Video Meanies

created and published by Mastertronic in 1986, running on Commodore 16/Plus 4

type: maze, action/reflex
perspective: side view
player options: single player

languages: eng

4.2/5

Official description

Who said working in a video shop was going to be easy? Especially when it belongs to some crazy millionaire who lives in a castle full of Meanies. It is your task, as maintenance robot, to charge around turning off all the videos which His Lordship leaves on. This entails going through just about every room in the place, all of which are crawling with Meanies and their machinery. One touch on a Meanie or a barrier and it's bye-bye robot. Send in the next one.
A few surprises await you, like invisible barriers and deadly white walls. To open the doors you will need particular keys. Only one will work and all those lying around look identical. You'll just have to try them out. As you progress the logo in the top left-hand corner builds up in a jigsaw pattern. Once it is complete, you've switched off all the videos. Keep looking! Each video successfully deactivated adds to your score the amount of energy you have left. Meanies are worth 100 points each...Good luck!