Tag Archives: Bob Hamilton

Doomsday Castle, ZX Spectrum

Doomsday Castle is the 1983 sequel to The Pyramid.

It again features ‘Ziggy’ – the guy in the floating gun turret – and again features simple, single-screen shooting action.

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The Pyramid, ZX Spectrum

Fantasy Software released two games in 1983 featuring a character called ‘Ziggy’, and this game – The Pyramid – was the first of them.

The Pyramid is a simple, single-screen shooter, with you playing as Ziggy – inside a floating gun pod – who must escape from a gigantic pyramid.

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Backpackers Guide to the Universe, ZX Spectrum

Bob Hamilton‘s third game featuring the charismatic lead character ‘Ziggy’ (The Pyramid and Doomsday Castle being the previous two), this time exploring a large, alien planet in search of riches and knowledge.

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