Computing Games written by Don Priestley

The following is a list of Computing Games written by Don Priestley in the Centre for Computing History collection. It is not an exhaustive list of and other games may have been published. If you have any games or software that you would like to donate to our collection, please view our donations page.

There are 10 Computing Games written by Don Priestley in our collection :
Order By : Title - Release Date - Publisher
3D Tanx Date: 1982 3D Tanx

A very early Spectrum game, and written by Don Priestley, who would later write acclaimed games such as Trapdoor

Software House: Dktronics
Author: Don Priestley
Platform : ZX Spectrum

Flunky Date: 1987 Flunky

There's a weird one going in that famous house at the end of London's mall, yes this is your chance to be a really creepy crawly flunky in Buck house

Software House: Pirannah
Author: Don Priestley
Platform : Amstrad CPC464

Maziacs Date: 1983 Maziacs

Run around a maze collecting weapons to defeat monsters to get the promised treasure

Software House: DK'Tronics Ltd
Author: Don Priestley
Platform : ZX Spectrum

Meteoroids Date: 1982 Meteoroids

Software House: DK'Tronics
Author: Don Priestley
Platform : ZX Spectrum

Popeye Date: 1986 Popeye

Join Popeye in his quest to find hearts for his true love Olive Oyl, and avoiding his rival Brutus The main draw of the game was the gigantic characters, which Don Priestly would use again in Trapdoo

Software House: MacMillan
Author: Don Priestley
Platform : ZX Spectrum

Popeye Date: 1987 Popeye

An impressive action game featuring the cast of Popeye recreated as large colourful sprites

Software House: Alternative Software Ltd.
Author: Don Priestley
Platform : ZX Spectrum

The Trap Door Date: 1986 The Trap Door

An adventure game in which you must solve a series of puzzles for a cast of bizarre characters in order to open the titular trap door

Software House: Macmillian Ltd
Author: Don Priestley
Platform : Amstrad CPC464

The Trap Door (Piranha) Date: 1986 The Trap Door (Piranha)

Don Priestly's colourful classi

Software House: Piranha
Author: Don Priestley
Platform : ZX Spectrum

Through The Trapdoor Date: Through The Trapdoor

Software House: Alternative Software
Author: Don Priestley
Platform : Commodore 64

Through The Trapdoor Date: 1988 Through The Trapdoor

Software House: Piranha
Author: Don Priestley
Platform : Commodore 64

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