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391 games like Back to Skool · 1982 – 2026

  • Why 97Form.91World1.00Curated1.00Lists.00Action-adventure · Platformer · Often paired · Described alike

    Commodore 64, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum

    Action-adventurePlatformerPuzzleSlice of lifeAction

    Skool Daze sets you as Eric, a typical scamp of a schoolboy whose school report is due, and it is so bad that his parents can't be allowed to see it. This means retrieving it from the headmaster's safe, by obtaining every piece of the pass-

    80 rating1 listOften paired

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  • Atari console exclusiveWhy 83Form.29World.25Curated.94Lists.00Platformer · Puzzle · Often paired

    Atari 2600, Atari 8-bit

    PlatformerPuzzleActionSide viewAdventure

    Revenge is sweet - and the objective of this game is to "get it." Your task is to help Pee Wee blow up Porky's bar and obtain as many points as possible.

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  • PlayStation exclusiveWhy 82Form.40World.37Curated.80Lists.00Platformer · Puzzle · Often paired

    Guerrilla Cambridge · PlayStation Portable

    PlatformerPuzzleActionSide viewAdventure

    LittleBigPlanet is a 2009 puzzle platformer video game (with user-generated content) for the PlayStation Portable developed by SCE Cambridge Studio in conjunction with Media Molecule. It is a new entry in the LittleBigPlanet franchise made

    78 rating1 listOften paired

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 78Form.13World.25Curated.94Lists.00Platformer · Puzzle · Often paired

    Utopia Technologies · Game Boy, MS-DOS, Nintendo 64 +1

    PlatformerPuzzleActionAdventureMayan

    A 1998 action/adventure game and the sequel to the original Parker Brothers game Montezuma's Revenge. While the original game was a 2D platform game, this is a 3D first-person puzzle platformer.

    56 rating3 listsOften paired

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  • Timed PlayStation exclusiveWhy 78Form.36World.25Curated.77Lists.00Platformer · Puzzle · Often paired

    Nippon Ichi Software · Switch, PlayStation Portable

    PlatformerPuzzleActionSide viewAdventure

    Prinny will be the most heart-pounding and challenging side-scrolling action game ever. Players will control an unlucky penguin dude called a Prinny and slash their way through various Netherworlds. For this tough-as-nails action game, you'

    69 rating3 listsOften paired

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  • Why 78Form.21World.25Curated.88Lists.00Platformer · Puzzle · Often paired

    Antony Crowther · Commodore C64/128/MAX, Windows, ZX Spectrum

    PlatformerPuzzleActionSide viewAdventure

    Wanted: Monty Mole is a platform video game that was published in 1984 by Gremlin Graphics. Versions were released for the ZX Spectrum and Commodore 64 home computers. The player controls the titular mole who has to travel around a coal mi

    1 list7.5 h main storyOften paired

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  • Why 76Form.36World.31Curated.72Lists.00Platformer · Puzzle · Often paired

    EA Seattle · Apple II, Commodore 64, Commodore C64/128/MAX +1

    PlatformerPuzzleActionSide viewAdventure

    Pharaoh's Revenge is a puzzle-platform game developed by Ivan Manley and released by Publishing International in 1988 for the Apple II, Commodore 64, and MS-DOS. The game is similar in style to Lode Runner (1983).

    1 listOften paired

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  • PlayStation exclusiveWhy 74Form.40World.37Curated.63Lists.00Platformer · Puzzle · Often paired

    SCE Cambridge Studio · PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Vita

    PlatformerPuzzleActionSide viewAdventure

    LittleBigPlanet is a 2009 puzzle platformer video game (with user-generated content) for the PlayStation Portable developed by SCE Cambridge Studio in conjunction with Media Molecule. It is a new entry in the LittleBigPlanet franchise made

    78 rating4 listsOften paired

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  • PlayStation exclusiveWhy 74Form.40World.37Curated.63Lists.00Platformer · Puzzle · Often paired

