Alien 8
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Alien 8 is an action-adventure video game developed and published by Ultimate Play The Game. It was released for the ZX Spectrum, BBC Micro, Amstrad CPC and MSX in 1985.[a] The game is a spiritual successor to the best-selling Knight Lore, which was lauded by critics for its isometric graphics. In the game, the player takes control of a robot, Alien 8, whose job is to ensure that all of the cryogenically frozen passengers on board a starship remain viable during the ship's vo
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- Developer
- Ashby Computers and Graphics Ltd.
- Publisher
- Ultimate Play the Game
- Release · MSX
- Worldwide — 1985
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