Zoids
Seminal C64 game based on the Robot Toy franchise
Zoids is a real time strategy (rts) developed by The Electronic Pencil Co. Ltd., released 10 December 1985 on Amstrad CPC, Commodore C64/128/MAX, MSX and ZX Spectrum.
What Zoids is
Zoids is a real time strategy (rts) game developed by The Electronic Pencil Co. Ltd. and released in 1985. It was published by Martech. It is available on Amstrad CPC, Commodore C64/128/MAX, MSX and ZX Spectrum.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Where it sits in the Zoids series
Zoids is the first of 24 entries we hold in the Zoids series. The next entry was Zoids: The Battle Begins in 1986.
What it launched against
Zoids launched on 10 December 1985, within three weeks of Bomberman, Summer Games II, Highway Encounter and Mercenary.
Released around the same time: Bomberman, Summer Games II, Highway Encounter, Mercenary.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
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