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Godzilla

Godzilla is a strategy game in which you must command the military in an attempt to kill Godzilla before he destroys Tokyo. If Godzilla reaches Tokyo, the game is over. The game is a large grid on the map of…

31 December 1983

Godzilla is a puzzle developed by The Code Works, released 31 December 1983 on Commodore C64/128/MAX.

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What Godzilla is

Godzilla is a puzzle game developed by The Code Works and released in 1983. It is available on Commodore C64/128/MAX only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Godzilla is a strategy game in which you must command the military in an attempt to kill Godzilla before he destroys Tokyo. If Godzilla reaches Tokyo, the game is over. The game is a large grid on the map of Japan and nearby waters. There are 25 grids (7 of which contain Japan and one containing Tokyo.) Godzilla is randomly set in any of the 25 grids except the grid with Tokyo. The player has a choice of attacking Godzilla or moving troops. You are given a choice of attacking with a land attack, sea attack, air attack, a missile or an atom bomb. When choosing an air, land or sea attack you must choose how many troops, boats or jets you want to send out (you can only send out how many of the…
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are horror. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Godzilla series

Godzilla is the first of 63 entries we hold in the Godzilla series. The next entry was Kessen Daikaiju in 1983.

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What it launched against

Godzilla 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.

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When did Godzilla come out?
Godzilla was released on 31 December 1983 for Commodore C64/128/MAX.

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