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Ancipital

Description

Ancipital is a typical Jeff Minter game with no storyline and an unusual setting. You play the role of what looks like a yak which can walk on two legs and shoots at enemies with bananas. At least in the first screen; the projectiles change in different levels. You can jump and flip upside down onto the ceiling to attack your foes.

The gameplay involves you shooting at enemies until the floor or walls change to let you move to the next screen which can be seen on the map in the corner of the screen. Each level has different themes ranging from skull and crossbones to cigarette papers and lighters. There are 100 different levels in the game.

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Credits (Commodore 64 version)

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Trivia

Origin

The Ancipital character first appeared in previous Llamasoft release Sheep in Space and was inspired by the Helliconia novels by Brian Aldiss.

Awards

  • Zzap!
    • May 1985 (Issue 1) - #10 It's the Zzap! 64 Top 64!

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  • MobyGames ID: 12632

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Contributors to this Entry

Game added by festershinetop.

Antstream added by firefang9212. Windows added by Kabushi.

Additional contributors: FatherJack, 64er.

Last modified February 22nd, 2023.