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Ah Diddums

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Developer(s)Imagine Software
Publisher(s)Imagine Software
Designer(s)David H. Lawson[2]
Platform(s)ZX Spectrum,Commodore 64
Release1983:ZX Spectrum
1984:C64[1]
Genre(s)Action
Mode(s)Single-player

Ah Diddumsis a computer game released byImagine Softwarefor theZX Spectrumin 1983 and can be run on the 16KB/48KB versions of the machine[3]and theCommodore 64in 1984.[1]

Gameplay

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The player controls ateddy bearwho is trying to escape a toy box in order to comfort his crying baby owner. Teddy's job is to arrange building blocks in a certain order on the shelf at the top of the screen,[4]allowing him to escape the toy box. On escaping one box, Teddy finds himself in another toy box, whose escape is more difficult; there are 99 toy boxes in total from which to escape.[5]

Reception

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Ah Diddumswon "Best Original Game" at theComputer and Video Games1983 Golden Joystick Awards.[3]

References

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  1. ^abAh Diddumsat Lemon 64
  2. ^Hague, James."The Giant List of Classic Game Programmers".
  3. ^abAh Diddumsat SpectrumComputing.co.uk
  4. ^CRASH - The Online Edition - Issue 3 Contents
  5. ^Shaw, Peter (Aug–Sep 1983)."Ah Diddums".ZX Computing.p. 72.Retrieved2011-07-26.