Games of the 8-, 16- & 32-bit era

Sabre Wulf

Title	Sabre Wulf
First release	1984
Developers	Stamper brothers, Ultimate Play the Game
Publisher	Ultimate Play the Game
Platforms	Amstrad CPC, BBC Micro, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum
Genres	action-adventure game, maze video game
Players	1 player
Co-op	No
ESRB rating	E Everyone
Releases	ZX Spectrum: 1984-05-01 Commodore 64: 1985-01-01 Amstrad CPC: 1985-01-01
Wikidata ID	Q3327040

Traverse a 2D jungle maze across 256 flip-screen environments to reconstruct an amulet as Sabreman. Players must dodge randomly spawning enemies while moving through colorful flora to find the pieces required for escape. This action-adventure title supports up to 2 players for cooperative or competitive interaction within the labyrinthine jungle setting.

Description: REG-Vault, CC BY-SA 4.0

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Facts from Wikidata (CC0), gaps filled from REG-Vault and TheGamesDB. Only retro platforms tracked by this site are listed; the year is the earliest release date recorded on Wikidata.

Sources

Wikidata (Q3327040) · last updated 2026-09-27 · CC0

REG-Vault (zxspectrum/sabre-wulf) · last updated 2026-10-08 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

REG-Vault (amstradcpc/sabre-wulf) · last updated 2026-10-22 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

TheGamesDB (17926) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

TheGamesDB (39549) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

TheGamesDB (39536) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © Ultimate Play the Game · internal use only

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Image credits

Box art, Screenshots, Logos (8): Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © Ultimate Play the Game · internal use only. REG-Vault page

Box art, Logos (2): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © Ultimate Play the Game · internal use only. TheGamesDB page

Screenshots (4): Source: libretro-thumbnails (upstream libretro-thumbnails (art by developers/publishers; see repo README)) · © Ultimate Play the Game · internal use only.

Sprites

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Videos

LET'S PLAY: SABRE WULF (ZX SPECTRUM - With Commentary)

Zeusdaz - The Unemulated Retro Game Channel · ZX Spectrum version · gameplay · 10:46auto-matched
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