The 8-Bit Wars

© 2022 Luca Bordoni for the 48K ZX Spectrum

INSTRUCTIONS

The evil computer bugs have raided the Galactic Computer Museum, and in an act of theft and vandalism, spread many 8-Bit systems of history across multiple zones.

You are adventurer Bob Smith, complete with a Hans Olo Blaster, who has come to visit the Galactic Computer Museum on his vacation. So angry is Bob with this wanton vandalism, he vows to put the Galaxy back to its right state by collecting the 8-Bit machines for the museum and deleting computer bugs wherever he finds them!

CONTROLS

Default controls are:

5=LEFT / 8=RIGHT / 7=JUMP / 6=ACTIVATE PORTALS / 0=FIRE
Keys are redefineable, Kempston option available.

TIPS

- recover the blaster in the first screen;

- in HARD mode, energy will drop more quickly when colliding with enemies;

- bullets recharge the blaster, hearts recharge energy;

- you can kill cockroaches by jumping on them;

- be careful with electricity and turrets on the ground, they are high voltage!

- avoid falling from great heights;

- find the passage in the basement to get to the caves;

- portals can be used to be teleported to the first screen;

- there is no order to recover old computers, it's possible to place them in any display case in the Museum.

IN MEMORY OF ANDY REMIC

Andy hired me for this game to accompany the campaign of his latest documentary "The 8-Bit Wars". He had just enough time to approve it before his passing, he told me that the final version was perfect and he liked it very much.

Originally the project was planned for different platforms, this is the main one on which the others would be based.

The zip package includes:
- TZX & TAP files
- TXT & PDF instructions
- Inlay cover art

CREDITS

- Luca Bordoni - Program and art
- Andy Remic - Concept design
- Mongrel - Cover art
- Clive Townsend - Loading screen
- Rich Hollins - Music
- Rob Shedwick - Original music