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Heavy Metal Paradroid

Heavy Metal Paradroid is a remastered version of the 1985 game, Paradroid, that started as a graphics test during the development of Morpheus. It was later released with the new graphics style along with the…

31 December 1987

Heavy Metal Paradroid is an arcade developed by Graftgold, released 31 December 1987 on Commodore C64/128/MAX.

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What Heavy Metal Paradroid is

Heavy Metal Paradroid is an arcade game developed by Graftgold and released in 1987. It was published by Hewson Consultants. It is available on Commodore C64/128/MAX only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Heavy Metal Paradroid is a remastered version of the 1985 game, Paradroid, that started as a graphics test during the development of Morpheus. It was later released with the new graphics style along with the speed improvements added in the Competition Edition. Its speed is enhanced further on the C128, in C64 mode, as it makes use of the platforms 2mhz mode in some places.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action, science fiction and stealth. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Heavy Metal Paradroid launched on 31 December 1987, within three weeks of Wasteland, Final Fantasy, Nebulus and Head Over Heels.

Released around the same time: Wasteland, Final Fantasy, Nebulus, Head Over Heels.

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When did Heavy Metal Paradroid come out?
Heavy Metal Paradroid was released on 31 December 1987 for Commodore C64/128/MAX.

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