Antics (1984)

Antics was released in 1984 for the ZX Spectrum 48K. Published by Bug-Byte Software, the game was created by Adrian Sherwin, Tim Lewis, and Andrew Peckham. It is also known by the title The Birds and the Bees II.

The game belongs to the maze arcade genre and supports a single player. Control options include cursor keys, Kempston joystick, and the Interface 2 (right) port. The game utilizes the specific hardware capabilities of the 48K ZX Spectrum model.

The original cassette price was £6.95. In addition to the ZX Spectrum release, the game was made available on the Commodore 64 platform.

The game holds an average magazine score of 80.00%. It received a Crash Smash award from Crash magazine with a 90% rating, while Sinclair User awarded it 8/10 and Personal Computer Games gave it a 7/10 score.

In Russia, the game gained popularity through numerous TR-DOS versions released by groups such as The Wings, KIA, and Mafia. Various POKE codes and cheats were frequently featured in the local electronic press. Cracked cassette versions were also available.