The Duct (1988)

The Duct is an arcade action game released in 1988 for the ZX Spectrum 48K. It was published by Gremlin Graphics Software Ltd and developed by David Pridmore.

The game is designed for a single player and focuses on action-based gameplay. A defining technical feature of the title is its use of vector graphics. Players can control the action using either a Kempston joystick or an Interface 2 controller.

In addition to the ZX Spectrum version, the game was also released for the Amstrad CPC platform.

Your Sinclair magazine awarded the game a score of 7/10, contributing to an average critical rating of 70%.

In Russia, the game became known through multiple TR-DOS disk releases by Phantom Family and John M. In 1992, Max Iwamoto created a full Russian translation. Cracked cassette versions were also available.