Godzilla & the Martians

	Godzilla & the Martians
	Godzilla & the Martians
Developer	Neil Streeter
Publisher	Temptation Software Ltd.
Platforms	ZX Spectrum 16K/48K
Languages	English
Genre	Platformer

“	Leap over Martian invaders — scale ladders — jump the man traps — rescue “the girl of your dreams” — oxygen pollution and time limited — for SUPERHUMANS* only*	„
	— Quick summary from the cassette inlay

Godzilla & the Martians is an unlicensed 1984*^[1]^[2] platformer video game for the Sinclair ZX Spectrum developed by Neil Streeter of Temptation Software Ltd. It is closely modeled on the classic 1981 arcade game Donkey Kong.

Description

"The Martians have invaded, destroying the molecular structure of earth's atmosphere to make it compatible with their own planet. “The girl of your dreams” is trapped at the top of a building site but for the moment protected from the evil invaders by a friendly Dinosaur!

"You must rescue her before the oxygen is totally absorbed. Martians kill, so do the man traps which you must leap — SUPERHUMANS only can play this game."

Gameplay

Controls

There are a total of 5 different moves that can be performed in Godzilla & the Martians.

Key	Move
1	Jump to the left. Hold down to do a continuous string of jumps.
0	Jump to the right. Hold down to do a continuous string of jumps.
7	Go up (escalators).
5	Move to the left.
8	Move to the right. Hold down to continue moving.

Specifics

The player takes control of a man, and has the objective of reaching the girl at the top of the building site. To do this, the player must navigate through the level by jumping over the Martians as well as the man traps (holes) when they're in the space closest to the player. Points are rewarded whenever an escalator is climbed as well as when a level is finished, with bonus points being given depending on how much oxygen is left. If the oxygen starts flashing red, it is impossible to complete the level successfully. The point of the game is to get a high score—one hit, and it's game over.

Godzilla's role in the game is entirely aesthetic.

Map of the level. Green indicates spots where the player should jump. Red indicates spots wherein if the player jumps, death is guaranteed. Cyan indicates safe spots where the Martians can't reach. Yellow indicates winning spot. Note: The player should be aware of Martians when jumping and try to wait for a more suitable time to jump.

Appearances

Godzilla
Martians

Gallery

Front case
Casset inlay
Title screen
Pre-game screen
The level
Godzilla
A martian
Game over screen
Advertisement picture

Videos

Gameplay

External links

World of Spectrum page.

References

This is a list of references for Godzilla and the Martians. These citations are used to identify the reliable sources on which this article is based. These references appear inside articles in the form of superscript numbers, which look like this: ^[1]

Comments

Showing 5 comments. When commenting, please remain respectful of other users, stay on topic, and avoid role-playing and excessive punctuation. Comments which violate these guidelines may be removed by administrators.