Tetrapod is an arcade, released 31 December 1984 on BBC Microcomputer System.
What Tetrapod is
Tetrapod was released in 1984. It was published by Acornsoft. It is available on BBC Microcomputer System only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Tetrapod is an arena shooter with controls similar to Asteroids, with the player being able to move forward, shoot and rotate left and right. For every stage the player has to defeat a number of creatures ranging from killer bees in early levels to red devils and poison orbs in later ones. What makes this more complicated is that the screen is full of pods that when shot at hatches a lizard that immediately goes after the creature closest to it, no matter if that is the player or one of the enemies.
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
Tetrapod 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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Quick answers
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When did Tetrapod come out?
Tetrapod was released on 31 December 1984 for BBC Microcomputer System.
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