Ziggy

Game cover: Ziggy

Description

Ziggy is a 1-player arcade game for multiple systems.

Ziggy was a normal young boy, until one day he strayed too close to an experimental matter transporter. Suddenly, he became half-boy and half-spring, and found himself trapped in a multi-dimensional board game played on platforms that float in space and time.

Ziggy moves in four directions on an isometric grid, and his goal is to collect all the pyramids over multiple screens to reach his girlfriend on the final level. He can also use limited energy to jump multiple squares at once. Ziggy faces dangerous sliding cubes and bouncing balls which will cost a life if they touch. He also uses up energy if he touches glue puddles or bounces too much and, if energy reaches 0, a life is lost. Light bulbs restore energy and skulls lead to instant death.

There are 50 levels and 200 platforms to explore. The player can only move to the next level when all pyramids on the current level are collected. Ziggy starts with six lives, and gains an extra life whenever 10 percent of total score is achieved.

Game Info

Platforms
BBC Micro1987Electron1987