In the Walls of Eryx

In the Walls of Eryx, created by Kevin McGrorty – with a rather colourful cassette inlay, and upon loading it up we find not only a splendid loading screen but some rather grand animation from our hero Private Stansfield who is stood in front of his burning, downed spacecraft, in the Erycinian Highlands of Venus, tapping his foot.

The goal of the game is to guide Pvt. Stansfield through the jungles of Venus looking for six power crystals. However the Venusian wildlife aren’t overly fond of this gem-snatcher and seek to end his life; to top it all off Stansfield’s oxygen is rapidly running out. You need to get the power crystals, keep your oxygen topped up and survive.