Thrust is a 1986 computer game programmed by Jeremy Smith (who later co-authored Exile) for the BBC Micro and published by Superior Software. The player's aim is to manoeuvre a spaceship by rotating and thrusting, as it flies over a two-dimensional landscape and through caverns. The gameplay of Thrust was heavily inspired by Atari's Gravitar. Thrust was ported to the Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, Ata...
Developer
Jeremy Smith
Publisher
Superior Software, Firebird
Release Date
1986-01-01
Thrust is a 1986 computer game programmed by Jeremy Smith (who later co-authored Exile) for the BBC Micro and published by Superior Software. The player's aim is to manoeuvre a spaceship by rotating and thrusting, as it flies over a two-dimensional landscape and through caverns. The gameplay of Thrust was heavily inspired by Atari's Gravitar. Thrust was ported to the Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, Atari 8-bit family, Atari ST, Commodore 16/Plus 4, and ZX Spectrum. Firebird released a sequel, Thrust II in 1988.