Thing on a Spring is a platform developed by Micro Projects Engineering, released 1 July 1985 on Amstrad CPC and Commodore C64/128/MAX.
What Thing on a Spring is
Thing on a Spring is a platform game developed by Micro Projects Engineering and released in 1985. It was published by Gremlin Graphics Software Ltd.. It is available on Amstrad CPC and Commodore C64/128/MAX.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The evil Goblin has used his magical abilities to ensnare all the toys in the neighborhood to go into his underground lair. Thing bounces to the rescue, and resolves to retrieve them from his 4 storey underground lair. To do this he must collect 9 pieces of a jigsaw puzzle on each floor. Needless to say, Goblin has not made things easy - a myriad of traps await our intrepid hero. There are traps all over, some crucial areas are guarded by switches, and the last of these switches locks the level-ending lift.
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and comedy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Thing on a Spring launched on 1 July 1985, within three weeks of Ghosts 'n Goblins, Nodes of Yesod and Rush'n Attack.
Released around the same time: Ghosts 'n Goblins, Nodes of Yesod, Rush'n Attack.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
All media
Quick answers
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