Chimera (1985)

Chimera was released in 1985 for the ZX Spectrum 48K. The game was published by Firebird Software and developed by Shahid Kamal Ahmad.

This maze arcade game supports one player and utilizes isometric 3D graphics. Technical features include border effects and beeper speech. Players control the action using cursor keys, a Kempston joystick, or an Interface 2 controller.

The cassette version was priced at £3.95. Beyond the ZX Spectrum, the game was released on the Amstrad CPC, Atari 8-bit, and Commodore 64 platforms.

It achieved an average magazine score of 83.67%. Sinclair User awarded it a perfect 5/5, while Crash and Your Sinclair gave it 71% and 8/10 respectively. The game's ending teases a sequel titled Mission Pandora, though no further information about that project ever surfaced.

In the Soviet Union and Russia, the game became well-known through numerous TR-DOS releases from various groups and a Russian translation by Alexander Gromov. Several cracked cassette versions were also circulated by crackers such as Pegaz Software.