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Bobby Bearing

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An isometric arcade adventure set in a steel world

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About this game

Bobby Bearing is an isometric 3D arcade adventure set in Technofear, a futuristic land made of steel and inhabited by steel objects. Bobby and his family are ball bearings, and his four brothers have been led astray by their rogue cousin before becoming lost in the Metaplanes.

Control Bobby as he searches for his missing, unconscious relatives and rolls them back to safety while avoiding the evil Bearings that inhabit the area. The mission must be completed before the time limit expires. Dying or being stunned incurs a time penalty, and pressing Q resets a trapped screen at an additional time cost.

Air vents, elevators, switches, crushers, and enemy Bearings can either help or hinder Bobby. The game was published by The Edge and released for the Sinclair ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, and Commodore 64.