Attack of the Mutant Camels

Attack of the Mutant Camels was a surrealist computer game released for the Commodore 64 and Atari 8-bit computers in the 1980s by Jeff Minter's Llamasoft. It is a horizontally scrolling shooter.

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Computer game - Commodore 64 - Atari 8-bit computers - Jeff Minter - Llamasoft - Scrolling shooter

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The player controls a small jetplane and has the task of killing giant yellow camels before they reach his home base. Doing so requires several dozens of shots. The camels retaliate by shooting fireballs from their mouth. Since the camels continuously move towards your base, and new camels are added every time you destroy one, the game will eventually end in defeat.

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The game is perhaps inspired by the AT-AT attack sequence in The Empire Strikes Back, and gameplay is very similar to that of the Atari 2600 game based on The Empire Strikes Back.

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AT-AT - The Empire Strikes Back - Atari 2600

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A sequel exists, named Revenge of the Mutant Camels.

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Confusingly, a game from Jeff Minter's Gridrunner series was also released in the US under the name Attack of the Mutant Camels.

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