''3D Tunnel'' is a

shoot 'em up Shoot 'em ups (also known as shmups or STGs) are a Video game genre, subgenre of action games. There is no consensus as to which design elements compose a shoot 'em up; some restrict the definition to games featuring spacecraft and certain typ ...

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written by Malcolm Evans for the

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It was published by New Generation Software in 1983. The cassette inlay describes it as, "Another fast moving 3D game from the author of ''

3D Monster Maze ''3D Monster Maze'' is a 1981 survival horror game designed by Malcolm Evans and published by J. K. Greye Software for the ZX81. Rendered using low-resolution character block "graphics", it was one of the first 3D games for a home computer, ...

'' and ''Defender'' for the ZX81. Flapping Birds, Scurrying Rats, Leaping Toads, Crawling Spiders all appear live in the 3D Tunnel".

Reception

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'': "Superb graphics and game presentation but not for the non-persistent", 21/30. ''ZX Computing'': "The graphics are so good that I could have just sat there and watched the demo for an hour. This is very professionally put together and a game that I would recommend to anyone".

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* 1983 video games Europe-exclusive video games New Generation Software games Shoot 'em ups Video games developed in the United Kingdom ZX Spectrum games ZX Spectrum-only games {{shmup-videogame-stub