| Genre: | Adventure Game: Text-Only |
| Publisher: | Bevan Technology |
| Cover Art Language: | English |
| Machine Compatibility: | BBC Model B |
| Release: | Professionally released on Cassette |
| Available For: | Acorn Electron, Amstrad CPC464, BBC Model B, Sinclair ZX81 (Requires 16K Expansion) & Spectrum 128K |
| Compatible Emulators: | BeebEm (PC (Windows)) PcBBC (PC (MS-DOS)) Model B Emulator (PC (Windows)) |
| Original Release Date: | 1st November 1985 |
| Original Release Price: | £7.95 |
| Market Valuation: | £2.50 (How Is This Calculated?) |
| Item Weight: | 64g |
| Box Type: | Cassette Single Plastic Clear |
| Author(s): | James Hughes |
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Cassette
A&B Computing
1st February 1985
The instruction sequence at the start typifies the below average quality of this game. It has spelling mistakes, and is not particularly well-presented. Read Review
A&B Computing
1st November 1985
The whole package has little more to offer than an average magazine listing. Read Review
Acorn User
1st December 1984
I wouldn't rush out and buy this... Although I found getting down onto the pads easy, and the asteroids weren't too bad, getting back to the mothership was quite a challenge. Read Review
Home Computing Weekly
6th August 1985
Despite the game's lack of any real complexity or dynamic frontier-smashing programming, it's addictive too. Read Review
The Micro User
1st November 1985
The problem with Mayday was that there was nothing special enough about it to hold my attention. Read Review
Full Instructions
The Game
The sub light printer spits into life. Crossing the floor of the communications sector, you tear off the sheet and read of a nearby Mayday. A disc whirrs softly as the course alteration program is automatically loaded. Intergalactic federation members demand your immediate response. The Skewar auto-pilot starts to turn the ship towards the signal source.
You race down to the capsloc bay and equip the Gofarit with medical supplies.
Once over the player, getting down to the surface through the asterite storm is bad enough, but getting back...
Game Features
- Hi-Score table
- Varied landscapes
- Joystick compatible
- Many different screens
- Instructions in program
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CHAIN"" (RETURN)
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| Download | What It Contains |
|---|---|
 | A digital version of Mayday suitable for BeebEm (PC (Windows)), PcBBC (PC (MS-DOS)), Model B Emulator (PC (Windows)) |
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