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1984 video game

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65Critic score · 1 ratings
80User score · 25 ratings

There is trouble in the mines! Volcanic activity has trapped numerous miners, and it is your job to save them. As Roderick Hero, you need to make your way through the dangerous mineshaft avoiding the dangerous creatures and lava, and find out where the miners are located before you run out of energy. To help on your mission, Roderick Hero has several useful types of equipment. A prop pack will allow you to hover and fly around the mineshaft and (hopefully) avoid the many dangers within. Your helmet features a short range microlaser beam which can be used to destroy the bats, spiders, snakes…

Released
1984
Genres
Platform, Arcade
Platforms
ColecoVision, SG-1000, Atari 2600, Atari 8-bit, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum, Apple II, MSX
Game modes
Single player
Developer
Activision, Activision
Publisher
Activision, Sega Enterprises, Ltd., Polyvox

Wikidata facts

Instance of
video game
Country of origin
United States
Publisher
Q200491
Developer
Q200491
Platform
ColecoVision
Distribution format
ROM cartridge
Image
HERO Cartridge für Atari 2600.jpg
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publication date
1984-00-00
input device
joystick
language of work or name
English language
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