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Andy Capp

Based on the comic strip of the same name from the British newspaper Daily Mirror and specifically released on Christmas of 1987. Andy has to acquire money to give to his wife from various sources, as he has…

31 December 1987

Andy Capp is an adventure developed by Blitter Animations, released 31 December 1987 on Amstrad CPC, Commodore C64/128/MAX and ZX Spectrum.

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What Andy Capp is

Andy Capp is an adventure game developed by Blitter Animations and released in 1987. It was published by Mirrorsoft. It is available on Amstrad CPC, Commodore C64/128/MAX and ZX Spectrum.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Based on the comic strip of the same name from the British newspaper Daily Mirror and specifically released on Christmas of 1987. Andy has to acquire money to give to his wife from various sources, as he has already spent his unemployment benefit, while consuming as much alcohol as possible and avoid getting arrested for various crimes.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Andy Capp series

Andy Capp is the first of 3 entries we hold in the Andy Capp series. The next entry was Andy Capp in 1987.

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What it launched against

Andy Capp 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.

Official trailer

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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When did Andy Capp come out?
Andy Capp was released on 31 December 1987 for Amstrad CPC, Commodore C64/128/MAX and ZX Spectrum.

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