Knot in 3D

Knot in 3D is a ZX Spectrum game by Malcolm Evans, originally published in 1983 by New Generation Software. It resembles a three-dimensional (i.e. with three degrees of freedom instead of only two) version of the Light cycles game from the film Tron.

Knot in 3D
In-game screenshot
Developer(s)Malcolm Evans
Publisher(s)New Generation Software
Platform(s)ZX Spectrum
Release
Genre(s)Action

Gameplay

The game takes place in a 16 × 16 × 16 three-dimensional grid with the display being a first-person view of what the player can see in front of them. Initially empty, this space is filled up by the player (who constantly moves forward) leaving a trail behind them. There are a number of computer-controlled "chasers" doing the same thing who leave a differently coloured trail behind them. As the player and the chasers move through the grid, it becomes more and more densely filled, and therefore there is a greater likelihood of crashing into a trail and need to change direction to avoid the trails.

Reception

CRASH magazine commented that it was hard to see how Knot worked at first, but described it as extraordinary and addictive.[1] ZX Computing also said that Knot was initially confusing until the player is used to the perspective. The graphics were highlighted as some of the best fast-action colour graphics on the Spectrum.[2]

Accolades

In 1991 Your Sinclair magazine ranked the game 60th in their top 100 Spectrum games of all time.[3]

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gollark: I can either:- use `interface{}` - lose type safety and performance- codegen a different `Tree` type for every use of it - now I can't really put it in its own library and it's generally inelegant and unpleasant
gollark: Consider what happens if I want to implement a generic `Tree` type.
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References
  1. "Living Guide". CRASH (1). February 1984.
  2. "Software Reviews". ZX Computing (8310): 20. October 1983.
  3. "Top 100 Spectrum games of all time". Your Sinclair (70). 1991.
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