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Contraption

A platformer in which the mad professor must collect golden apples and feed his new invented machine, the Contraption, with them.

31 December 1985

Contraption is a platform developed by Icon Software, released 31 December 1985 on Amstrad CPC and BBC Microcomputer System.

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What Contraption is

Contraption is a platform game developed by Icon Software and released in 1985. It was published by Audiogenic Software Ltd.. It is available on Amstrad CPC and BBC Microcomputer System.

How it plays

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

What it launched against

Contraption launched on 31 December 1985, within three weeks of Bomberman, Summer Games II, Highway Encounter and Mercenary.

Released around the same time: Bomberman, Summer Games II, Highway Encounter, Mercenary.

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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When did Contraption come out?
Contraption was released on 31 December 1985 for Amstrad CPC and BBC Microcomputer System.

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