Pssst for the Sinclair Spectrum

Pssst

Year of Release

1983

The Advertising Blurb

Robbie the Robot sits in his garden. Help him fetch compost to cultivate his prize Thyrgodian Megga Chrysanthodil. Help him make the right choice of pesticide, to ward off devilish insects. Stop the insects breeding to overwhelming numbers before Robbie's plant has bloomed. PSSST is horticulture with a horrendous twist!

One and two player option, with a host of features including sound effects.

Compatibility

Any Spectrum

Original Price

£5.50 (£14.95 for ROM version)

Worth now (confirmed sale)?

£5 Facebook November 2020.

Comments

The copyright holders refuse to allow this game to be redistributed.

This was one of the few games to be released in a ROM version.

Controls

Up - R, Down - E, Left - Q, Right - W, Fire - T

Original Rating

Sinclair User 4/5

Review:

Very much a poor relation to the other Ultimate release of the same time, Jet Pac, probably due to the more popular theme of that game, this is in many ways a far superior effort. The graphics are absolutely top notch - as good as any other game of the period.

What marked it out as a classic were the clearly defined goal, the graphical reward for success, the imaginative baddies, excellent gameplay and the novel and highly effective twist of having three types of weapon that could each be used against only one type of creature each. A fabulous game that oozes quality even now and most remarkable of all is the fact that this all fitted into 16K!