''Terminus'', also known as ''Terminus: The Prison Planet'' or ''Terminus: Prison Planet'', is a

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Mastertronic Mastertronic was originally a publisher and distributor of low-cost computer game software founded in 1983. Their first games were distributed in mid-1984. At its peak the label was one of the largest software publishers in the UK, achieved b ...

released in 1986 for the

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, MSX, and

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. The game is set inside a futuristic prison consisting of 512 screens. The purpose is to release Brain, the leader of a teenage gang called The Wanglers.

Gameplay

The player controls one of four characters: Mobod and Xann who move by flying, Spex who moves around by bouncing, and Magno who uses "reverse

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" to cling to roofs. The player can change characters by using one of the transports hidden around the prison and must unlock sections of the prison by using teleports. The player must also avoid traps which include lava pools, needle beams, creatures, compressor rooms (activated by touching wall sensors) as well as the numerous guards. Energy can be restored by using recharge units located around the prison complex.

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1986 video games Amstrad CPC games MSX games ZX Spectrum games Mastertronic games Video games set in prison Fiction set in the 6th millennium {{action-adventure-videogame-stub