    SCE Cambridge Studio · PS3, PlayStation Portable

    PlatformerPuzzleActionSide viewAdventure

    LittleBigPlanet is a 2009 puzzle platformer video game (with user-generated content) for the PlayStation Portable developed by SCE Cambridge Studio in conjunction with Media Molecule. It is a new entry in the LittleBigPlanet franchise made

    78 rating4 listsOften paired

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  • Timed PlayStation exclusiveWhy 71Form.40World.25Curated.59Lists.00Platformer · Puzzle · Often paired

    Oddworld Inhabitants · Switch, PS4, PS5 +3

    PlatformerPuzzleActionSide viewAdventure

    Oddworld: Soulstorm is a modern re-imagining of the 1998 title Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus. It serves as a direct sequel to Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty. The player controls Abe, a reluctant hero who inadvertently sparked an uprising and now must le

    69 rating3 lists18 h main storyOften paired

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  • Why 70Form.40World.25Curated.58Lists.00Platformer · Puzzle · Often paired

    Konami · MSX

    PlatformerPuzzleActionSide viewAdventure

    There are two editions of this game, one for MSX1 and one for MSX2 with better graphics. The MSX2 version was never released out of Japan. Far, far into the future, inter-planetary archaeologist Vick XIII, makes a choking discovery. The py

    1 listOften paired

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  • Sega console exclusiveWhy 70Form.25World.46Curated.63Lists.00Platformer · Puzzle · Often paired

    MSX, PC-8800 Series, SG-1000 +2

    PlatformerPuzzleActionSide viewAdventure

    The game has a fairly standard plot of rescuing a princess from a castle, though the game itself was considered very large for the time. It also contains a map system similar to that of later Metroid and Castlevania games. The Castle was f

    2 listsOften paired

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 69Form.39World.30Curated.56Lists.00Action-adventure · Puzzle · Often paired

    Action-adventurePuzzleActionAdventureFantasy

    Long before this trainee of the dark arts would come to be called Bayonetta, she took a fateful journey into the forbidden Avalon Forest. Alongside her was Cheshire, her very first demon, possessing Cereza’s stuffed toy. Play as both Cereza

    80 rating4 listsOften paired

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  • Why 69Form.19World.25Curated.71Lists.00Platformer · Puzzle · Often paired

    David Jones · Amstrad CPC, Commodore 16, Commodore 64 +4

    PlatformerPuzzleActionSide viewAdventure

    Magic Knight has been sent to the Castle of Spriteland by the King of Ibsisima in order to find a special present for Princess Germintrude. If Magic Knight is successful in his quest, he may have proved himself worthy of joining the famous

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 68Form.16World.25Curated.71Lists.00Platformer · Puzzle · Often paired

    Hudson Soft · Wii, Wii U

    PlatformerPuzzleActionSide viewAdventure

    "Lost in Shadow" (released as "A Shadow's Tale" in Europe/Australia and as "Kage no Tou" in Japan) is a puzzle platforming video game developed for Nintendo's Wii console by Hudson Soft. It was released in Japan in July 2010, in Australia a

    75 rating2 listsOften paired

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  • Why 67Form.09World.40Curated.71Lists.00Platformer · Often paired

    ufo_z · Linux, Switch, PlayStation Portable

    PlatformerActionSide viewAdventureHomebrew

    Cave Story is a 2004 Metroidvania game developed by Daisuke "Pixel" Amaya. It was released on December 20, 2004 for Microsoft Windows. The game revolves around Quote, a robot who wakes up suffering from amnesia and explores in diverse caver

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  • Why 67Form.24World.25Curated.64Lists.00Action-adventure · Platformer · Often paired

    Jusant

    2023

    Don’t Nod · PS5, Windows, Xbox Series

    Action-adventurePlatformerPuzzleActionAdventure

    Enjoy meditative vibes in Jusant, an action-puzzle climbing game. Scale an immeasurably tall tower and ascend to new heights alongside your watery companion. Master your climbing tools, find your way up through diverse biomes, and piece tog

    80 rating3 lists4.5 h main storyOften paired

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  • Why 66Form.15World.50Curated.63Lists.00Platformer · Puzzle · Often paired

