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Adventures of Robbo
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About the game
Adventures of Robbo sends a small robot across sixty planets in fifteen planetary systems. On each planet Robbo has to collect a set number of bolts, which brings the teleport to the next one back to life.
The planets are packed with things that make that harder: creatures that patrol set routes, guns that fire across corridors, crates that can be pushed but not pulled, doors that need keys and bombs that clear the way at a price. Robbo can shoot back, but only after collecting batteries to power the gun, so every shot is a small decision.
It mixes quick reactions with planning, and it is demanding by modern standards. The authors knew it, and left a cheat in the game for anyone who wants to see the later systems.
Playing it here
This is the 2006 release, rebuilt by one of its authors to run in DOSBox. Click Play now, wait for the title screen and press Space to start.
Controls
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| Arrow keys | move; push an object that has free space behind it |
| Space, then an arrow key | fire in that direction (needs batteries) |
| Esc | restart the planet, losing one life |
| F3 (title screen) | enter a system code to resume |
| Left Shift + 1 to 4 | choose the soundtrack |
| F1 | sound effects on or off |
| F10 | back to the title screen |
A few things worth knowing
Write down the system code. A new code appears on the status bar every four planets. Enter it with F3 on the title screen to start from there next time.
Save your batteries. Ammunition is scarce. Clearing a path by pushing or waiting is usually cheaper than shooting.
The authors' cheat. Type FRONT242 on the title screen. System codes become
LEVELA to LEVELO, and the Tab key jumps straight to the next planet.
Credits and licence
Adventures of Robbo was designed and drawn by Janusz Pelc, programmed by Maciej Miąsik and Janusz Pelc and produced by Marek Kubowicz at Xland, with music by Bogusław Pezda and voice by Marty Jastrebsky. The 2006 release is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.5, and the original licence text is linked from this page.