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Captain Zapp

Captain Zapp (released in the UK as Flash Gordon, based on the comic hero), is an adventure game for multiple computer systems.

31 December 1986

Captain Zapp is an adventure, released 31 December 1986 on Amstrad CPC, Commodore C64/128/MAX, MSX and ZX Spectrum.

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What Captain Zapp is

Captain Zapp was released in 1986. It was published by M.A.D.. It is available on Amstrad CPC, Commodore C64/128/MAX, MSX and ZX Spectrum.

How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Flash Gordon series

Captain Zapp is the second of 2 entries we hold in the Flash Gordon series. It arrived 3 years after Flash Gordon. It is the most recent released entry in the series.

See all 2 Flash Gordon games in release order →

What it launched against

Captain Zapp launched on 31 December 1986, within three weeks of World Games, Gauntlet, The Sentinel and Rebelstar.

Released around the same time: World Games, Gauntlet, The Sentinel, Rebelstar.

Official trailer

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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When did Captain Zapp come out?
Captain Zapp was released on 31 December 1986 for Amstrad CPC, Commodore C64/128/MAX, MSX and ZX Spectrum.

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