Night Shift is a 2D platformer with a strategic element in which the player, as either Fred or Fiona Fixit, has to maintain and properly configure an enormous factory production machine named the BEAST. The BEAST needs to meet a quota of toys based on Star Wars and Indiana Jones and can only produce them if all its components are in working order.

As well as performing fixes and switching levers so that all the conveyor belts are moving in the correct direction, the player character also has to jump on a stationary bike to recharge the system's battery power.

The game was the fledgling product of UK game developer Attention to Detail. LucasFilm took the team under their wing, adding the LucasFilm tie-in and expanding the scope of the game. Prior to their involvement, the game was to be called Fixit. It was released for various 8-bit and 16-bit home computer systems active in Europe in 1990.

Title

Night Shift

Developer

LucasArts Entertainment

Publisher

Erbe Software
U.S. Gold Ltd.
LucasArts Entertainment

Platform

Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, PC (DOS), ZX Spectrum

Release date

Oct 1990

Genere

Platforms, Puzzle

Mode

Single player

Each level of Night Shift is a shift of work at the same factory. Because of this, the playing field never changed. Rather, in the early levels, most of the factory parts that the player will eventually have to maintain and manage function automatically without needing any work. They're also kept behind plexiglass initially, so the player wouldn't be overwhelmed by the BEAST's multiple functions. As the game progresses, more parts of the machine are unlocked which adds to the player's responsibilities and the game's difficulty.

Not only does the player have to mange a huge number of tasks, they also have to maneuver a level of conveyor belts and platforms to get to them. The player cannot see the whole level at once and the tools needed are single use. This includes the wrench and matches which are used to keep some parts of the machine operational. If they run out, the player has no chance of winning. The game had zero margin of error in later shifts. Each delivered toy has to be made perfectly (and being the end product of many processes, this was hard) and if the player didn't meet the quota, the game ended.

- Releases -

Night Shift was released for PC (MS-DOS), ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, Amiga and Atari ST.

- Screenshots -

- Covers -

- Manuals -

01.Night Shift-LucasArts-1990.pdf (Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64/128, ZX Spectrum, Spanish)

- Cheats & Codes -

Cheat Codes: At the main menu type everywhere, then press <ENTER> and enter the code.

CD Track Select: moby
Cut Body: gu
Debug Mode: bes
Disable Combos: david
Enable all Cheats: alain guyet
Play as Blur: blur
Play as Monster: bronko
Programmer Messages: lovdik
Reduce: chico
Unlimited Energy: boulon

Level Skip: At the high score screen enter this code.

Level Skip: MPICKLE

Level Passwords

Level 2: Cherry, Banana, Banana, Lemon
Level 2-B: Pineapple, Lemon, Pineapple, Pineapple
Level 2-C: Pineapple, Pineapple, Lemon, Cherry
Level 3: Banana, Cherry, Pineapple, Plum
Level 3-A: Cherry, Pineapple, Lemon, Banana
Level 3-B: Pineapple, Banana, Pineapple, Cherry
Level 3-C: Pineapple, Lemon, Lemon, Cherry
Level 3-D: Lemon, Banana, Plum, Plum
Level 3-E: Banana, Pineapple, Cherry, Plum
Level 3-F: Cherry, Plum, Banana, Plum
Level 4: Pineapple, Lemon, Pineapple, Pineapple
Level 4-A: Plum, Cherry, Banana, Pineapple
Level 4-B: Pineapple, Cherry, Plum, Banana
Level 4-C: Plum, Plum, Pineapple, Pineapple
Level 4-D: Lemon, Banana, Banana, Pineapple, Banana
Level 4-E: Banana, Plum, Cherry, Plum
Level 4-F: Plum, Lemon, Lemon, Plum
Level 5: Pineapple, Pineapple, Lemon, Cherry
Level 5-A: Lemon, Pineapple, Cherry, Plum
Level 5-B: Cherry, Pineapple, Pineapple, Cherry
Level 5-C: Lemon, Cherry, Pineapple, Pineapple
Level 5-D: Plum, Cherry, Lemon, Banana
Level 5-E: Plum, Cherry, Cherry, Lemon
Level 5-F: Plum, Pineapple, Lemon, Lemon
Level 6: Cherry, Plum, Plum, Pineapple
Level 6-A: Banana, Pineapple, Pineapple, Lemon
Level 6-B: Plum, Cherry, Cherry, Banana
Level 6-C: Banana, Cherry, Lemon, Banana
Level 6-D: Plum, Banana, Banana, Pineapple
Level 6-E: Cherry, Plum, Cherry, Pineapple
Level 6-F: Cherry, Cherry, Banana, Plum
Level 7: Cherry, Pineapple, Lemon, Banana
Level 8: Pineapple, Banana, Pineapple, Cherry
Level 9: Pineapple, Lemon, Lemon, Cherry
Level 10: Lemon, Banana, Plum, Plum
Level 11: Banana, Pineapple, Cherry, Plum
Level 12: Cherry, Plum, Banana, Plum
Level 13: Plum, Cherry, Banana, Pineapple
Level 14: Pineapple, Lemon, Plum, Banana
Level 15: Plum, Plum, Pineapple, Pineapple
Level 16: Banana, Banana, Pineapple, Banana
Level 17: Banana, Plum, Cherry, Plum
Level 18: Plum, Lemon, Lemon, Plum
Level 19: Lemon, Pineapple, Cherry, Plum
Level 20: Cherry, Pineapple, Pineapple, Cherry
Level 21: Lemon, Cherry, Pineapple, Pineapple
Level 22: Plum, Lemon, Lemon, Banana
Level 23: Plum, Cherry, Cherry, Lemon
Level 24: Plum, Pineapple, Lemon, Lemon
Level 25: Banana, Pineapple, Pineapple, Lemon
Level 26: Plum, Cherry, Cherry, Banana
Level 27: Banana, Cherry, Lemon, Banana
Level 28: Plum, Banana, Banana, Pineapple
Level 29: Cherry, Plum, Cherry, Pineapple
Level 30: Cherry, Cherry, Banana, Plum