Ludography
Super Trolley cover

1988 · Action · Arcade

Super Trolley

In Super Trolley you are tasked with stocking a supermarket, firstly by labelling items with a price gun and then navigating the maze-like aisles to stock shelves.

Released
1988
Platforms
Amstrad CPCCommodore 64Commodore C64/128/MAXMSXZX Spectrum
Genres
ActionArcade
Developers
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Publishers
Mastertronic
Perspective
Third personBird view / Isometric
Themes
Action
Country
United Kingdom

About

Super Trolley, is a 1988 video game produced by Icon Design where the player takes control of a supermarket employee. It was created as a tie-in with the BBC show Jim'll Fix It.

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Gameplay

Players control a supermarket worker who is tasked with stocking the supermarket shelves, finding lost babies and removing dogs from the store. The objective of the game is to successfully complete each day's tasks from Monday through to Saturday, the latter being the busiest day of the week, without being sacked. As this is accomplished the player's character is promoted, eventually becoming the store manager and sacking his former employer.

Before shelves can be filled the player must price each item in the warehouse, which involves attaching labels to goods.

Development

The game was developed after a wish by Andrew Collett was sent to the BBC's television programme, Jim'll Fix It. The inlay card artwork depicts a cartoon of the show's presenter Jimmy Savile pushing a shopping trolley. The programme was broadcast on Saturday 12 March 1988 with the game published two weeks later.

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
Commodore C64/128/MAX31 December 1988Europe
Amstrad CPC31 December 1988Europe
ZX Spectrum31 December 1988Europe

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