Cuthbert Goes Digging
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Cuthbert Goes Digging is a 1983 computer game for the Dragon 32 home computer. Written by Steve Bak at Microdeal
, the game features the hero Cuthbert, who also appears in Cuthbert Goes Walkabout
and Cuthbert in the Mines
. In the game, the player guides Cuthbert through levels of girders, avoiding 'moronians' fatal to the touch.
The gameplay is basically that of Space Panic
: Cuthbert kills moronians by digging holes and causing them to fall down. On later levels, different coloured moronians are harder to kill and must be knocked through two platforms. Cuthbert also battles a time limit on each level, represented by an amount of oxygen remaining. Cuthbert's ability to dig holes can also be used to quickly drop to a lower platform without the use of a ladder. The game is an example of the trap-em-up genre, which also includes games like Heiankyo Alien
, Lode Runner
, and Boomer's Adventure in ASMIK World
.
Microdeal
Microdeal was a British software company which operated during the 1980s and early 1990s from its base at Truro Road in the town of St Austell, Cornwall...
, the game features the hero Cuthbert, who also appears in Cuthbert Goes Walkabout
Cuthbert Goes Walkabout
Cuthbert Goes Walkabout is a 1983 computer game for the Dragon 32/64, TRS-80 CoCo, Commodore 64 and Atari 8-bit family home computers. Produced by Microdeal, the game features the hero Cuthbert . The game is based on the Konami arcade game Amidar...
and Cuthbert in the Mines
Cuthbert in the Mines
Cuthbert in the Mines is a 1984 computer game for the Dragon 32 home computer. Written by Microdeal, the game features the hero Cuthbert, a character who also appeared in Cuthbert Goes Walkabout and Cuthbert Goes Digging. It was also licensed to run on Tandy's CoCo.The gameplay is a loose clone of...
. In the game, the player guides Cuthbert through levels of girders, avoiding 'moronians' fatal to the touch.
The gameplay is basically that of Space Panic
Space Panic
Space Panic is a 1980 arcade game designed by Universal, which Chris Crawford calls the first ever platform game, as it pre-dates Nintendo's Donkey Kong which is often cited as the original platform game. Space Panic lacks Donkey Kongs jump mechanic, disqualifying it as a platformer for some...
: Cuthbert kills moronians by digging holes and causing them to fall down. On later levels, different coloured moronians are harder to kill and must be knocked through two platforms. Cuthbert also battles a time limit on each level, represented by an amount of oxygen remaining. Cuthbert's ability to dig holes can also be used to quickly drop to a lower platform without the use of a ladder. The game is an example of the trap-em-up genre, which also includes games like Heiankyo Alien
Heiankyo Alien
is a video game created by the University of Tokyo's Theoretical Science Group in 1979. The game was originally developed and released as a personal computer game in 1979, and was then published by Denki Onkyō Corporation as an arcade game in January 1980...
, Lode Runner
Lode Runner
Lode Runner is a 1983 platform game, first published by Brøderbund. It is one of the first games to include a level editor, a feature that allows players to create their own levels for the game. This feature bolstered the game's popularity, as magazines such as Computer Gaming World held contests...
, and Boomer's Adventure in ASMIK World
Boomer's Adventure in ASMIK World
Boomer's Adventure in ASMIK World, known in Japan as is a Game Boy video game from Asmik copyrighted in 1989; Asmik of America Corp. copyrighted its version in 1990....
.