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Another of those early games from Imagine in 1983, this is notable for being Ian Weatherburn's first published game.

It's a rather straightforward shoot 'em up where you control a roaming robot who is always moving forwards but can turn and slow down a little. The object on each screen is to collect four fuel cells which power the teleporter that'll take you to the next level.

The graphics are fairly nice, for its time at least, and the aliens change from level to level, but other than that things remain pretty much the same and it's just a question of how long you can last before your limited supply of energy is finally sapped.

It's not a bad game for its time, but hasn't dated well and is no classic.

Quite a nice early game from Imagine Software written by the late Ian Weatherburn. But the best bit is the title music....do you recognise it?? Yes I thought so, the things you were able to get away with eh?

1983 Imagine Software (UK)
by Ian Weatherburn

The first game ever written by Ian Weatherburn. It bears some resemblances to Robotron and Meteor, although with a more complex plot, but still simple enough. You collect 4 grids (?) and return to the base then you get transported to the next level. It's hard not to clash with an alien, they appear randomly and almost without warning and the screen gets so crowded it becomes inevitable. For 1983 it's a good arcade game.
By this time levels only differed by the type of enemies each had, while maintaining the same goal throughout the rest of the game, lacking variety.
The tune at the start features the Star Wars theme very well rendered and graphically it's simple enough, but the animations are quite good for 1983. And the transporting fx is quite a good one.