    Commodore 64, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum

    PlatformerPuzzleActionSide viewArcade

    Wizard is a puzzle game with arcade action elements. The premise of the game is to run around the screen collecting various treasures for points, avoiding monsters. The player character must find the key, which gives him the ability to cast

    1 listOften paired

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  • Why 63Form.23World.25Curated.58Lists.00Platformer · Puzzle · Often paired

    Konami · MS-DOS, MSX, ZX Spectrum

    PlatformerPuzzleActionSide viewAdventure

    King’s Valley is a platform/maze game from Konami, released for the MSX computer and MS-DOS in 1985. The game plays is like Lode Runner except it takes place in pyramids instead of Egyptian ruins. As an intrepid adventurer, the player's goa

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 63Form.15World.25Curated.63Lists.00Platformer · Puzzle · Often paired

    PlatformerPuzzleActionAdventureMetroidvania

    When Kuros last did battle with the Evil Wizard Malkil atop Icefire Mountain, he raised his Ironsword in triumph and glory... or so he thought. Suddenly, a powerful bolt of magic has robbed Kuros of his armor, memory, and honor. But the dis

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  • Atari exclusiveWhy 62Form.35World.28Curated.47Lists.00Action-adventure · Puzzle

    Atari 2600

    Action-adventurePuzzleActionAdventureShooter

    The land of Eypt is cursed and it is up to the pharaoh's son to lift the curse. In order to do so he has to wander through the hot desert and collect treasure from ancient pyramids and temples. He will encounter poisonous scorpions, violent

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  • Sega console exclusiveWhy 59Form.11World.33Curated.58Lists.00Platformer · Puzzle · Often paired

    Silicon Beach Software · Apple IIGS, Atari ST, CD-i +5

    ActionPlatformerPuzzleSide viewAdventure

    Dark Castle looms over the landscape like a plague. Its evil ruler, the Black Knight, must be defeated. And you're the only candidate to do it... First you'll have to make your way through chambers of nasty hazards. The castle guards are h

    61 rating6 listsOften paired

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  • Why 58Form.53World.26Curated.29Lists.00Action-adventure · Platformer

    Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, Commodore C64/128/MAX +1

    Action-adventurePlatformerPuzzleActionSide view

    In Kokotoni Wilf, Ulrich the Magician must renew the sleep spell on the lair of dangerous dragons, lest the creatures again awake. To do this he needs the Dragon Amulet, which has been broken into many pieces and scattered across time and s

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  • Why 58Form.17World.25Curated.54Lists.00Action-adventure · Platformer · Often paired

    Ubisoft Reflections · Amiga

    Action-adventurePlatformerPuzzleActionSide view

    Shadow of the Beast III is a platform game developed by Reflections and published by Psygnosis in 1992, exclusively for the Amiga. It is the sequel to Shadow of the Beast and Shadow of the Beast II. The gameplay combines action and puzzle

    1 listOften paired

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  • Why 57Form.26World.20Curated.47Lists.00Platformer · Puzzle

    Microdeal · Amiga, Apple IIGS, Atari 8-bit +8

    ActionPlatformerPuzzleSide viewAdventure

    "Now you're really in trouble" said the evil Wizard. "I'm turning you into a ball of air and sending you into my mansion, with over 250 rooms, to search for the Spellbook that may give you the clues on how to transform yourself into a human

    45 rating5 lists

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  • Sega console exclusiveWhy 57Form.17World.25Curated.53Lists.00Action-adventure · Puzzle · Often paired

    Acorn Archimedes, Amiga, Atari ST +3

    Action-adventurePuzzleActionAdventureHistorical

    Heimdall is an action-adventure computer game developed by a team called The 8th Day and published by Core Design. The game is set in the world of Vikings and Norse mythology. Loki steals Odin's sword, Freyr's spear and Thor's hammer, rend

    3 listsOften paired

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  • Why 57Form.15World.25Curated.53Lists.00Platformer · Puzzle · Often paired

    Acorn Electron, BBC Microcomputer System, Commodore C64/128/MAX

    PlatformerPuzzleActionAdventureArcade

    Repton 3 had a few new features: fungus, time capsules, crowns and a timebomb which must be defused to complete each level.

