''Percy the Potty Pigeon'' (also known simply as ''Potty Pigeon'') is computer game written by Shaun Hollingworth for the

ZX Spectrum The ZX Spectrum () is an 8-bit computing, 8-bit home computer developed and marketed by Sinclair Research. One of the most influential computers ever made and one of the all-time bestselling British computers, over five million units were sold. ...

and published by

Gremlin Graphics Gremlin Graphics Software Limited, later Gremlin Interactive Limited and ultimately Infogrames Studios Limited, was a British software house based in Sheffield, working mostly in the home computer market. Like many software houses established i ...

in 1984.

Versions

The Commodore 64 version was programmed by

Antony Crowther Antony Crowther (born 10 May 1965) is a former designer, programmer, and musician of Commodore 64 games. During the 1980s he worked for Alligata, Gremlin Graphics and later his own company, Wizard Development. Career The first computer game he ...

. There are 2 versions of the game. In the C64 version the goal is to fly around and collect sticks to build a nest whereas the Spectrum version required worms collecting and feeding the chicks (although if the player tries to drop an egg on an enemy, they lose the worm). The player can defecate on cars and make them crash. This game marks the beginning of

Ben Daglish Ben Daglish (31 July 1966 – 1 October 2018) was an English composer and musician. Born in London, his parents moved to Sheffield when he was one year old. He was known for creating many soundtracks for home computer games during the 1980s, inc ...

as a composer. Although all he did was write the notes for the death tune, this is still the game that got him into composing game music for the Commodore 64.

Reception

''Percy the Potty Pigeon'' received mixed reception from video game critics.

References

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* * * 1984 video games Commodore 64 games Gremlin Interactive games Single-player video games Video games developed in the United Kingdom Video games scored by Ben Daglish ZX Spectrum games {{action-videogame-stub