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Nutcraka

Cyril the Squirrel is due to start hibernating but has yet to collect and store all the nuts he needs to get through the winter. You play as Cyril in this platform game where the screen scrolls in both left…

31 December 1984

Nutcraka is a platform, released 31 December 1984 on BBC Microcomputer System and Commodore C64/128/MAX.

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What Nutcraka is

Nutcraka was released in 1984. It was published by Software Projects. It is available on BBC Microcomputer System and Commodore C64/128/MAX.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Cyril the Squirrel is due to start hibernating but has yet to collect and store all the nuts he needs to get through the winter. You play as Cyril in this platform game where the screen scrolls in both left and right directions when you move. The game is spread over eight levels and you must collect all the nuts on each level to move to the next level within a time limit.
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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

Nutcraka launched on 31 December 1984, within three weeks of Impossible Mission, Jet Set Willy, 3D Starstrike and Bomb Jack.

Released around the same time: Impossible Mission, Jet Set Willy, 3D Starstrike, Bomb Jack.

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When did Nutcraka come out?
Nutcraka was released on 31 December 1984 for BBC Microcomputer System and Commodore C64/128/MAX.

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