Cover artwork of Gilbert: Escape from Drill

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Gilbert: Escape from Drill

Released in 1989, Gilbert: Escape from Drill is indexed by VG90 as part of the 8-bit home-computer and console era for Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, C64, MSX, ZX Spectrum.

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About the game

Dating from 1989, Gilbert: Escape from Drill for Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, C64, MSX, ZX Spectrum is preserved in the VG90 archive as a catalogue entry — a factual marker of a release that belonged to the 8-bit home-computer and console era.

the 8-bit home-computer and console era was a period of rapid change for the medium: bedroom coders and small studios shipped astonishing work on tiny memory budgets. Placing Gilbert: Escape from Drill in that timeline shows where it sat as the industry evolved.

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Why it matters

This entry is worth keeping because the 8-bit home-computer and console era is easy to flatten into a few famous names, when in truth bedroom coders and small studios shipped astonishing work on tiny memory budgets. Preservation archives exist so lesser-known releases are not lost between the landmarks.

Technical notes

Catalogued for Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, C64, MSX, ZX Spectrum, dated 1989. This entry reflects public listing metadata — platform and year — with direct download links attached.