Buggy Boy

Information

Genre

Racing - Cars

Language

Machine Language

Controls

Joystick, Keyboard

Players

Demo, 1

Resolution

Low

Programmer(s)

Ward, Martin W.

Graphic Artist(s)

Ward, Martin W.

Game design

Tatsumi

Musician(s)

Brooke, Jason C.

Sound FX

Brooke, Jason C.

Dump

Missing dump(s)

Year

1990

Publisher

Encore

Distributor

Elite

Developer

[n/a]

Licensed from

Tatsumi

Country

France

License

Commercial

ST Type

ST, STe, TT, 0.5MB

Version

[Re-release]

Votes / Statistics

Rating: 7.4/10 · Votes: 167 · Downloads: 0 · Hits: 5,388

Additional Comments

Screenshots (25)

Ads (1)

Trivia (3)

Origins

Based on Tatsumi 1986 coin-op.

Charts

Top UK charts position: 6 (8/1988, 9/1988)
Months on charts: 2 between 8/1988 - 9/1988

Releases

First 8-bit releases reviewed in UK multiformat magazines for Commodore 64 (11/1987), ZX Spectrum (5/1988), Amstrad CPC (2/1990)
First 16-bit releases reviewed in UK Atari or multiformat magazines for Atari ST (5/1988), Amiga (7/1988)

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.

Book / Magazine Reviews (7)

ST Action · June, 1988 · Rating: 83%

Computer + Video Games (C+VG) · June, 1988 · Rating: 9/10

The Games Machine · June, 1988 · Rating: 84%

Atari ST User · July, 1988 · Rating: 8/10

ST Action · April, 1989 · Rating: 88%

Zero · March, 1990 · Rating: 82%

The Games Machine · August, 1990 · Rating: 88%

Comments (1)

• the big m — 30 Dec 2023

  A wonderful arcade conversion! I prefer the playability of the AtariST over the arcade. And the visuals and animation are outstanding. Highly recommended!