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 57Form.09World.25Curated.58Lists.00Platformer · Often paired

    ISCO · MSX, NES

    ActionPlatformerSide viewAdventureDemon

    Seikima II Akuma no Gyakushuu! is a video game that was released in Japan in 1986. The game is based on a then-popular Japanese heavy metal band formed by Damian Hamada called Seikima-II. This band lasted from its creation in 1982 to its d

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  • Why 57Form.24World.26Curated.47Lists.00Platformer · Puzzle

    Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST +4

    PlatformerPuzzleActionSide viewStrategy

    Solomon's Key is a clear conceptual influence for this action puzzler. Our hero must guide a ball through a level to the spot marked 'In', by creating and removing blocks to alter its path. The game is prevented from being a pure clone due

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  • Why 57Form.15World.28Curated.52Lists.00Platformer · Often paired

    Android, iOS

    PlatformerActionSide viewAdventureMetroidvania

    Side-scrolling action RPG for mobile devices. Run, jump and slash your way through a vast world of platforming challenges and embark on an epic adventure! The #1 mobile adventure game and a 3D platformer, now also available for Android pho

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  • Why 57Form.41World.25Curated.35Lists.00Action-adventure · Puzzle

    Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, Commodore C64/128/MAX +1

    Action-adventurePuzzleActionSide viewAdventure

    Tir Na Nog is an arcade advemture game heavily embedded in Irish folklore and mythology.

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  • PlayStation exclusiveWhy 56Form.40World.25Curated.35Lists.00Platformer · Puzzle

    PlayStation Vita

    PlatformerPuzzleActionSide viewAdventure

    Murasaki Baby tells the story of a little girl who wakes up in a weird world, populated by children’s fantasies and fears. Holding a purple, heart-shaped balloon in her hand, she feels lost, homesick and vulnerable. She wants her mommy.

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  • Why 56Form.36World.38Curated.35Lists.00Action-adventure · Puzzle

    Stamper brothers · Amstrad CPC, BBC Microcomputer System, Commodore 64 +3

    Action-adventurePuzzleActionAdventureFantasy

    Isometric adventure game by Ultimate using the Filmation II engine with scrolling backgrounds.

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  • Why 55Form.36World.27Curated.36Lists.00Action-adventure · Platformer

    Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, Commodore C64/128/MAX +1

    Action-adventurePlatformerPuzzleActionSide view

    Pyjamarama is an arcade adventure set across several interconnecting rooms. The player takes the role of Wally, who has gone to bed for the night and has to wake up early in the morning for work. Unfortunately, his alarm clock has not been

    80 rating2 lists

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  • Xbox console exclusiveWhy 55Form.30World.25Curated.41Lists.00Action-adventure · Platformer

    Windows, Xbox Series

    Action-adventurePlatformerPuzzleActionAdventure

    Reclaim real African artifacts from Western museums in this Africanfuturist heist game. Recruit crew members, plan escape routes, acquire the precious cargo, and bounce out of the joint as fast as you can.

    83 rating1 list5.5 h main story

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 54Form.16World.26Curated.47Lists.00Platformer · Puzzle

    Nintendo Research & Development 2 · SNES, Satellaview, Wii U

    ActionPlatformerPuzzleSide viewPuzzle platformer

    Sutte Hakkun is a puzzle action game in the shape of a platformer. The playing character is an abundant-beaked bird resembling a penguin, named Hakkun, that is able to walk and jump but not to fly. The Rainbow of Happiness shined in the sky

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  • Why 54Form.16World.43Curated.45Lists.00Action-adventure · Platformer

    Oliver Twins · Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST +5

    Action-adventurePlatformerActionSide viewAdventure

    Dizzy and Daisy strolled through the enchanted forest without a care in the world...but suddenly the Evil King's trolls seized poor Daisy! She was sent to Wizard Weird's Tallest Tower, while Dizzy was dragged away and thrown into the deepes

    85 rating3 lists

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  • Why 54Form.28World.25Curated.40Lists.00Action-adventure · Puzzle

