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Game dossier

Brain Damage

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1982 maze-based tank action on the Sinclair ZX Spectrum

The briefing

About this game

Brain Damage is an action arcade tank game developed by David J. Anderson and published by Silversoft Ltd. Set inside a computer, it has the player guide a proton panzer through single-screen mazes while battling progressively smarter enemy programs.

Each maze is completed by destroying one or more enemy tanks. The turret moves independently from the tank, and projectiles can ricochet off walls to strike enemies around corners. Difficulty affects durability: on the easiest setting, one hit destroys any tank, while harder settings require more hits to defeat enemies.

Key Features

  • Single-screen maze-based tank combat
  • Independently controlled turret
  • Ricocheting projectiles
  • Electron panzers, marauders, centurians, and rogue programs
  • Available for Sinclair ZX Spectrum