Cosmic Wartoad PC

Players control a heroic Wartoad in this remastered ZX Spectrum shooter, battling to rescue the Queen of the Cosmic Wartoads from her transformation into a human by the Rygellian Slime Beasts. Navigate the Time Grid through combat challenges to claim squares and gather the eight elements of the Cosmic Toolkit, plus keys for the Road to Nowhere and Somewhere. Cross the Rygellian Time-Void to confront the Slime King and prevent the Queen's fate. This enhanced version adds save and load at any point, support for modern controllers, full control remapping, and image scaling with smoothing. Retro action fans relish the core loop of grid conquest and collection in a faithful emulation. PC players get seamless access to these classic mechanics with updated conveniences.

Originally released in 1985, this odd shooter for the ZX Spectrum saw players take on the role of a heroic Wartoad trying to save the Queen of the Cosmic Wartoads, who has been transformed by the Rygellian Slime Beasts into the most hideous thing imaginable: a human being! Now, relive those days in this remastered emulated version.

Gameplay

Make your way across the Time Grid, beating a number of combat challenges to claim each square. Find and collect the eight elements of the vital Cosmic Toolkit, along with the keys for the Road to Nowhere and Somewhere. Can you cross the Rygellian Time-Void, reach the Slime King's lair, and save the Queen before she is sliced in two?


This enhanced version introduces a number of modern features to this retro classic, including:

• Saving/loading the game at any point
  
• Support for most modern game controllers
  
• Full control remapping
  
• Image scaling and smoothing options