an amalgam of what I'd seen and liked visually and I wanted to make something like an 'arcade' version of an adventure game - with lots of creatures and lots of running around shooting at things but also with some simple puzzle elements.[1]
Labyrinth consists of a complex labyrinth made up of multiple levels. Each level is made up of a number of rooms, with the player only able to see a single room at any one time. Doorways are provided allowing the player to move between rooms.
Each level contains two special rooms: the "Gate Room," and the "Key Room". The Gate Room contains the doorway to the next level which is barred by a deadly forcefield. The Key Room contains a magical crystal which will remove the forcefield, and is generally the most well-guarded and dangerous room in the level.
Rooms are populated with a variety of monsters which become more dangerous as the player progresses through the game as they move more quickly, shoot at the player, or lay poisonous mushrooms. The player can choose to avoid the various monsters (though they may well follow the player through the labyrinth), or try to kill them by shooting at them (though some monsters are invulnerable in this way and reflect the shots back), or squash them with a "boulder" that the player is able to push around with them as they travel (trickier and more risky than shooting and therefore scores more points). Colliding with a monster will kill it but causes the player to lose health, often leading to the player's death.
Different types of fruit are scattered throughout the labyrinth, which will increase the player's health when eaten. The player slowly loses health at all times while in the Labyrinth, and will eventually die if they don't progress through the game.
Legacy
In 1987 the game was reissued on Superior Software's Acornsoft Hits compilation.
References
^Acorn - A World in Pixels (first ed.). Interview with Michael Mathison: idesign publishing ltd. pp. 306–307. ISBN978-1-903527-24-5.
External links
BBC Micro Games Archive
Game maps
Instruction leaflet and poster accompanying the game
labyrinth, 1984, video, game, labyrinth, action, adventure, game, published, 1984, acornsoft, micro, author, michael, mathison, describes, labyrinthdeveloper, michael, mathisonpublisher, acornsoftplatform, microrelease1984genre, action, adventuremode, single, . Labyrinth is an action adventure game published in 1984 by Acornsoft for the BBC Micro Its author Michael Mathison describes it as LabyrinthDeveloper s Michael MathisonPublisher s AcornsoftPlatform s BBC MicroRelease1984Genre s Action adventureMode s Single player an amalgam of what I d seen and liked visually and I wanted to make something like an arcade version of an adventure game with lots of creatures and lots of running around shooting at things but also with some simple puzzle elements 1 Contents 1 Gameplay 2 Legacy 3 References 4 External linksGameplay EditLabyrinth consists of a complex labyrinth made up of multiple levels Each level is made up of a number of rooms with the player only able to see a single room at any one time Doorways are provided allowing the player to move between rooms Each level contains two special rooms the Gate Room and the Key Room The Gate Room contains the doorway to the next level which is barred by a deadly forcefield The Key Room contains a magical crystal which will remove the forcefield and is generally the most well guarded and dangerous room in the level Rooms are populated with a variety of monsters which become more dangerous as the player progresses through the game as they move more quickly shoot at the player or lay poisonous mushrooms The player can choose to avoid the various monsters though they may well follow the player through the labyrinth or try to kill them by shooting at them though some monsters are invulnerable in this way and reflect the shots back or squash them with a boulder that the player is able to push around with them as they travel trickier and more risky than shooting and therefore scores more points Colliding with a monster will kill it but causes the player to lose health often leading to the player s death Different types of fruit are scattered throughout the labyrinth which will increase the player s health when eaten The player slowly loses health at all times while in the Labyrinth and will eventually die if they don t progress through the game Legacy EditIn 1987 the game was reissued on Superior Software s Acornsoft Hits compilation References Edit Acorn A World in Pixels first ed Interview with Michael Mathison idesign publishing ltd pp 306 307 ISBN 978 1 903527 24 5 External links EditBBC Micro Games Archive Game maps Instruction leaflet and poster accompanying the game Promotional badge produced by Acornsoft This article about a video game released for 8 bit computers is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Labyrinth 1984 video game amp oldid 1120985047, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
