Short Circuit
The ZX Spectrum version of "Short Circuit" is split into two parts, which differ from the Commodore 64 game, and can each be played independently. The first is viewed in third-person 3D, as our hero moves from…
Short Circuit is an adventure developed by Ocean Software, released 31 December 1987 on ZX Spectrum.
What Short Circuit is
Short Circuit is an adventure game developed by Ocean Software and released in 1987. It is available on ZX Spectrum only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
A freak bolt of lightning has made Robot 5 gain human feelings, and his makers at Nova Robotics are keen to open him up and find out how this happened. Robot 5 therefore feels desperate to escape, and survive in the wider world.
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Where it sits in the Short Circuit series
Short Circuit is the third of 3 entries we hold in the Short Circuit series. It is the most recent released entry in the series.
What it launched against
Short Circuit launched on 31 December 1987, within three weeks of Wasteland, Final Fantasy, Nebulus and Head Over Heels.
Released around the same time: Wasteland, Final Fantasy, Nebulus, Head Over Heels.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
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Quick answers
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