
Release
1982
Critic score
90/100
Platform families
Not announced
Connected releases
Editorial overview
What it is
While few young people aspire to the role of a Dustman, New Generation Software felt they would enjoy pretending to be one on this innovative arcade game.
Each section presents you with a road of houses, drawn from forced-perspective 3D, with flick-scrolling as you move up the road. Each house's dustbin must be collected, emptied and replaced within the time limit, which is indicated by the Bonus timer at the top of the screen. If this reaches zero, you receive the first of 3 warnings - a third sees you out of a job.
Setting foot on the grass causes the bonus to drop more quickly, and there are additional hazards to avoid, including the local cars, which appear to be driven by maniacs, and cyclists and barking dogs, which can both injure you and cause your movement to slow.
Play styles
Single player
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric
More like this
Core game only
Game data from IGDB
Themes
Action
Languages
1 supported
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Commodore VIC-20

Commodore C64/128/MAX