Short Circuit
In this Commodore 64 adaptation of the movie of the same name, you take the role of robot Number 5. Having recently become self-aware, Number 5 has to escape from the laboratory. To do so, he has to find…
Short Circuit is an adventure developed by Ocean Software, released 31 December 1987 on Commodore C64/128/MAX.
What Short Circuit is
Short Circuit is an adventure game developed by Ocean Software and released in 1987. It is available on Commodore C64/128/MAX only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
In this Commodore 64 adaptation of the movie of the same name, you take the role of robot Number 5. Having recently become self-aware, Number 5 has to escape from the laboratory. To do so, he has to find several hardware and software upgrades that give him new abilities, like jumping and firing a laser gun. He also has to evade capture by security personnel and other robots. Once he has escaped from the lab, he has to survive on the outside by evading wild animals and his human and robot pursuers. The game combines action and adventure elements. In the lab, you can search for and pick up items and use them to find your way to the exit. Once outside, you have to jump and shoot to survive.
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Where it sits in the Short Circuit series
Short Circuit is the first of 3 entries we hold in the Short Circuit series. The next entry was Short Circuit in 1987.
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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