Captain Dynamo (video game)

Captain Dynamo is a vertically scrolling platform game developed by Codemasters and released in 1992. Captain Dynamo, an aging superhero, is brought out of retirement to recover a haul of stolen diamonds from the trap-infested rocket-ship of the villainous Austen Von Flyswatter.^[1] It was published for the Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, and MS-DOS.^[2] Versions for Game Gear and Mega Drive were planned but never released.^[3][4]

Captain Dynamo
Developer(s)	Codemasters
Publisher(s)	Codemasters
Composer(s)	Allister Brimble (Commodore 64)
Platform(s)	Atari ST Amiga ZX Spectrum MS-DOS Commodore 64
Release	1992
Genre(s)	Platform

Gameplay

There are six stages in total. The goal is to collect as many diamonds as possible in each stage and then enter the teleport unit at the top. The task is complicated by various mechanical hazards and creatures.^[5]

Reception

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Publication	Award
Sinclair User	Gold[6]

Reception