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Fortress of Zorlac

Fortress of Zorlac is a shoot 'em up with some similarities to Yars' Revenge. The player's objective is to rid the galaxy of a dreaded alien called Zorlac. Zorlac is positioned on the right side of the screen…

31 December 1982

Fortress of Zorlac is an arcade developed by Softsync, released 31 December 1982 on Sinclair ZX81.

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What Fortress of Zorlac is

Fortress of Zorlac is an arcade game developed by Softsync and released in 1982. It is available on Sinclair ZX81 only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Fortress of Zorlac is a shoot 'em up with some similarities to Yars' Revenge. The player's objective is to rid the galaxy of a dreaded alien called Zorlac. Zorlac is positioned on the right side of the screen and is protected by a fortress consisting of three rotating walls as well as four indestructible stationary guns. The player starts out at the left edge of the screen but can move around in all directions. To be able to hit the alien the player first has to blast a hole through the three walls. It is made harder by the constant movements of both the rotating walls and the alien. At the same time the player has to avoid being hit by the defense guns which automatically lock in on the…
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How it plays

It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Fortress of Zorlac launched on 31 December 1982, within three weeks of Trashman, King Kong and Xevious.

Released around the same time: Trashman, King Kong, Xevious.

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When did Fortress of Zorlac come out?
Fortress of Zorlac was released on 31 December 1982 for Sinclair ZX81.

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