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Better Dead Than Alien!

Better Dead Than Alien!

Also known as Brad Zoom starring in: Better Dead Than Alien!

Credits

Released: 1988 (36 years ago)

Publisher: Electra SoftwareInfo

Design: Jason Kingsley

Coder: Steve Dunn

Musician: Mark TaitInfo

Information

Main Control: Joystick (Port 2)

Players: 1 or 2, Simultaneous

Language: English

Retail Price: £9.95 Tape
£14.95 Disk

Tape Loader

ODELoad

Used in Electra Software release (1988)

Categorization

Genre: Shoot'em Up, Space Invaders

Tags: Action, Top-down, 2D scrolling, Arcade, Shooter, Sci-fi/futuristic

Magazine Reviews

Commodore User, issue 64 (jan 89), p53 Electra Software full-price release	23%
Zzap!64, issue 47 (mar 89), p87 Electra Software full-price release	66%
Average magazine rating: Based on 2 magazine reviews	45%

Added by Kim Lemon, Nov 15, 2001. Viewed 13826 times.

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12 Comments

Sternhammer 2022-04-12

(3/10)

How is this dire shoot 'em up currently sitting on an aggregate 6 score?
Okay, the musics not at all bad and there's a nice loading screen but the core game is just an ugly derivative mess.
Commodore User were a lot nearer the mark with their score than the Zzap one was that's for sure.

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Kirie e Leison 2019-08-15

The SID Info says that the main theme is based on "Na Na Hey Hey", but the resemblance is very thin...

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Sixteen Plus 2012-05-30

(6/10)

I remember this, barely. I actually enjoyed it for what it was. I can't recall the bugs though. Great loading screen.

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dink 2012-05-25

Nice little shooter! I love the loading screen

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Impaler_26 2011-11-01

(2/10)

Wow, this game is incredible lame!
Tired of all those nice looking but unfair shooters? Then try this one - it's so easy even your mum can play it! :lol:

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Elvir 2011-05-10

Music is great in this game!

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Emperor Roscoe 2010-02-17

(9/10)

This is an enjoyable, if unoriginal little shooter. There's a good few hours fun in this. Worth a dl.

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bronstein 2008-07-31

(5/10)

Sounds better than it played... The only thing that's interesting, Mr. Dunn and Mr. Dunn of Ocean: Any relation?

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stooart 2005-12-20

(5/10)

What was this all about??? Shooting bits of crud on a black background with stupid names for levels! A Space Invaders clone should have looked far better than this at the time. :sick:

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herebedragons 2003-05-18

This game is so bad it makes
rise of the robots look
like a shining gem of art.

There is not even an ending,
but only a sassy comment
of the game creators.

How this got through
quality control is beyond me

R.S.S. 2003-05-09

Ah yes. Another brilliant game! Too much too tell you about- just great! I DON'T THINK WE ARE ALONE!

Steve Dunn 2003-03-06

Fantastic. I think whoever wrote this still deserves lots of hard cash! If you agree, I can give you their details. Cheers, Steve (the author)!