Glug Glug (1984)

The arcade game Glug Glug was released in 1984 for the ZX Spectrum 48K. It was published by CRL Group PLC and developed by Steve Evans, with inlay and poster art provided by Phil Gascoine.

This action-genre arcade title features 2D side-view graphics and is based on a Namco arcade coin-op license. The game supports up to two players and includes support for Kempston Joystick controls.

The cassette version was priced at £5.95. Beyond the ZX Spectrum release, the game was also made available on the Commodore 64 platform.

The game holds an average magazine score of 69.33%. It received a 78% rating from Crash, a 7/10 score from Personal Computer Games, and a 6/10 rating from Sinclair User.

In the Soviet Union and Russia, the game gained recognition through numerous POKE codes published in electronic magazines like Micro, Faultless, and Spectron. It saw seven TR-DOS releases, including a version with a Russian translation by the hacker Sanek. Cracked cassette versions were also widely circulated.