Cuthbert Goes Walkabout
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Cuthbert Goes Walkabout is a 1983 computer game for the Dragon 32/64
, TRS-80 CoCo
, Commodore 64
and Atari 8-bit family
home computers. Produced by Microdeal
, the game features the hero Cuthbert (a character who also appeared in Cuthbert Goes Digging
, Cuthbert in Space, Cuthbert in the Jungle and Cuthbert in the Mines
). The game is based on the Konami
arcade game Amidar
. The player has to guide Cuthbert around a grid-like level of squares. When the player walks all the way around each square it is filled with colour. If all the squares are filled, and Cuthbert successfully avoids the monsters and finishes before the time runs out, the player progresses to the next level.
The levels have a green background, except for every third which is white as a sort of bonus level.
Dragon 32/64
The Dragon 32 and Dragon 64 are home computers that were built in the 1980s. The Dragons are very similar to the TRS-80 Color Computer , and were produced for the European market by Dragon Data, Ltd., in Port Talbot, Wales, and for the US market by Tano of New Orleans, Louisiana...
, TRS-80 CoCo
TRS-80 Color Computer
The Radio Shack TRS-80 Color Computer was a home computer launched in 1980. It was one of the earliest of the first generation of computers marketed for home use in English-speaking markets...
, 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...
and Atari 8-bit family
Atari 8-bit family
The Atari 8-bit family is a series of 8-bit home computers manufactured from 1979 to 1992. All are based on the MOS Technology 6502 CPU and were the first home computers designed with custom coprocessor chips...
home computers. Produced by Microdeal
Microdeal
Microdeal was a British software company which operated during the 1980s and early 1990s from its base at Truro Road in the town of St Austell, Cornwall...
, the game features the hero Cuthbert (a character who also appeared in Cuthbert Goes Digging
Cuthbert Goes Digging
Cuthbert Goes Digging is a 1983 computer game for the Dragon 32 home computer. Written by Steve Bak at Microdeal, the game features the hero Cuthbert, who also appears in Cuthbert Goes Walkabout and Cuthbert in the Mines...
, Cuthbert in Space, Cuthbert in the Jungle and Cuthbert in the Mines
Cuthbert in the Mines
Cuthbert in the Mines is a 1984 computer game for the Dragon 32 home computer. Written by Microdeal, the game features the hero Cuthbert, a character who also appeared in Cuthbert Goes Walkabout and Cuthbert Goes Digging. It was also licensed to run on Tandy's CoCo.The gameplay is a loose clone of...
). The game is based on the Konami
Konami
is a Japanese leading developer and publisher of numerous popular and strong-selling toys, trading cards, anime, tokusatsu, slot machines, arcade cabinets and video games...
arcade game Amidar
Amidar
Amidar is an arcade game programmed by Konami and published in 1981 by Stern. Its basic format is similar to that of Pac-Man: the player moves around a fixed rectilinear lattice, attempting to visit each location on the board while avoiding the enemies...
. The player has to guide Cuthbert around a grid-like level of squares. When the player walks all the way around each square it is filled with colour. If all the squares are filled, and Cuthbert successfully avoids the monsters and finishes before the time runs out, the player progresses to the next level.
The levels have a green background, except for every third which is white as a sort of bonus level.