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Terror-Daktil 4D

You're in your plane flying over the jungles of South America. Suddenly the engines fail and the captain cannot land safely because there's a volcano ahead, so you crash You wake up the next day some distance…

31 December 1983

Terror-Daktil 4D is a shooter developed by Beam Software Pty., Ltd., released 31 December 1983 on PC (Microsoft Windows) and ZX Spectrum.

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What Terror-Daktil 4D is

Terror-Daktil 4D is a shooter game developed by Beam Software Pty., Ltd. and released in 1983. It was published by Melbourne House. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) and ZX Spectrum.

The premise, in the publisher's words

You're in your plane flying over the jungles of South America. Suddenly the engines fail and the captain cannot land safely because there's a volcano ahead, so you crash You wake up the next day some distance from the crash and, in the distance, you see the Terror-Daktils gathering! Luckily, in the nearby valley there are three cannons. You drag one onto the plateau and shoot the Terror-Daktils as they attack Shoot waves of attacking beasts and keep shooting them. You must survive for six days and six nights, if you can do this a rescue plane will reach you. Only one cannon ball can be in flight at a time and they do fly like cannon balls. There's no cross hairs, and no straight line of…
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How it plays

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

What it launched against

Terror-Daktil 4D 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.

Official trailer

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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When did Terror-Daktil 4D come out?
Terror-Daktil 4D was released on 31 December 1983 for PC (Microsoft Windows) and ZX Spectrum.

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