Camputers Lynx

Camputers Lynx

The Lynx was an 8-bit British home computer that was first released in early 1983 as a 48 kB model. Several models were available with 48 kB, 96 kB or 128 kB RAM. It was possible to reach 192 kB with RAM expansions on board. John Shireff designed the...

3D Monster Craze

3D Monster Craze

Camputers Lynx - Released - 1983

3-D Monster Craze is 1st person perspective maze game where the aim is to collect seven keys as well as defuse bombs while avoiding monsters. The maze is made up of three floors which can be moved between by lifts and each key must be found in order. Once you find key one you then have to take it back to your starting position which then places a bomb in the maze. The bomb needs to be defused in a period of time before it explodes or you lose one of three lives. Once the bomb has been defused then you must find key one again before you can find key two and this is the sequence the keys must be collected for all seven keys. As you search the maze, monsters start to appear and a monster keeps appearing after a period of time. If you are caught by a monster then a life is lost but you are armed with a limited amount of grenades to throw. There are five skill levels (1-5) with one being the easiest.

Air Raid

Camputers Lynx - Released - 1983

You are in command of a crippled aircraft flying over an enemy city. There is nowhere to land for miles around. Luckily you have an unlimited supply of bombs. By destroying all the buildings below you as you pass over the you will make a suitable place to land. If, however, you crash in to side of a tower block you will lose one of your lives. (You start with 4 lives. 3 of them displayed as extra lives.) You score points for every building section you destroy the number of points depending on the level and frame number. Also, you gain a life (to a max, of 5) for every 100000 points scored

Backgammon

Backgammon

Camputers Lynx - Released - 1983

Test your wits against the Lynx in this traditional board game of strategy and luck.

Colossal Adventure

Camputers Lynx - 1983

Colossal Adventure takes its cue from the very earliest mainframe text adventures. Our hero must rescue the elves and find fifteen pieces of treasure. There are many dark areas, so lights and batteries are at a premium. Be careful of vicious dwarves, who can be killed using axes. You can carry up to four objects at a time; the useful ones include a newspaper, keys and sandwiches. The vocabulary includes saying spell names, DROPping items to stay within the carrying limit (and for other specific reasons), CATCHing a bird, and standard directions plus IN and OUT.

Dam Buster

Dam Buster

Camputers Lynx - Released - 1983

Dam Buster (also released as Dam Busters) is a side view single screen game where you are a pilot from the 617 Squadron in World War II, where your mission is to destroy various dams using a bouncing bomb. Your plane is flying at the top of the screen moving from left to right and reappears back on the left of the screen when it reaches the right side. One of the dams is on the bottom of the screen with the water on the left and you have to fly low and at the right speed to drop the bomb so it will bounce towards the dam and settle at the base of the dam before exploding. Below the water is a green bar which is the drop zone and the bomb can only be released over this. A flak gun on the top of the dam and the right of the dam fire diagonally upwards and you must avoid the flak and not hit the dam either or you lose one of three lives.

Deathball

Camputers Lynx - Released - 1984

Dungeon Adventure

Camputers Lynx - Released - 1983

Dungeon Adventure concludes Level 9's Middle Earth lineage of fantasy interactive fiction games (later reprogrammed with graphics in Jewels of Darkness). The player is searching for magical treasures within the Demon Lord's fortress, after his defeat in Adventure Quest. There are over 200 specific locations, including rooms within the tower and outdoor locations to navigate en route. Objects range from a coffin and a giant belt to nasty images and a packing case; also watch out for Orcs, Dwarves and other creatures. The parser's vocabulary contains all the standard terms - EXAMINE, TAKE, OPEN and FILL for example.

Floyds Bank

Floyds Bank

Camputers Lynx - Released - 1983

Gobble De Spook

Camputers Lynx - Released - 1984

Gobble De Spook is a Pac-Man variant with the same features as the original. The aim is to achieve a high score by controlling a gobbler that has to collect all the dots in the maze without being caught by the four ghosts that guard it. By eating power point pods the gobbler is empowered and can go after the ghosts for a short while. There are also cherries that can be picked up for extra points. The player has three lives and is given an additional one by by clearing the maze of all the dots. The game features eight skill levels. The most notable difference is that the four hardest levels have invisible maze walls which make it harder to navigate. Less notable is the intelligence of the ghosts. In the easiest level there is just one intelligent ghosts while in the hardest one all ghosts are intelligent.

Hangman

Hangman

Camputers Lynx - Released - 1983

Hangman is a game for Camputers Lynx based on the classic word guessing game of the same name.

Lynx Chancellor

Lynx Chancellor

Camputers Lynx

Dare you unleash your ideas upon the unsuspecting population? Can your policies work? Find out in this simulation of the UK economy. 1983.

Lynx Invaders

Lynx Invaders

Camputers Lynx - Released - 1983

Lynx Invaders is a clone of Space Invaders. Like in all other games of its kind, the player controls a laser base left and right down the bottom of the screen while blasting away at the aliens above. At the same time, the player has to avoid getting hit by the aliens' projectiles by taking cover behind four barriers that offer some protection. One difference from other Space Invaders variants is that each shot launches two projectiles, and therefore it's possible to take out two aliens in one go. Once all the aliens have been destroyed, the player moves on to the next wave, where things get tougher. There are three different alien types (plus the mystery ship) and they are worth different points depending on how far off they are. After all three lives of the player has been used up, the game is over. You are limited to two bullets on the screen at any one time, but can fire them separately if you tap the space bar quickly. Two extra lives can be won by reaching certain points milestones. The first one is about when you get to 5,000. The hordes of invaders start off lower down with each level. However, if you do really well then you get a new set of invaders (intended to be more fierce looking) and they start back up at the top again.

