1984 Big K (UK)
by Adam Bull
The first thing that sprang into my mind after loading this game was how similar it is to the modern Diner Dash games. And I wouldn't be surprised if this little game was indeed their inspiration. The basics are all here, simplified, but present.
Now for Adam Bull's inspiration, probably 1983's Tapper had a big influence, it was a huge arcade success and very original. But after reading the 'A la Carte' box in the .pdf instructions it's clearly that Fawlty Towers Manuel was the real main trigger. It's written in black and ...yellow, and presented in a very cool 80's comic drawing.
Anyway, today this sort of time management games are very popular, within all it's different variants, and I must say it is a real treat discovering that they started young in the spectrum and inspired by one of my all time favorite TV shows.
