Atari ST - US Gold - 1988
Bionic Commando
- Genre
- Shoot'em Up! - Multi-Directional
- Year
- 1988
- Language
- Machine Language
- Publisher
- US Gold
- Controls
- Joystick
- Distributor
- US Gold France
- Players
- 1
- Developer
- Software Creations
- Resolution
- Low
- Licensed from
- Capcom
- Programmer(s)
- Broadhurst, David J.
- Country
- Graphic Artist(s)
- Threlfall, Andrew R.
- Software
- —
- Game design
- Capcom [company]
- Box/Instructions
- —
- Musician(s)
- Follin, Mike / Follin, Tim
- License
- Commercial
- Sound FX
- [unknown]
- Serial
- —
- Cover Artist(s)
- —
- ST Type
- ST, STe / 0.5MB
- MIDI
- —
- Version
- —
- Dump
- —
- Number of Disks
- —
- Dump format
- —
- Protection
- —
OTHER VERSIONS WITH THE SAME TITLE (2)
ADS (2)
TRIVIA (4)
Origins
Based on Capcom 1987 coin-op.
Graphics
Features up to 20 colours on-screen simultaneously (in-game)
Charts
Top UK charts position: 13 (9/1988)
Months on charts: 1, 9/1988
Months on charts: 1, 9/1988
Releases
First 8-bit releases reviewed in UK multiformat magazines for Commodore 64 (5/1988), ZX Spectrum (7/1988), Amstrad CPC (8/1988)
First 16-bit releases reviewed in UK Atari or multiformat magazines for Atari ST (7/1988), Amiga (9/1988)
First 16-bit releases reviewed in UK Atari or multiformat magazines for Atari ST (7/1988), Amiga (9/1988)
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 (7)
ST Action · September, 1988Rating: 67%
The Games Machine · August, 1988Rating: 91%
ACE · September, 1988Rating: 838/1000
Atari ST User · October, 1988Rating: 7/10
ST Format · August, 1991Rating: 63%
Games X · July 18th-24th, 1991Rating: 4/5
ST Action · September, 1991Rating: 80%