''Cuthbert in the Mines'' (shown on the title screen as ''Cuthbert in the Mine'')
[ is a platform game for the Dragon 32 home computer published by Microdeal in 1984. It stars ]Cuthbert
Cuthbert of Lindisfarne ( – 20 March 687) was an Anglo-Saxon saint of the early Northumbrian church in the Celtic tradition. He was a monk, bishop and hermit, associated with the monasteries of Melrose and Lindisfarne in the Kingdom of Nor ...
, a character who appeared in other releases, including '' Cuthbert Goes Walkabout'' and '' Cuthbert Goes Digging''. The gameplay is based on '' Frogger'', but with a vertical playfield.[ Tandy Corporation licensed it for the TRS-80 Color Computer.]
Plot
The player guides Cuthbert from hell
In religion and folklore, hell is a location in the afterlife in which evil souls are subjected to punitive suffering, most often through torture, as eternal punishment after death. Religions with a linear divine history often depict hell ...
through levels of mines while avoiding railcars and the fireball-throwing devil.
References
1984 video games
Dragon 32 games
TRS-80 Color Computer games
Video game clones
Platform games
Video games developed in the United Kingdom
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