Atarimania

Atari ST - Logotron - 1989

Archipelagos

Archipelagos — screenshot 11 / 6
Genre
Brain - Logical / Puzzle
Year
1989
Language
Machine Language
Publisher
Logotron
Controls
Mouse
Distributor
-
Players
1
Developer
Astral Software Ltd.
Resolution
Low
Licensed from
-
Programmer(s)
Carruthers, Paul
Country
FranceUnited KingdomGermany
Graphic Artist(s)
Carruthers, Paul
Software
English
Game design
Astral Software
Box/Instructions
English / French / German
Musician(s)
Whittaker, David
License
Commercial
Sound FX
Whittaker, David
Serial
Cover Artist(s)
ST Type
ST, STe / 0.5MB
MIDI
Version
Dump
Download
Number of Disks
1 / Single Sided
Dump format
Pasti
Protection
Password

OTHER VERSIONS WITH THE SAME TITLE (3)

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS

See P. Putnik's site for adapted versions for hardware like HxC Floppy Emulator, Atari harddisk, TT, Falcon030 and more: The Atari ST Game Archive
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Disk 1

ADS (2)

ARTICLE (2)

TIPS (1)

TRIVIA (4)

Development

Several pieces of commented assembler source can be found from the disk (16Bit Pocket Power version)

Graphics

Features up to 21 colours on-screen simultaneously (in-game)

Charts

Top UK charts position: 20 (11/190)
Months on charts: 2 between 10/1990 - 11/1990

Releases

First 16-bit releases reviewed in UK Atari or multiformat magazines for Atari ST (4/1989), Amiga (5/1989), PC (6/1989)
Based on the review data, the Atari ST version was released first on the 16-bit market in Europe, and ported later for other 16-bit systems.
Source: Research of over 16700 software reviews from UK computer magazines between 1985 and 1996.

BOOK / MAGAZINE REVIEWS (9)

The One · April, 1989Rating: 92%
ST / Amiga Format · May, 1989Rating: 84%
ACE · May, 1989Rating: 910/1000
ST Action · May, 1989Rating: 71%
Atari ST User · June, 1989Rating: 9/10
The Games Machine · June, 1989Rating: 90%
Computer + Video Games (C+VG) · July, 1989Rating: 77%
The One · October, 1991Rating: 3/5
ST Review · August, 1992Rating: 4/5