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Beaky and the Egg Snatchers

The Andromedan Armed Condors like to lay their eggs on the planet Crackit. The hostile natives, the Egg Snatchers, don't particularly like that and try to destroy the eggs. You are Beaky, one of the condors…

31 December 1984

Beaky and the Egg Snatchers is an arcade, released 31 December 1984 on Commodore C64/128/MAX and ZX Spectrum.

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What Beaky and the Egg Snatchers is

Beaky and the Egg Snatchers was released in 1984. It was published by Fantasy Software. It is available on Commodore C64/128/MAX and ZX Spectrum.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The Andromedan Armed Condors like to lay their eggs on the planet Crackit. The hostile natives, the Egg Snatchers, don't particularly like that and try to destroy the eggs. You are Beaky, one of the condors, who must protects his eggs.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Beaky and the Egg Snatchers launched on 31 December 1984, within three weeks of Impossible Mission, Jet Set Willy, 3D Starstrike and Karateka.

Released around the same time: Impossible Mission, Jet Set Willy, 3D Starstrike, Karateka.

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When did Beaky and the Egg Snatchers come out?
Beaky and the Egg Snatchers was released on 31 December 1984 for Commodore C64/128/MAX and ZX Spectrum.

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