Bob Harris' thrilling saga of alien bee robots getting stung to death by Earth's bees.
Developer Credits#
HUD Text#
On the title screen, hold down ? and start a new game. The HUD text will be replaced with "BEES BY ROSHA"; RoSHa is the nickname of the game's programmer, Robert Harris.
High Score Initials#
Pressing any of the function/punctuation keys on the high score name entry screen will automatically fill (or replace) the name with the initials of one of Magnavox's Odyssey² game developers.
Key |
Initials |
Developer |
|---|---|---|
+ |
RLC |
Robert L. Cheezem |
- |
SRO |
Sam Overton |
* |
JMB |
Jim Butler |
/ |
AWP |
Alan Pearson |
. |
REX |
Rex Battenberg |
? |
RSH |
Robert Harris |
In addition, pressing = will generate a three-digit code based on your score. This was part of a planned system where the code would be sent alongside a high score to verify it (as opposed to sending in a photo). However, Magnavox's marketing team didn't understand the concept, so the idea was scrapped.
Slow Mode#
On the title screen, hold down either 1 or 5 and start a new game. The game will be slowed down to around a quarter of the normal speed, though the scoring system will be disabled. This mode was used to test and debug the game during development.