Shoot'em Up! / Shoot'em Up! - Multi-Directional · 1988

Netherworld

Published by Hewson · Developed by Imagitec Design Ltd

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Information

Genre: Shoot'em Up! - Multi-Directional
Language: Machine Language
Controls: Joystick
Players: 1
Resolution: Low
Programmer(s): Barker, Mark
Graphic Artist(s): Cook, Nigel
Game design: Tapanimäki, Jukka
Musician(s): Pritchard, Nigel
Sound FX: [unknown]
Year: 1988
Publisher: Hewson
Developer: Imagitec Design Ltd
Licensed from: -
Country: United Kingdom
Software: English
Box/Instructions: English
License: Commercial
ST Type: ST, 0.5MB
Number of Disks: 1, Single Sided

Votes / Statistics

Rating: 7.8/10 · Votes: 5 · Downloads: 3,022 · Hits: 7,603

Additional Comments

Distributed in Australia and New Zealand by Pactronics.

Screenshots (9)

Cover Art (2)

Instructions (1)

Ads (2)

Trivia (3)

According to Finnish magazine Mikrobitti, Netherworld was the first ever game to use its programmer's face in cover art. The guy in the front cover is Jukka Tapanimäki who coded and designed the original C64 version.

Graphics

Features up to 62 colours on-screen simultaneously (introduction screen)
Features up to 23 colours on-screen simultaneously (in-game)

Releases

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

Book / Magazine Reviews (2)

The One · October, 1988 · Rating: 70 %

ST Action · October, 1988 · Rating: 65 %