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Atari ST - Hit Squad (The) - 1992

Robocop

Robocop — screenshot 11 / 5
Genre
Shoot'em Up! - Horizontal Scrolling
Year
1992
Language
Machine Language
Publisher
Hit Squad (The)
Controls
Joystick
Distributor
Ocean Software
Players
1
Developer
[n/a]
Resolution
Low
Licensed from
Orion Pictures
Programmer(s)
Johnson, Peter
Country
United Kingdom
Graphic Artist(s)
Johnson, Peter
Software
English
Game design
Data East / Johnson, Peter
Box/Instructions
English
Musician(s)
Johnson, Peter
License
Commercial
Sound FX
Johnson, Peter
Serial
Cover Artist(s)
ST Type
ST, STe, TT / 0.5MB
MIDI
Version
[Re-release]
Dump
Download
Number of Disks
Dump format
Pasti
Protection

OTHER VERSIONS WITH THE SAME TITLE (3)

Disk

INSTRUCTIONS (2)

ADS (1)

ARTICLE (3)

News

TIPS (5)

TRIVIA (5)

Speech

The digized speech from the title screen comes not from a movie but is a voice of the game coder Peter Johnson. He couldn't get a decent sample from VHS-tape and decided to do it with his own voice. It was treated through a Yamaha SPX90 effects unit.

Graphics

You can actually build a face of Gary Bracey (Ocean's software development manager) in the identikit minigame.
Source: Peter Johnson interview at codetapper.com

Awards:

Golden Joystick Awards: Best soundtrack of the year runner-up 1989

Origins

Based partially on Data East 1988 coin-op.

Charts

Top UK ST charts position: 1 (9/1989), 4 (4/1992 budget)
Months on charts: 14 between 8/1989 - 9/1992

BOOK / MAGAZINE REVIEWS (3)

The One · May, 1989Rating: 80 %
ST Format · September, 1989Rating: 56%
Atari User (Spain) · Setiembre, 1989Rating: 75%