Space Panic

Colecovision 1983 Universal
Space Panic is a 1980 arcade game designed by Universal, which Chris Crawford calls the first ever platform game, as it pre-dates Nintendo's Donkey Kong (from 1981) which is often cited as the original platform game. Space Panic lacks Donkey Kong's jump mechanic. The main character digs holes in the platforms that he must lure the aliens into. He must then hit them to knock them out of the hole and off the screen. In later levels, two or more holes must be lined up vertically in order to dispose of the aliens. There is also a limited supply of oxygen.
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Technique

CPU
  • z80 Z80 (@ 3 Mhz)
Chipset
  • SN76489A (@ 3 Mhz)
Affichage
  • Orientation Yoko
  • Résolution 255 x 216
  • Fréquence 59.922738 Hz
Contrôles
  • Nombre de joueurs 2
  • Nombre de boutons 4
  • Type de contrôle
    1. joy (8 ways)
    2. joy (8 ways)
    3. joy (8 ways)
    4. joy (8 ways)
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Screenshots de Space Panic

Space Panic - Screen 1
Space Panic - Screen 2
Space Panic - Screen 3
Space Panic - Screen 4
Space Panic - Screen 5

Origins and legacy

The premise of the game (digging holes to trap aliens) is likely to have been inspired by the then contemporary Heiankyo Alien (a 1979 game first released in arcades in 1980), but while that game is set in a maze viewed from above, Space Panic used platforms and ladders viewed from the side.

While Space Panic may have indirectly influenced all subsequent platform games, Space Panic certainly directly influenced some very similar "trap-em-up" games at the time. These included some almost identical clones such as Acornsoft's Monsters (for the BBC Micro and Acorn Electron) and the Apple II's Apple Panic (1981) as well as the popular Lode Runner (1983), which looked very similar and used the basic premise of digging holes to trap enemies. Universal revisited the genre again with Mr. Do's Castle (1983) which incorporated and expanded upon many of the play styles explored in this seminal game.

Ports and clones

First PublishedNameCompanySystem(s)
1981Apple PanicBrøderbundApple II, Atari 8-bit, PC Booter, VIC-20
1982Space PanicColecoColecoVision
1982PanicVisions Software FactoryZX Spectrum
1982MonstersAcornsoftBBC Micro, Acorn Electron
1983BonkaJ. Morrison (Micros) Ltd.Dragon 32/64, Commodore 64
1983Cuthbert Goes DiggingMicrodealTRS-80 Color Computer, Dragon 32
1983Panic 64Interceptor MicrosCommodore 64
1983Sam SpadeSilversoft LtdZX Spectrum
1984Panic PlanetAlligataCommodore 64
1984Monsters 64Available as a Compunet downloadCommodore 64
1984HektikMastertronicCommodore 64
1986Panik!AtlantisCommodore 16, BBC Micro, Acorn Electron, Atari 8-bit
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