Cassette Five
A collection of 8 games for the ZX81 with 16K memory expansion module. Planetoids A clone of the Arcade classic Asteroids. Breakout A clone of the Arcade classic Breakout. Space Rescue You have to rescue 6…
31 December 1983
Cassette Five is a video game, released 31 December 1983 on Sinclair ZX81.
What Cassette Five is
Cassette Five was released in 1983. It is available on Sinclair ZX81 only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
A collection of 8 games for the ZX81 with 16K memory expansion module. Planetoids A clone of the Arcade classic Asteroids. Breakout A clone of the Arcade classic Breakout. Space Rescue You have to rescue 6 astronauts on the ground by steering a dropship through an asteroid field towards landing platforms. After landing and picking up one astronout you have to fly up through a field of enemy ships and dock with the mother ship. Draughts Play draughts against a computer opponent. Byte-man A Pac-man clone with three different mazes to complete. Dodgems Like pac-man you must eat all the dots. Dodgems is however made up of lanes (from outside to inside) and you can switch lane on the left…
What it launched against
Cassette Five launched on 31 December 1983, within three weeks of Chuckie Egg, Atic Atac, The Witness and Zoo Keeper.
Released around the same time: Chuckie Egg, Atic Atac, The Witness, Zoo Keeper.
Quick answers
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When did Cassette Five come out?
Cassette Five was released on 31 December 1983 for Sinclair ZX81.