Q*bert is a 1983 ColecoVision isometric action puzzle video game developed by Western Technologies and released by Parker Brothers in the USA on August 1, 1983. The player controls Q*bert from a third-person perspective. Q*bert starts each game at the top of a pyramid of cubes, and moves by jumping diagonally from cube to cube. … Read more
Author(s) John Hardman Inspired by Namco Ltd (Japan) (arcade coin-op: Pac-Man) Machine type ZX Spectrum 16K Number of players 1 Controls Keyboard Type Arcade: Maze
In Food Fight, the player controls a young boy named Charley Chuck. The object of the game is to eat an ice cream cone located on the opposite side of an open playfield. The ice cream is slowly melting, and must be consumed before it melts completely. Standing between Charley and the ice cream are … Read more
Puzzle: The computer jumbles up the tiles in a random fashion, and when it’s finished displays a clock in the top right comer. You now have to rearrange the tiles by sliding the blank one around. The number of moves you take is recorded in the top left corner, and the clock resets on the … Read more
3D Maze game from Games Machine Ltd
The game, which was released in 1984 by Power Software, actually looks OK for a game of that era, and once I had selected some keys (Q,A,O,P and Space seemed good as I didn’t have a joystick plugged in to use a Kempston choice which was offered) I started guiding the black furball around on … Read more
Slinky is a game where you control a spring and jump from block to block and attempt to change all the blocks to a destination color. The game has a very obvious Q*Bert influence. However, there are some original elements as well. Various objects float about the screen, like magnets, clouds, raindrops, and other monsters. … Read more
In Plaque Attack, your goal is to protect a mouthful of teeth from a variety of incoming foods! You control a tube of fluoride toothpaste, and you need to shoot the attacking foods before they can decay the teeth located at the top and bottom of the screen. Hamburgers, hot dogs, gum drops, strawberries, donuts, … Read more
Chinese Juggler is a single screen game where you are a plate spinner and the aim is to have eight plates spinning on eight poles before a timer reaches zero. There are four plate holders at the bottom of the screen and you pick a coloured plate up and place it on a pole with … Read more
A Puzzle Game similar to Pengo.