N.O.M.A.D. (1985)

N.O.M.A.D., also known as Nemesis Organisation Mobile Attack Droid, was released in 1986 for the ZX Spectrum 48K. Published by Ocean Software, the game was developed by Simon Butler and Ian Weatherburn, with code by Roy Gibson and cover art provided by Bob Wakelin.

The game belongs to the arcade maze genre and supports a single player. It offers compatibility with Cursor keys, Kempston joysticks, and Interface 2 controllers. A key feature of the gameplay is the challenging final boss fight.

The original cassette price was £7.95. Beyond the ZX Spectrum, the title was also made available for the Amstrad CPC and Commodore 64 platforms.

N.O.M.A.D. holds an average magazine review score of 82.25%. It earned the C+VG Hit award from Computer & Video Games and the Your Sinclair Hot Shot accolade, receiving a 9/10 rating from Your Sinclair.

In Russia and neighboring countries, the game became well-known through numerous TR-DOS adaptations released by groups such as Namor Corp and S.P.Soft. Several independent Russian translations were produced for the title. Cracked cassette versions by Fuxoft, Satansoft, and DKJ Soft were also widely circulated.