Robon
Robon is a clone of Berzerk for the ZX Spectrum written by Andrew Beale and released by Softek in 1983. The game's documentation refers to it as a "version of the popular arcade game".
Robon
- Date
- 1983
- Publisher
- Edge Games
- Genre
- shoot 'em up
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Robon is a clone of Berzerk for the ZX Spectrum written by Andrew Beale and released by Softek in 1983. The game's documentation refers to it as a "version of the popular arcade game".
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• Title — Robon • Programmer — Andrew Beale • Publisher — Softek • Released — 1983 • Genre — Multidirectional shooter • Platforms — ZX Spectrum
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Crash magazine said: "This Frenzy / Berserk game, unlike most of Softek’s other programs, is not very good. At the slowest of the nine skill levels it's a bit boring, and at the fastest it's quite meaningless. The usual format is followed; electrified walls, robots, unkillable 'Raboks' which leave exploding mines behind".
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- 1.Hague, James. The Giant List of Classic Game Programmers.
- 2.Living Guide. Crash. 1. 56. February 1984.
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