Spidertronic cover art

Spidertronic

In Spidertronic the player gets to take control of a robotic spider moving through a world of isometric levels. Each level consists of tiles that make out the spider's web. Problem is that the web is under…

31 December 1988

Spidertronic is a video game, released 31 December 1988 on Amiga.

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What Spidertronic is

Spidertronic was released in 1988. It was published by ERE Informatique. It is available on Amiga only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

In Spidertronic the player gets to take control of a robotic spider moving through a world of isometric levels. Each level consists of tiles that make out the spider's web. Problem is that the web is under siege by odd spherical creatures. This has lead to some passageways being broken and now it's up to our little spider to repair the damage done. The aim then is to rebuild these parts of each level so that the spider can move on to the next. This is done with the use of coloured tiles. The HUD shows a flashing dot that indicates what colour is needed. The spider then has to find a tile in that colour and move it to the tile that needs to be repaired. Once this is all done the spider gets…
Description from the publisher · source

What it launched against

Spidertronic launched on 31 December 1988, within three weeks of Last Ninja 2: Back with a Vengeance, Keith Van Eron's Pro Soccer, Laser Squad and Cybernoid: The Fighting Machine.

Released around the same time: Last Ninja 2: Back with a Vengeance, Keith Van Eron's Pro Soccer, Laser Squad, Cybernoid: The Fighting Machine.

Official trailer

Gameplay Video thumbnail

Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

Quick answers

Spidertronic — frequently asked questions

When did Spidertronic come out?
Spidertronic was released on 31 December 1988 for Amiga.