Racing / Racing - Cars · 1988
Buggy Boy
Published by Elite · Developed by [n/a]
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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.
- Year
- 1988
- Publisher
- Elite
- Distributor
- -
- Developer
- [n/a]
- Licensed from
- Tatsumi
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Software
- English
- Box/Instructions
- English, French, German
- License
- Commercial
- ST Type
- ST, STe, TT, 0.5MB
- Number of Disks
- 1, Single Sided
Votes / Statistics
Rating: 7.4/10 · Votes: 167 · Downloads: 5,150 · Hits: 16,312
Screenshots (25)
Cover Art (3)
Instructions (2)
Ads (4)
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
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)
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.
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!