Blagger

Blagger is a single-screen platform game where you play as Roger the Dodger, a burglar on a mission to collect keys and crack safes . Each level presents a static screen filled with platforms, hazards, and scattered golden keys . Your goal is to collect all keys within a strict time limit, then reach the safe to advance . Blagger can walk left or right and jump in a fixed arc that cannot be altered once initiated . Not all platforms are safe: some crumble away after being stepped on, while others slide you in a particular direction . You will die if you touch cacti, moving enemies (cars, aliens, mad hatters, giant mouths), or fall from too great a height . Enemy movement follows fixed patterns, requiring precise timing and memorization rather than reflexes . Points are awarded per key, plus a time bonus for completing the level quickly . An extra life is granted every 10,000 points .

Commodore 64

Released in 1983 by Alligata Software, Blagger was programmed by Antony Crowther, one of the most prolific C64 developers of the era . Crowther also composed the game's music . The C64 version features 30 different levels of increasing difficulty . Contemporary players praised the challenging gameplay and addictive key-collecting loop . The game requires learning the optimal order to collect keys, as fragile platforms can disappear permanently after a single use . All levels are solvable, though precise pixel-perfect jumps are often required . A sequel, Son of Blagger, followed in 1984, featuring scrolling levels rather than single screens . The original Blagger remains a cult classic among early C64 platformers .