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Honeybug

The player helps protect a beehive by defending it from weevils, placing different bees, and killing runaway larva. At the beginning of a level, the player is given the number of grubs and honey cells they're…

31 December 1983

Honeybug is an arcade, released 31 December 1983 on BBC Microcomputer System.

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What Honeybug is

Honeybug was released in 1983. It is available on BBC Microcomputer System only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The player helps protect a beehive by defending it from weevils, placing different bees, and killing runaway larva. At the beginning of a level, the player is given the number of grubs and honey cells they're required to fill to complete the level. The player fills sections of nest and honeycomb.
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How it plays

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

What it launched against

Honeybug 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 Honeybug come out?
Honeybug was released on 31 December 1983 for BBC Microcomputer System.

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