Attack of the Mutant Camels
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Attack of the Mutant Camels was a surrealist computer game released for the Commodore 64 and Atari 8-bit computers in the 1980s by Jeff Minter's Llamasoft. It is a horizontally-scrolling shooter.
The player controls a small jetplane and has the task of killing giant yellow camels before they reach the home base. Doing so requires several dozens of shots. The camels retaliate by shooting fireballs from their mouth. Since the camels continuously move towards your base, and new camels are added every time one is destroyed, the game will eventually end in defeat.
The game is perhaps inspired by the AT-AT attack sequence in , and gameplay is very similar to that of the Atari 2600 game based on the film.
A sequel exists, named Revenge of the Mutant Camels.
Confusingly, a game from Jeff Minter's Gridrunner series was also released in the US under the name Attack of the Mutant Camels.
External links
- [Llamasoft's 8-bit Softography, from which AMC is downloadable]
- [Attack of the Mutant Camels] at MobyGames
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