1983 · Microdeal · Action · Arcade

Cuthbert Goes Walkabout

Cuthbert is on the lunar landing pad, waiting for the federal chief's state visit. He must turn on the lights before he arrives.

Released: 1983
Platforms: Atari 8-bit Commodore 64 Commodore C64/128/MAX Dragon 32/64 TRS-80 Color Computer
Genres: Action Arcade Maze Puzzle
Developers: Microdeal
Publishers: Microdeal
Modes: Single-player
Perspective: Bird view / Isometric
Themes: Action Science fiction
Country: United Kingdom
Languages: English

About

Cuthbert Goes Walkabout is a maze video game written by Steve Bak for the Dragon 32/64 and published by Microdeal in 1983. A TRS-80 Color Computer port was released in the same year. Versions for the Atari 8-bit computers and Commodore 64 followed in 1984. The game features the character Cuthbert (who also appeared in Cuthbert Goes Digging, Cuthbert in Space, Cuthbert in the Jungle and Cuthbert in the Mines). The game is based on the Konami arcade game Amidar.

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Gameplay

The player guides Cuthbert around a grid-like level of squares. If all the squares are filled, and Cuthbert successfully avoids the monsters and finishes before the time runs out, the player progresses to the next level.

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

Platform	Released	Regions
Dragon 32/64	31 December 1983	Europe
TRS-80 Color Computer	31 December 1983	Europe
Commodore C64/128/MAX	31 December 1984	Europe
Atari 8-bit	31 December 1984	Europe