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Originally released on the ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC and C64 by budget purveyors Mastertronic, a homebrew conversion of Pulsoids was developed on the Oric series in 2003 by Twilighte. The game itself is based on Arkanoid but with a twist, rather than bouncing balls, the player’s paddle is instead used to deflect lines which travel at 45-degree angles.

That might sound easier to play than the traditional formula, since that movement is more predictable and therefore easier to follow with the paddle, but it turns out that keeping the line in play takes concentration and skill, even more so when they split since there can be several fastmoving objects bouncing around the screen to keep an eye on.

Pulsoids is available from Kikstart.me.uk/pulsoids-oric and bundled with the Oricutron emulator at Kikstart.me.uk/oricutron.

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