Software:Beaky and the Egg Snatchers
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Short description: 1984 video game
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| Developer(s) | Fantasy Software |
| Publisher(s) | Fantasy Software |
| Producer(s) | Paul Dyer[1] |
| Designer(s) | Bob Hamilton |
| Programmer(s) | ZX Spectrum Bob Hamilton Commodore 64 John White[2] |
| Platform(s) | Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum |
| Release | 1984 |
| Genre(s) | Action |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Beaky and the Egg Snatchers is a Joust clone developed for the ZX Spectrum by Bob Hamilton and published by Fantasy Software. A Commodore 64 version was published the same year.
Gameplay
The player takes on the role of the last of the Andromdean Condors who must prevent their species from becoming extinct by rescuing them from the egg snatchers. The game plays similarly to Jetpack and Joust.[3]
Reception
Beaky and the Egg Snatchers was positively received, including two out of three approvals from Your Spectrum reviewers.[4] It received a score of 31/40 from Computer & Video Games[5] and 34/50 from Personal Computer Games.[6]
References
- ↑ "Crash - No. 03 (1984-04)(Newsfield)(GB)". April 1984. https://archive.org/stream/Crash_No._03_1984-04_Newsfield_GB#page/n42/mode/1up/. Retrieved 2015-11-03.
- ↑ "Beaky and the Egg Snatchers". http://www.gamebase64.com/game.php?id=704&d=18&h=0.
- ↑ "Beaky and the egg snatchers | Retro Gamer". 23 March 2010. https://www.retrogamer.net/retro_games80/beaky-and-the-egg-snatchers/.
- ↑ "Your Spectrum : Joystick Jury". Users.globalnet.co.uk. October 1984. http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~jg27paw4/yr08/yr08_59.htm. Retrieved 2015-11-03.
- ↑ "CVG Magazine Issue 033". July 1984. https://archive.org/stream/cvg-magazine-033/CVG_033_Jul_1984#page/n43/mode/1up/. Retrieved 2015-11-03.
- ↑ "Personal Computer Games Issue10". https://archive.org/stream/Personal_Computer_Games_Issue10#page/n55/mode/2up. Retrieved 2015-11-03.
External links
- Beaky and the Egg Snatchers at World of Spectrum
- Beaky and the Egg Snatchers at gamebase 64
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