Atari ST - Britannica Software - 1990
Archipelagos
1 / 6- Genre
- Brain - Logical / Puzzle
- Year
- 1990
- Language
- Machine Language
- Publisher
- Britannica Software
- Controls
- Mouse
- Distributor
- -
- Players
- 1
- Developer
- Astral Software Ltd.
- Resolution
- Low
- Licensed from
- -
- Programmer(s)
- Carruthers, Paul
- Country
- Graphic Artist(s)
- Carruthers, Paul
- Software
- English
- Game design
- Astral Software
- Box/Instructions
- English
- Musician(s)
- Whittaker, David
- License
- Commercial
- Sound FX
- Whittaker, David
- Serial
- —
- Cover Artist(s)
- —
- ST Type
- ST, STe / 0.5MB
- MIDI
- —
- Version
- —
- Dump
- Missing dump(s)
- Number of Disks
- 1 / Single Sided
- Dump format
- —
- Protection
- —
OTHER VERSIONS WITH THE SAME TITLE (3)
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
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.
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