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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

Splat! screenshot 1

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

PlatformReleasedRegions
ZX Spectrum31 December 1983Europe
Commodore C64/128/MAX31 December 1984Europe
Amstrad CPC31 December 1985Europe

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