Back to Skool is a platform developed by Microsphere Computer Services Ltd., released 31 December 1985 on ZX Spectrum.
What Back to Skool is
Back to Skool is a platform game developed by Microsphere Computer Services Ltd. and released in 1985. It is available on ZX Spectrum only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The game differs from its predecessor by an increase in the size of the play area (including a neighbouring girls' school) and a number of gameplay changes. The girls' school incorporates its own new characters including undistinguished girls with hockey sticks, Hayley (girlfriend of the main character Eric) and Miss Take (the headmistress). Only at break time and lunch times are the girls allowed to mingle with the boys, in the central grassy playground, separated at other times by a high gate. The opening and closing of the gate is controlled by the school caretaker Albert, a new character to the game. It is also possible for Eric to sneak over the gate into the girls' school during…
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.
What it launched against
Back to Skool launched on 31 December 1985, within three weeks of Bomberman, Summer Games II, Highway Encounter and Mercenary.
Released around the same time: Bomberman, Summer Games II, Highway Encounter, Mercenary.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
All media
Quick answers
Back to Skool — frequently asked questions
When did Back to Skool come out?
Back to Skool was released on 31 December 1985 for ZX Spectrum.
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