

1983 · Williams · Arcade · Maze
Splat!
The player guides Zippy, an X-shaped sprite, around a maze, viewed top-down, with solid walls, hazards and collectable rewards. The view of the maze scrolls randomly right, left, up or down. The object is for the player to survive for a period of time without making contact with either an edge of the playing area, represented as a brick walls, or hazards including water and spikes, all of which lose a life. If the player survives they receive a score bonus for completing the level and they proceed to the next level, which is a continuation of the maze, with less interval between scrolling steps and a shorter level duration.
- Released
- 1983
- Platforms
- Amstrad CPCCommodore 64Commodore C64/128/MAXSAM CoupéZX SpectrumArcade
- Genres
- ArcadeMazePuzzleShooter
- Developers
- Williams
- Publishers
- Incentive SoftwareWilliams
- Modes
- Single-playerMultiplayer
- Perspective
- Bird view / Isometric
- Themes
- Action
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- English
About
Splat! is a maze video game published for the ZX Spectrum in 1983 by Incentive Software of Reading, England. It was subsequently released for the Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, and SAM Coupé.
Media

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception
Gameplay
The player guides Zippy, an X-shaped sprite, through a top-down maze featuring solid walls, hazards, and collectible rewards. The maze view scrolls randomly left, right, up, or down. The objective is for the player to survive for a length of time without making contact with either the edges of the screen, represented as brick walls, or hazards such as water and spikes, all of which result in losing a life. If the player survives, they receive a score bonus and advance to the next level, which is a continuation of the maze with less interval between scrolling steps and a shorter duration.
The first level lasts about two minutes, and by the seventh and final level, this duration decreases to around forty seconds. Points are awarded for collecting plums and clumps of grass, some of which are invisible.
Legacy
The game was re-released for Spectrum, Commodore 64 and Amstrad CPC in 1992 by Alternative Software as part of the 4-Most Thrillers compilation along with Martech's Mega Apocalypse, The Fury and Vixen.
Releases by platformdates and regions as published
Editions and related releases
- Included in
- Midway Arcade TreasuresGame Center USA: Midway Arcade TreasuresArcade's Greatest Hits: The Midway Collection 2
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