Atari ST - ST Format - 1990

Conqueror

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Genre: Shoot'em Up! - 3-D
Year: 1990
Language: Machine Language
Publisher: ST Format
Controls: Keyboard / Joystick / Mouse
Distributor: Future Publishing
Players: 1 / Demo
Developer: PMC
Resolution: Low
Licensed from: -
Programmer(s): Griffiths, Jonathan / Braben, David
Country
Graphic Artist(s): Zimmermann, Torsten
Software: English
Game design: Griffiths, Jonathan
Box/Instructions: English
Musician(s): Lowe, Dave
License: Game Demo or Preview - Commercial
Sound FX: [unknown]
Serial: —
Cover Artist(s): —
ST Type: ST, STe / 0.5MB
MIDI: —
Version: [preview]
Dump: Download
Number of Disks: 1 / Double Sided
Dump format: MSA
Protection: —

OTHER VERSIONS WITH THE SAME TITLE (3)

INSTRUCTIONS

CONQUEROR USER GUIDE

Conqueror offers three different game types: Arcade, Action and 
Strategy.

The Cover Disk contains one level of each game type. Make your 
selection from the main menu.

Arcade
One tank against waves of enemy tanks.

Action
Control five tanks against enemy squadrons. Select map mode to command 
drone and current tanks.

Strategy
Plan a campaign to hold marked objectives as well as engaging in head-
on combat.

Tank Controls
Press F9 in main menu for possible combinations and to chose auto 
gunner or driver.

Keyboard only: press F10 in main menu.

Gunner
Mouse:
Up - elevate gun barrel
Down - depress gun barrel
Left - swivel left
Right - swivel right
Both buttons - fire

Joystick:
Same as mouse

Driver
Joystick: 
Up - both tracks forward
Down - both tracks back
Left - turn anti-clockwise
Right - turn clockwise

Two joysticks recommended.
Left joystick - left track and rotation of turret
Right joystick - right track and elevation of gun
Fire button - fire shells

Colour code
Cyan - player's tank under control
Yellow - player's other tanks
Magenta - enemy/computer tanks

Tank descriptions
Function keys F1 to F6
For map mode press Return key when driving tank

Controlling more than one track
In map mode large dot is tank, x is destination. Board tank with left 
button. Position destintion with right. On leaving map mode, by 
pressing space, last boarded tank will be current tank.

Strategy mode: chosing your tanks
Of tanks on display, foreground are tanks you can buy. Background are 
tanks you already have

Use left button to buy and sell. Right button for tank description. 
Press return to position tanks on map and space bar to continue game.

ARTICLE (1)

TIPS (2)

ST Action GTGA

TRIVIA (3)

Sound

This game features digital title music

Charts

Top UK ST charts position: 26 (11/1990)
Months on charts: 1, 11/1990

Releases

First 32 or 16-bit releases reviewed in UK Atari or multiformat magazines for Acorn Archimedes (5/1988), Atari ST (2/1990), Amiga (2/1990), PC (3/1990)