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Short Circuit

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Adventure Action Science fiction

Short Circuit is a Adventure game released on December 31, 1987 for Commodore C64/128/MAX. In this Commodore 64 adaptation of the movie of the same name, you take the role of robot Number 5. Having recently become self-aware, Number 5 has to escape from the laboratory. To do so, he has to f…

December 31, 1987
Released 14142 days ago
Commodore C64/128/MAX

About

In this Commodore 64 adaptation of the movie of the same name, you take the role of robot Number 5. Having recently become self-aware, Number 5 has to escape from the laboratory. To do so, he has to find several hardware and software upgrades that give him new abilities, like jumping and firing a laser gun. He also has to evade capture by security personnel and other robots. Once he has escaped from the lab, he has to survive on the outside by evading wild animals and his human and robot pursuers.

The game combines action and adventure elements. In the lab, you can search for and pick up items and use them to find your way to the exit. Once outside, you have to jump and shoot to survive.

Storyline

Loosely based on the events of the movie.

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Release Dates by Platform

Commodore C64/128/MAX Worldwide
Dec 31, 1987

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Game Info

Developer
Ocean Software
Publisher
Ocean Software
Game Modes
Single player
Perspective
Side view
Themes
Action Science fiction

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