Timebomb (video game)
Encyclopedia
Timebomb is a game for the 16K ZX Spectrum
computer (and which will thus run on any Spectrum), published in 1984
by CDS Microsystems
. It is an unlicensed port of the arcade
coin-op Check Man
. While the player moves, the game plays (one note for each step taken) Beethoven's Für Elise
.
ZX Spectrum
The ZX Spectrum is an 8-bit personal home computer released in the United Kingdom in 1982 by Sinclair Research Ltd...
computer (and which will thus run on any Spectrum), published in 1984
1984 in video gaming
-Notable releases:* May 10, King's Quest , the first animated adventure game, the first in the King's Quest series, and the first to use the AGI engine.* June 4, Nintendo releases Donkey Kong 3...
by CDS Microsystems
CDS Software
CDS Software was an independent publisher and developer of computer game software based in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, UK.-History:...
. It is an unlicensed port of the arcade
Video arcade
An amusement arcade or video arcade is a venue where people play arcade games such as video games, pinball machines, electro-mechanical games, redemption games, merchandisers , or coin-operated billiards or air hockey tables...
coin-op Check Man
Check Man
Check Man is an arcade game released by Zilec-Zenitone in 1982. While being a fast paced action game, there are puzzle elements to the gameplay. The game uses the Namco Galaxian arcade board.-Gameplay:...
. While the player moves, the game plays (one note for each step taken) Beethoven's Für Elise
Für Elise
Bagatelle No. 25 in A minor for solo piano, commonly known as "Für Elise" , is one of Ludwig van Beethoven's most popular compositions. It is usually classified as a bagatelle, but it is also sometimes referred to as an Albumblatt.- History :The score was not published until 1867, 40 years after...
.
External links
- Check Man at KLOVKiller List of VideogamesThe Killer List of Videogames is a web site featuring an online encyclopedia devoted to cataloging arcade games past and present. It is the video game department of the International Arcade Museum, and has been referred to as "the IMDb for players."....
- Timebomb at PeeJays Remakes
- Timebomb — The Remake at Coagulus Software