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Aaargh!

In each city you need to destroy the buildings until you find the Roc's egg. There is an egg hidden in most but not all of the cities. You will need to punch the buildings to demolish them, or flame them to…

31 December 1987

Aaargh! is an arcade developed by Arcadia Systems, released 31 December 1987 on Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple IIGS and Arcade.

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What Aaargh! is

Aaargh! is an arcade game developed by Arcadia Systems and released in 1987. It is available on Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple IIGS, Arcade, Atari ST/STE, Commodore C64/128/MAX, DOS, MSX and ZX Spectrum.

The premise, in the publisher's words

In each city you need to destroy the buildings until you find the Roc's egg. There is an egg hidden in most but not all of the cities. You will need to punch the buildings to demolish them, or flame them to set them on fire, while fighting off the other creatures on the screen. Watch out for the hornets that fly across the screen and sting you. Be wary of the weapons the humans try to bring to bear. You will need to destroy these before they destroy you.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

What it launched against

Aaargh! launched on 31 December 1987, within three weeks of Wasteland, Final Fantasy, Nebulus and Head Over Heels.

Released around the same time: Wasteland, Final Fantasy, Nebulus, Head Over Heels.

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When did Aaargh! come out?
Aaargh! was released on 31 December 1987 for Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple IIGS, Arcade, Atari ST/STE, Commodore C64/128/MAX, DOS, MSX and ZX Spectrum.

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