Twerps

Twerps is a video game in the action genre and published by Sirius Software, Inc. originally released in 1983. It is currently playable on Atari 8-bit.

Twerps is an action game consisting of three screens with different game modes. Nine Twerps have been stranded on an asteroid and in the role of Captain Twerp the player has to rescue them. The first screen is a shoot 'em up in which the player starts on the right and has to blast his way through four columns of deadly orbiters and fly from the left edge. The orbiters will shoot back and the player has to avoid touching them or their projectiles.

The second screen starts as a simplified variant of Lunar Lander in which the player has to use thrust to safely land the ship on a platform. After landing, the player moves between craters on the surface in an attempt to save the Twerps. The rescued Twerps will follow their captain. There are two enemies to watch out for on the surface: birds called glingas and drooling mouths called gleepnoks. The glingas trap the Twerps and release them into empty craters, while the gleepnoks will try to eat the Twerps, including the captain. Enemies cannot be destroyed but it is possible to hide from them in craters.

After exiting the asteroid there is a second shooting screen. It works exactly the same as the first one but this time the player has to move from left to right. Fuel runs out during the game and it is necessary to complete all three screens before it runs out.

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