N.O.M.A.D. (CPC/Spectrum)

Shooter· Retro· Action· Top-Down Shooter

Released Dec 2022

In this innovative top-down shooter from 1985, pilot the Nemesis Organisation Mobile Attack Droid (N.O.M.A.D.) through the heavily armoured homeworld of galactic supervillain Cyrus T. Gross, solving tricky puzzles, dodging deadly hazards, and shooting fiendish enemies.

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Media

Details

Developer

Ocean Software

Publisher

Pixel Games UK

Achievements

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Platform

Windows

Controller

full support

Steam Deck

Not rated

Players

Single-player

Retro Action Top-Down Shooter PvE Shooter Arcade 2D Controller Pixel Graphics Sci-fi Robots 1980s Combat

About this game

Originally released in 1985, this innovative top-down shooter for the ZX Spectrum and Amstrad CPC from famed publishers Ocean Software saw players take control of Nemesis Organisation Mobile Attack Droid (N.O.M.A.D.) 471 in an attempt to stop the machinations of the unspeakably vile Cyrus T. Gross, the greatest criminal in the universe. Now, relive those days in this remastered emulated version, which contains both the Spectrum and Amstrad versions.

Gameplay

Pilot the N.O.M.A.D. through TALOS, Gross's heavily armoured homeworld, solving tricky puzzles, dodging deadly hazards, and shooting fiendish enemies. N.O.M.A.D. is controlled by rotating left and right, and providing either forward or backward thrust. This makes every level a challenging gauntlet, thankfully with regular checkpoints for progress.

This enhanced version introduces a number of modern features to this retro classic, including: