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Arcadia

In this highly addictive top-down arcade shoot-em-up from 1982, originally for the ZX Spectrum, defend yourself from wave upon wave of deadly alien combatants using your Ion Thrust Drive and dual Plasma…

31 December 1983

Arcadia is an arcade developed by Imagine Software, released 31 December 1983 on Acorn Electron, BBC Microcomputer System, Commodore C64/128/MAX and Commodore VIC-20.

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What Arcadia is

Arcadia is an arcade game developed by Imagine Software and released in 1983. It is available on Acorn Electron, BBC Microcomputer System, Commodore C64/128/MAX, Commodore VIC-20, Dragon 32/64, PC (Microsoft Windows) and ZX Spectrum.

The premise, in the publisher's words

In this highly addictive top-down arcade shoot-em-up from 1982, originally for the ZX Spectrum, defend yourself from wave upon wave of deadly alien combatants using your Ion Thrust Drive and dual Plasma Disruptors.
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How it plays

Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Arcadia launched on 31 December 1983, within three weeks of The Witness, Chuckie Egg, Atic Atac and Zoo Keeper.

Released around the same time: The Witness, Chuckie Egg, Atic Atac, Zoo Keeper.

Official trailer

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Quick answers

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When did Arcadia come out?
Arcadia was released on 31 December 1983 for Acorn Electron, BBC Microcomputer System, Commodore C64/128/MAX, Commodore VIC-20, Dragon 32/64, PC (Microsoft Windows) and ZX Spectrum.

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