Confuzion
Encyclopedia
Confuzion is a puzzle game developed and published by Incentive Software
for the ZX Spectrum
, Commodore 64
, BBC Micro
, and Acorn Electron
. The object is to guide a spark along a fuse wire. It is similar to the later and more widely known Pipe Mania. The cassette tape on which the game was supplied also contained an audio track also titled "Confusion", which was composed by the Band Private Property (Matthew Smith Lyrics, Joanne Holt/Steve Salt Music) and performed by Joanne Holt, Matthew Smith, Steve Salt, Chris Weller and Gary Seaward. Rob Hubbard
translated the original track into the games soundtrack.
Confuzion was written by Paul Shirley who also wrote Spindizzy
.
Incentive Software
Incentive Software Ltd. was a British video game developer and publisher founded by Ian Andrew in 1983. Programmers included Sean Ellis, Stephen Northcott and Ian's brother Chris Andrew. Later games were based around the company's Freescape rendering engine...
for the ZX Spectrum
ZX Spectrum
The ZX Spectrum is an 8-bit personal home computer released in the United Kingdom in 1982 by Sinclair Research Ltd...
, Commodore 64
Commodore 64
The Commodore 64 is an 8-bit home computer introduced by Commodore International in January 1982.Volume production started in the spring of 1982, with machines being released on to the market in August at a price of US$595...
, BBC Micro
BBC Micro
The BBC Microcomputer System, or BBC Micro, was a series of microcomputers and associated peripherals designed and built by Acorn Computers for the BBC Computer Literacy Project, operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation...
, and Acorn Electron
Acorn Electron
The Acorn Electron is a budget version of the BBC Micro educational/home computer made by Acorn Computers Ltd. It has 32 kilobytes of RAM, and its ROM includes BBC BASIC along with its operating system....
. The object is to guide a spark along a fuse wire. It is similar to the later and more widely known Pipe Mania. The cassette tape on which the game was supplied also contained an audio track also titled "Confusion", which was composed by the Band Private Property (Matthew Smith Lyrics, Joanne Holt/Steve Salt Music) and performed by Joanne Holt, Matthew Smith, Steve Salt, Chris Weller and Gary Seaward. Rob Hubbard
Rob Hubbard
Rob Hubbard is a music composer best known for his composition of computer game theme music, especially for microcomputers of the 1980s such as the Commodore 64...
translated the original track into the games soundtrack.
Confuzion was written by Paul Shirley who also wrote Spindizzy
Spindizzy (computer game)
Spindizzy is an isometric computer game released for several 8-bit home computer formats in 1986 by Electric Dreams Software. It features action and puzzle game elements. Players must navigate a series of screens to explore a landscape suspended in a dimensional space...
.
External links
- Commodore 64 Website, includes a link to an MP3 file of the Confuzion theme song