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Herbert's Dummy Run

Herbert's Dummy Run is the fourth entry in a series of games featuring Wally Week and his family. Herbert is the small child of Wally who has become trapped inside a department store and must get to the lost…

31 December 1985

Herbert's Dummy Run is a platform developed by Mikro-Gen Ltd, released 31 December 1985 on Amstrad CPC, Commodore C64/128/MAX and ZX Spectrum.

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What Herbert's Dummy Run is

Herbert's Dummy Run is a platform game developed by Mikro-Gen Ltd and released in 1985. It is available on Amstrad CPC, Commodore C64/128/MAX and ZX Spectrum.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Herbert's Dummy Run is the fourth entry in a series of games featuring Wally Week and his family. Herbert is the small child of Wally who has become trapped inside a department store and must get to the lost and found department where his parents are waiting. The game is played in real time and allows four and a half hours to complete the game. Like other games in the series there are platforming elements and various puzzle solving sections that require the use of items found around the map.
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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.

What it launched against

Herbert's Dummy Run 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.

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When did Herbert's Dummy Run come out?
Herbert's Dummy Run was released on 31 December 1985 for Amstrad CPC, Commodore C64/128/MAX and ZX Spectrum.

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