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Roy of the Rovers

Roy of the Rovers computer game was split into two parts: the first an adventure game, in which—taking the role of Roy Race—the player had to find and rescue the kidnapped Melchester team, before then playing…

31 December 1988

Roy of the Rovers is an adventure, released 31 December 1988 on Commodore C64/128/MAX.

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What Roy of the Rovers is

Roy of the Rovers was released in 1988. It was published by Gremlin Graphics. It is available on Commodore C64/128/MAX only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Roy of the Rovers computer game was split into two parts: the first an adventure game, in which—taking the role of Roy Race—the player had to find and rescue the kidnapped Melchester team, before then playing the second part, which consisted of a charity match to raise funds for the club. The fewer players recovered before the match began, then the smaller the team who could take part. In the extreme, Roy would be the only player for Melchester.
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How it plays

Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Roy of the Rovers launched on 31 December 1988, within three weeks of Last Ninja 2: Back with a Vengeance, Keith Van Eron's Pro Soccer, Laser Squad and Cybernoid: The Fighting Machine.

Released around the same time: Last Ninja 2: Back with a Vengeance, Keith Van Eron's Pro Soccer, Laser Squad, Cybernoid: The Fighting Machine.

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When did Roy of the Rovers come out?
Roy of the Rovers was released on 31 December 1988 for Commodore C64/128/MAX.

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