Monster Bar-B-Q

On a stormy night, monsters climb out of the fourteen glowing pits of a brick barbecue, set in three staggered rows of five, four and five. Move the fork sight over a pit and press a button to roast the monster in it for 100 points. A shot at an empty spot is a misfire and costs 50, and a monster that gets back down its pit is a survivor and costs 150. Ten misfires and survivors together end the game. Every 65 seconds lightning strikes and the monsters grow bolder, and after the fifth storm the night is over. The sight wraps around left and right. The total and the high score, which starts at -1500, are shown at the end, with the reason the night ended.

Controls: Use either controller. The stick moves the sight one pit position (hold to keep moving) and either button fires. On the title, push up and down to choose and press a button to start.

ColecoVision version credited in the source to Claude (an AI made by Anthropic) for Amy Studio, in Amy, the language by Amy Bienvenu, 2026: a reimagined adaptation of the published rules. From COMPUTE!'s Gazette, July 1989: original Commodore 128 program (no author named in the issue). This is a modern homebrew adaptation, not a commercial Coleco release.