Cholo is a classic wireframe 3D computer game with nonlinear gameplay, originally released in 1986 for the BBC Micro computer but quickly ported to a number of other 8-Bit systems, such as the Sinclair Spectrum, Amstrad CPC and Commodore 64.
Cholo's gameplay was similar to that of Paradroid, but with wireframe graphics. The story was set out in a novella which was included in the game's packaging. Following a nuclear war, humanity has been trappe...
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Cholo is a classic wireframe 3D computer game with nonlinear gameplay, originally released in 1986 for the BBC Micro computer but quickly ported to a number of other 8-Bit systems, such as the Sinclair Spectrum, Amstrad CPC and Commodore 64.
Cholo's gameplay was similar to that of Paradroid, but with wireframe graphics. The story was set out in a novella which was included in the game's packaging. Following a nuclear war, humanity has been trapped underground by a robot defence system which rules the irradiated surface. Your character assumes control of a robot drone, transmitting to a terminal below ground, and is given the task of freeing the trapped humans.
The robot - "Rizzo the rat", a diagnostic model - is equipped with a single laser, computer/robot link capabilities and very limited armour. The player's first task is to explore the city and take over stronger robots in order to complete the mission. Gameplay consists of movement around a virtual 3D world, taking over other...
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