    Ubisoft Reflections · Acorn Archimedes, Acorn Electron, BBC Microcomputer System +1

    Action-adventurePuzzleActionAdventureMedieval

    Ravenskull is a top-down action puzzle game where the player must collect treasure pieces from the Castle Ravenskull in order to defend their village. The game was originally conceived after the authors created a new routine for hardware s

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  • Why 54Form.23World.25Curated.43Lists.00Action-adventure · Puzzle

    Viz Design · Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, Commodore C64/128/MAX +1

    Action-adventurePuzzleActionAdventureWerewolves

    Werewolves of London is an 8-bit game in which the player takes on the role of the werewolf who must destroy the seven family members who have cursed him with lycanthropy.

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 53Form.15World.25Curated.47Lists.00Platformer

    Color Dreams · NES

    PlatformerActionSide viewAdventureWizards

    Castle of Deceit is a sidescrolling game for the NES where the player takes control of a wizard trapped in the titular castle with only one spell to defend himself. The game was often considered frustrating for its length and lack of a save

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  • Why 53Form.18World.50Curated.40Lists.00Action-adventure · Puzzle

    Bo Jangeborg · Amstrad CPC, Amstrad PCW, Commodore 64 +2

    Action-adventurePuzzleActionAdventureExploration

    The player controls an adventurer named Isvar that can be moved in a castle which is not only three-dimensional isometric view, but realistic in terms of the way objects behave. Each object has its own physical properties and resultant char

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  • Why 52Form.04World.25Curated.53Lists.00Puzzle · Often paired

    Incentive Software · Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST +5

    PuzzleActionAdventureFirst-person shooterRole-playing

    Everything that made Castle Master great but bigger and better!

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  • Why 52Form.10World.32Curated.47Lists.00Platformer · Puzzle

    Gift

    2001

    Cryo Interactive · Game Boy Color, PS2, Windows

    PlatformerPuzzleActionAdventureParody

    Gift is a strange anti-hero who must bring seven little garden gnomes to a self-proclaimed Snow White: in order to accomplish its mission, Gift will have to visit seven crazy and parodistic worlds (like Tipanic and Star Stress!). Two of the

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 52Form.13World.25Curated.47Lists.00Platformer

    GameFAQs · NES

    ActionPlatformerSide viewAdventureMultiple protagonists

    Little Samson is an action platformer that lets you play as four different heroes, switching between their unique abilities, on a quest to defend their homeland.

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  • Why 52Form.44World.25Curated.27Lists.00Action-adventure · Platformer

    Ocean Software · Amstrad CPC, Windows, ZX Spectrum

    Action-adventurePlatformerPuzzleActionAdventure

    Only you, Plutus, lowliest of the Phantom Club's superheroes, can save the once-proud Club from the clutches of the evil Zarg! Use your mighty 'Brainstorm' power to fight such fearsome enemies as the terrifying 'transforming beings' and the

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 52Form.18World.25Curated.43Lists.00Puzzle

    ICOM Simulations · Nintendo 64

    PuzzleActionAdventureFantasyFirst person

    Ages have past since the vile Warlock Lord was banished to another dimension by the brave Lord Jair. The famous deed is now only spoken of as legend and myth. However, recent incidents have transpired in an attempt to resurrect the Ultimate

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 52Form.19World.41Curated.40Lists.00Action-adventure · Puzzle

    Grezzo · Switch, Nintendo Switch 2

    Action-adventurePuzzleActionSide viewAdventure

    The people of Hyrule are being stolen away by strange rifts that have appeared, and with a certain swordsman among those missing, it’s up to Princess Zelda to save her kingdom. Team up with the mysterious fairy, Tri, and use the power of t

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  • Why 51Form.10World.25Curated.47Lists.00Puzzle

    ZX Spectrum, MSX, Amstrad CPC

    PuzzleActionAdventureShoot 'em upBased on - movie

    Attack of the Killer Tomatoes is a shoot 'em up video game published in 1986 for the ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC and MSX. It is based on the 1978 comedy film of the same name. The player takes control of Wimp Plasbot, who works in a tomato pu

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