Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a 1984 action-platform game based on Roald Dahl’s famous children’s novel, which is included with the game. Developed by Soft Option Ltd and published by Hill MacGibbon, it presents five mini-games set around the chocolate factory.

Gameplay

• Guide Augustus Gloop through a maze of factory tubes and into a flask by selecting the correct directions.
• Avoid the deadly blueberries thrown by Violet Beauregarde in the juicing room.
• Help Veruca Salt avoid squirrels that throw poisonous nuts.
• Control Mike Teavee as he jumps across platforms to collect chocolate bars while avoiding dangerous television cameras.
• Completing the first four games reveals the code for the final game, a Jet Set Willy-style challenge to collect six golden keys.

The game was released for Amstrad CPC and Sinclair ZX Spectrum.