Astebros
Nintendo Switch · PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game dossier
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1982 maze-based tank action on the Sinclair ZX Spectrum
The briefing
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.