Genre: | Unknown Genre Type |
Publisher: | Micro Power |
Cover Art Language: | English |
Machine Compatibility: | BBC Model B |
Release: | Professionally released on Cassette |
Available For: | BBC Model B |
Compatible Emulators: | BeebEm (PC (Windows)) PcBBC (PC (MS-DOS)) Model B Emulator (PC (Windows)) |
Original Release Date: | 31st January 1984 |
Original Release Price: | £7.95 |
Market Valuation: | £2.50 (How Is This Calculated?) |
Item Weight: | 64g |
Box Type: | Cassette Single Plastic Black |
Author(s): | Jeffrey Siddle & David Tolchard |
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A worthy implementation of an exciting game. Read Review
Even at the lowest level the asteroids are too numerous and the thrust too unresponsive. This is a pity since Zarm has very pleasant graphics and good sound. Read Review
When the game starts, your craft is situated inside the mothership, which glides from one side of the screen to the other above the orbiting asteroids.
When you can see a gap, press the 'Release' key to open the airlock to release your craft and start you on your descent to the planet below.
Weave from left to right to dodge the rocks, pressing the 'Thrust' key to slow your descent. Land gently on one of the five landing sites to collect a stranded astronaut.
Press 'Release' to launch from the pad and use the 'Thrust' key to keep the rocket jets burning. Dodge the planet's automatic defences and approach the mothership which will stop when you reach a certain altitude.
As you line up underneath it, the airlock will open to allow you to re-dock. Bonus points are achieved for the speed of rescue and also the amount of energy used up. Both are indicated at the top of the screen. The 'Release' key also makes you invisible during a flight, but you still continue to move in the direction you are travelling. This feature should be used carefully as it uses up a lot of fuel, thus reducing your bonus.
You can only use each landing pad once, and there are different hazards to negotiate on each return journey.
When all of the scout party have been rescued, you return to level one but with a higher gravity.
It is quite difficult, at first, to get used to controlling the craft. It is easy to forget that you can move left and right as well as controlling the descent. You must start braking early in order to slow your rate of descent so that you can land softly on a pad.
Selecting a level allows you to practise your technique for a particular defence system, rather than you having to go right back to the very beginning.
CAPS LOCK - Left, CTRL - Right, RETURN - Thrust, SHIFT - Release/Invisible
Other keys may be used by selecting the ones you prefer in the initial program.
CHAIN"" (RETURN)
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A digital version of Zarm suitable for BeebEm (PC (Windows)), PcBBC (PC (MS-DOS)), Model B Emulator (PC (Windows)) |
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