Alternative Games Called Short Circuit
Available for Spectrum 48K
A bland game in two stages based around the movie of the same name. Construct a decoy robot by wandering around a maze, and then battle through a scrolling landscape of hostile creatures.
| Genre: | Arcade Game: Adventure |
| Series: | Number 5 in Movie Collection (Spectrum) |
| Publisher: | The Hit Squad |
| Cover Art Language: | English |
| Machine Compatibility: | Spectrum 48K, Spectrum 128K, Spectrum +2, Spectrum +3 |
| Release: | Professionally released on Cassette |
| Available For: | Amstrad CPC464, Commodore 64/128 & Spectrum 48K/128K/+2/+3 |
| Compatible Emulators: | ZXSpin (PC (Windows)) Nutria (PC (MS-DOS)) |
| Original Release Date: | 14th October 1989 |
| Original Release Price: | £2.99 |
| Market Valuation: | £2.50 (How Is This Calculated?) |
| Item Weight: | 64g |
| Box Type: | Cassette Single Plastic Clear |
| Author(s): | David Green |
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Movie Collection (Spectrum)
Computer & Video Games
1st December 1989
Number Five is recognisable from the movie, but the game itself makes little attempt to stick to the plot. The music is jolly, though. Read Review
Computer Gamer
1st May 1987
To fully appreciate the game - and distinguish it from other 3D arcade adventures - you'll have to see the excellent film. Read Review
Crash
1st May 1987
One of the best film licences for ages and represents great value with the inclusion of its two very different games. Read Review
Sinclair User
28th February 1987
Reasonable amounts of variety coupled with a strong story and pretty graphics make this a very worthwhile purchase. Read Review
Your Sinclair
1st May 1987
The splattered bunnies, when Number Five fails to dodge them, are most amusing. But, while it's probably true to the film, this arcade sequence is a shallow let down after that superb first part. Read Review
ZX Computing
1st May 1987
A Monster Hit. Read Review
Full Instructions
Short Circuit
Number 5 is alive! A robot in the SAINT (Strategic Artificially Intelligent Nuclear Transport) series has gone haywire.
A million to one chance has resulted in a lightning bolt striking the automaton and bringing it consciousness. Now the scientist who put him together wants to take him apart to find out what went wrong. The President of Nova Robotics wants to capture him before the weapons he is carrying kill millions of civilians - and the security chief wants to blow him up so that he can get home in time for dinner.
You are Number Five... You are alive and you aim to stay that way!
Part 1
First you must help Number Five escape from the Nova complex having collected the three essential "Jump" and "Laser" accessories. To achieve this, you must solve a variety of problems - opening doors and duping the security robots.
Computer Link
To aid this task you are equipped with the ability to "Log on" to a computer terminal and load in six additional function programs (only three per terminal). Find a terminal and while in contact with it press Select; now download function programs by following the prompts on the printer display.
Select Function
Pressing select while not in contact with any furniture will change the function progam to be used (which appears between two arrows on the status display).
Pressing Select while in contact with any furniture will run the function program (These programs are easy to use and it is helpful to follow the prompt on the printer at all times).
Part 2
Having escaped from the Nova complex, flee for your life and shake off your pursuers by jumping over obstacles and wildlife in the cross country chase. Avoid contact with the guards and security robots at all costs - remember they're out to disconnect you! Use your laser if you have to, but remember the "Robot Code" and keep a wary eye on the conscience level.
Game Controls
Part 1: N - Left, M - Right, S - Up, X - Down, A - Select
Part 2: N - Backward, M - Forward, S - Jump, X - Duck, A - Laser Fire
SYMBOL SHIFT and Q simultaneously to quit.
The game is controlled by either keyboard (redefinable) or joystick and is compatible with most interfaces.
Loading
LOAD"" (ENTER)
128K owners, use the Loader option.
In the 48K version, the game is divided into two parts which must be loaded separately. This version is on Side A of the cassette. Side B contains the single-load 128K version.
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| Download | What It Contains |
|---|---|
 | A digital version of Short Circuit suitable for ZXSpin (PC (Windows)), Nutria (PC (MS-DOS)) |
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