Shoot'em Up! / Shoot'em Up! - Horizontal Scrolling · 1987

Moon Patrol

Published by Atari Corporation · Developed by Andromeda Software

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Information

Genre: Shoot'em Up! - Horizontal Scrolling
Language: Machine Language
Controls: Joystick, Mouse
Players: 1, 2 (alt.)
Resolution: Low, High
Programmer(s): [unknown]
Graphic Artist(s): [unknown]
Game design: Williams
Musician(s): [unknown]
Sound FX: [unknown]
Year: 1987
Publisher: Atari Corporation
Distributor: -
Developer: Andromeda Software
Licensed from: Williams
Country: USA
Software: English
Box/Instructions: English
License: Commercial
ST Type: ST, STe, TT, 0.5MB
Number of Disks: 1, Single Sided

Votes / Statistics

Rating: 8.0/10 · Votes: 25 · Downloads: 4,504 · Hits: 44,724

Additional Comments

See P. Putnik's site for adapted versions for hardware like HxC Floppy Emulator, Atari harddisk, TT, Falcon030 and more: The Atari ST Game Archive

Screenshots (6)

Trivia (5)

Origins

Based on Williams 1982 coin-op.

Conversion - Atari 2600

Conversion - Atari 5200

Conversion - Atari 8-bit

Releases

The Atari ST version was released first on the 16 bit market in Europe.
Source: Research of over 16700 software reviews from UK computer magazines between 1985 and 1996.

Book / Magazine Reviews (1)

ST Action · August, 1988 · Rating: 50 %

Comments (1)

the big m — 29 Jun 2025
Challenging Exclusive 16-Bit Port The Good An excellent arcade port featuring similar visuals to the arcade. The audio mimics the arcade sounds. The Bad Many reviewers complained that the game was dated. I say it’s great in 2025 so it couldn’t possibly be dated in 1987! The first half of level one is not too bad. But then there are some hair raising jumps. The Bottom Line However, with practice it’s possible to find strategies to get by. The challenging jump’s actually make it unique when compared with the arcade. I enjoyed it!