Beaky and the Egg Snatchers

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Beaky and the Egg Snatchers
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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
Release1984
Genre(s) Action
Mode(s) Single-player

Beaky and the Egg Snatchers is a 1984 Joust clone developed and published by Fantasy Software and programmed by Bob Hamilton for the ZX Spectrum. A Commodore 64 version, programmed by John White was published the same year. 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 egg snatchers.

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Gameplay

The gameplay is A clone of the 1982 arcade game 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

  1. ↑ "Crash - No. 03 (1984-04)(Newsfield)(GB)". April 1984. Retrieved 2015-11-03.
  2. ↑ "Beaky and the Egg Snatchers". GB64.
  3. ↑ "Beaky and the egg snatchers | Retro Gamer". 23 March 2010.
  4. ↑ "Your Spectrum : Joystick Jury". Users.globalnet.co.uk. October 1984. Retrieved 2015-11-03.
  5. ↑ "CVG Magazine Issue 033". July 1984. Retrieved 2015-11-03.
  6. ↑ "Personal Computer Games Issue10" . Retrieved 2015-11-03.


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