Beaky and the Egg Snatchers

Beaky and the Egg Snatchers is a Joust clone developed for the ZX Spectrum by Bob Hamilton and published by Fantasy Software. A Commodore 64 version was published the same year.

Beaky and the Egg Snatchers
Developer(s)Fantasy Software
Publisher(s)Fantasy Software
Producer(s)Paul Dyer[1]
Designer(s)Bob Hamilton
Programmer(s)ZX Spectrum
Bob Hamilton
Commodore 64
John White[2]
Platform(s)Commodore 64
ZX Spectrum
Release1984
Genre(s)Action
Mode(s)Single-player

Gameplay

The player takes on the role of the last of the Andromdean Condors who must prevent their species from becoming extinct by rescuing them from the egg snatchers. The game plays similarly to Jetpack and Joust.[3]

Reception

Beaky and the Egg Snatchers was positively received, including two out of three approvals from Your Spectrum reviewers.[4] It was review-score rated 31/40 by Computer & Video Games[5] and 34/50 by Personal Computer Games.[6]

References
  1. "Crash - No. 03 (1984-04)(Newsfield)(GB)". April 1984. Retrieved 2015-11-03.
  2. "Beaky and the Egg Snatchers". GB64.
  3. "Beaky and the egg snatchers | Retro Gamer". 23 March 2010.
  4. "Your Spectrum : Joystick Jury". Users.globalnet.co.uk. October 1984. Retrieved 2015-11-03.
  5. "CVG Magazine Issue 033". July 1984. Retrieved 2015-11-03.
  6. "Personal Computer Games Issue10". Retrieved 2015-11-03.


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