Stonkers is controlled either using keyboard or joystick. In the game, the player controls infantry, artillery, tank, and supply-truck units. Combat units consume supplies over time and the player must use the supply units to replenish them. Supply units are unloaded while a ship docks at the player's port. Information about ongoing events is displayed in a ticker tape on the bottom of the screen.
"Stonkers" for the ZX Spectrum, a groundbreaking game released in 1984, is a tour de force in the real-time strategy genre, especially considering the technical limitations of its time. Developed by Imagine Software, "Stonkers" pushed the boundaries of what was possible in video game design and programming on the ZX Spectrum, a platform known for its...