Death Pit
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| Death Pit! | |
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| Developer(s) | Clive Townsend |
| Publisher(s) | Durell Software |
| Platform(s) | ZX Spectrum |
| Release date | never |
| Genre(s) | Arcade platform game |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
| Rating(s) | N/A |
| Media | Cassette |
| Input methods | Keyboard, Joystick |
Death Pit was advertised quite extensively in 1985 by Durell Software and was completed but not considered good enough for release. An article in issue 25 of CRASH_(magazine) remarked: "although halfway through the project there was a moment when it looked like the game might make a commercial release, it didn't come up to scratch". Clive Townsend, however, did use some of the routines from this game in the programming of Saboteur.
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[edit] Plot
The player controls a hero who has to climb down through the Death Pits looking for treasure. Having limited air and ammo the player must avoid huge monsters.
[edit] Gameplay
The player must make his way through the complex of caves to find the treasure.
[edit] Trivia
A lot of Death Pit subroutines were re-used to build the hit Saboteur.
