Nebulus

a.k.a. Tower Toppler / Nebulous

created and published by Hewson in 1987, running on ZX Spectrum

type: puzzle, action/reflex
genre: Vertical platformer
series: Nebulus
perspective: side view
player options: single player

languages: eng

4.2/5

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Description

The original version. Move left, right and jump around the tower while dodging and/or shooting obstacles or enemies in this side strolling platform game with a twist; a literal twist. Instead of the the screen scrolling, the tower rotates. For gameplay this means a lot less of the world to the left and right is visible and there are no left or right boundaries. You can circle the tower indefinitely, provided to platforms are in place to allow it.
While the official spelling is actually Nebulus, is is very commonly mistakenly called Nebulous. The Nebulous spelling is actually used for some of the many clones.

(Zerothis) - # 2009-02-09 23:11:52

Technical specs

display: raster

Authors / Staff

John M. Phillips
Steve Weston

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External reviews (9) - average: 85.7% - median: 90%

review source		issue	date	score
ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)	uk	4	1988-01	917/1000	91%	view
Aktueller Software Markt (ASM) (9+)	de	17	1987-12	10/12	83%	view
C&VG (Computer & Video Games) (011-084)	uk	74	1987-12	9/10	90%	view
Crash	uk	47	1987-12	85/100	85%	view
MicroHobby 49-196	es	163	1988-02-16	9/10	90%	view
Sinclair User 64-75	uk	68	1987-11	10/10	100%	view
The Games Machine	uk	2	1987-12	87/100	87%	view
Tilt 39-113	fr	51	1988-02	11/20	55%	view
Your Sinclair 1-40	uk	25	1988-01	9/10	90%	view