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The Big Deal

The Big Deal is a unique 1986 cooking simulation game released for the Commodore 64 (and later ported to the Amiga). Developed in Germany, the game stands out for its stressful, micro-management gameplay that…

31 December 1986

The Big Deal is a puzzle developed by Radarsoft BV, released 31 December 1986 on Amiga and Commodore C64/128/MAX.

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What The Big Deal is

The Big Deal is a puzzle game developed by Radarsoft BV and released in 1986. It was published by Ariolasoft. It is available on Amiga and Commodore C64/128/MAX.

The premise, in the publisher's words

In The Big Deal the robot Floyd works in a kitchen and has to prepare all incoming orders. The player has to make sure everything goes as it should, but Floyd is not controlled directly but by queueing his actions through a menu systems. Each meal preparation consists of a series of required actions, e.g. getting the ingredients, cutting them or setting up the plates, and the main challenge is to be as efficient as possible. As it is in restaurants, the customers become impatient after a certain amount of time has passed and start to throw items. This causes damage and the resulting repairs cost even more time. Up to three meals can be pre-programmed to be automatically executed and the…
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How it plays

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

What it launched against

The Big Deal launched on 31 December 1986, within three weeks of World Games, Gauntlet, The Sentinel and Leaderboard.

Released around the same time: World Games, Gauntlet, The Sentinel, Leaderboard.

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When did The Big Deal come out?
The Big Deal was released on 31 December 1986 for Amiga and Commodore C64/128/MAX.

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