in mind I was an 8-year-old who thus far, had only had exposure to NES games with 8-bit graphics and chiptunes. There was a feeling of immersion that I’d never felt in a game before while chasing the dragon around the canyons. It was bittersweet because I thought the game was awesome, but I didn't own an Amiga, so I went home both enlightened and disheartened. Today, as a jaded adult, I can evaluate things more objectively, which is why I now see that The Neverending Story II movie and game were not nearly as grand as I once held them to be, although far from terrible. I never saw past that flying stage until this playthrough, but it turns out I wasn't missing much. Grammatical errors abound and the difficulty level is a bit too steep in some areas. Not difficult as in challenging gameplay (you know, the RIGHT kind of difficult), but difficult as in awkward controls and a sort of arbitrary level design...making a couple particular levels a ...