Mazeman

Camputers Lynx - Released - 1984

Mazeman is a Pac-Man clone. Like in the original arcade game the player has to make his way through a maze, collect all the dots while avoiding the ghosts (here called hobgoblins) that chase him. There are also larger dots (here called magic aberswords) that reverse the roles and allow the player to go after the ghosts and gobble them up, but only for a few seconds. This version does not have any fruit. Once all dots have been collected the level is completed. The player earns points for eating dots and ghosts. The value of the ghosts increases for each additional one eaten. The game ends when all three lives have been lost.

Mined Out

Camputers Lynx - Released - 1984

The semi-amusingly-named Mined-Out involves guiding a character across a screen covered with mines. He can move in any of the four main directions. At each point he is told how many of these four squares have mines in, but not the exact locations of the mines, making completion a precarious challenge. There are 8 skill levels, each with progressively more and more mines. After each level you are showed an 'action replay' of your path, as well as a full diagram of where each mine was.

Minefield

Camputers Lynx - Released

Monster Mine

Monster Mine

Camputers Lynx - Released - 1983

Monster Mine is a maze game viewed from above with the whole maze on the screen and you have to move about the maze collecting gold nuggets. You start at the the bottom of the mine and you need to reach one of the exits at the top of the mine. The maze is the Eldorado Gold Mine full of the nuggets but there are monsters moving about the mine that need avoiding. Each row of the mine has a monster moving along it and if you enter one of the rows then the monster will head towards you at a faster speed. If you touch a monster it is game over and each mine has a different layout every time you play.

Moonfall

Camputers Lynx - Released - 1984

Numerons

Camputers Lynx - Released - 1984

Oh Mummy

Oh Mummy

Camputers Lynx - Released - 1984

The pyramids of ancient Egypt are known to be full of treasure, but it will take a brave man to uncover them, as the spirits have sent guardians to protect them. In this game you play an archaeologist, and mummies are after you. You have to run through a matrix (inside a pyramid), and make sure you unveil every treasure by walking around all 4 sides of each square. It's presented in a 2D top down view.

Panik

Camputers Lynx - Released - 1983

Panik is a clone of Space Panic. Dig holes in the brick levels with your pick and knock the monsters through to kill them. Depending on their ferocity, you have to drop them through 1, 2, or 3 levels to kill them. There are double points for each extra level they drop through. You can also knock them through by jumping on a trapped monster through a hole dug on the level above, but make sure you do so before it starts to climb out of the hole. If you drop one monster onto another, they'll both die. At higher levels, monsters move up to the next level of ferocity if you let them escape from a hole. Don't run out of oxygen, or you'll die (however, do it at least once when you're on the ladders to see what happens!)

Power Blaster

Camputers Lynx - Released - 1984

Racer

Camputers Lynx - Released - 1983

Racer is a side scrolling racing game. The player is the driver of a red car which has to be driven from the right to left as far as possible. On the road are numerous other cars that the player has to avoid crashing into. At the same time it's necessary to keep an eye at the car's fuel level since the game ends when the tank is empty. It also ends if the player crashes more than four times. The gas is automatically refueled when reaching certain distances and signs by the side of the road show how far it is to the next station. The player can control the car up and down, accelerate, brake and use a turbo boost.

Reversi

Camputers Lynx - Released - 1984

Reversi is played with two players, each representing a color on the board. The rules are simple, but strategy is what will help you win. Place two black and two white discs in the board's four center squares, with corresponding colors diagonal to each other. Choose a color for each playe

Rocketman: A Pair of Number Games for Kids

Camputers Lynx - Released - 1984

Scrablynx

Camputers Lynx - Released - 1984

A board game in the vain of Scrabble. Diagonal words are not allowed. Complete your turn by counting and announcing your score for that turn. Then draw as many new letters as you played; always keep seven letters on your rack, as long as there are enough tiles left in the bag. Play passes to the left.

Snake

Camputers Lynx - Released - 1983

A Snake clone for the Camputers Lynx developed and self-published by C. Hunt in 1983.

Spannerman

Spannerman

Camputers Lynx - Released - 1983

Sultan's Maze

Sultan's Maze

Camputers Lynx - Unreleased - 1983

The game starts with the legend that the Sultan was visiting Hampton Court and was robbed of his jewels while in the maze. His bodyguard tried to recover them but was murdered by the group of thieves. In the present day setting of the game, the player must enter the maze and recover the jewels bringing them back outside. Aside from making it though the maze with out getting lost or tired the player must also be on the look out for the ghost of the Sultan's bodyguard.

Treasure Island

Treasure Island

Camputers Lynx - Released - 1983

Treasure Island is a colourful graphical adventure. Ifs compulsive and such fun to play. On a remote desert Isle in the Pacific, Captain Hook, the meanest pirate that ever lived, buried his treasure many years ago . . ... ! By giving commands to your Lynx in reply to the cryptic questions it asks, try and find the hidden treasure. Ifs not easy and there are many dangers and pitfalls for you to negotiate before the Magic Isle will give up its treasures to you!!!

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Camputers Lynx - Released - July 9, 2017

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