Robocop

Information

Genre

Shoot'em Up! - Horizontal Scrolling

Language

Machine Language

Controls

Joystick

Players

1

Resolution

Low

Programmer(s)

Johnson, Peter

Graphic Artist(s)

Johnson, Peter

Game design

Data East, Johnson, Peter

Musician(s)

Johnson, Peter

Sound FX

Johnson, Peter

Year

1992

Publisher

Hit Squad (The)

Distributor

Ocean Software

Developer

[n/a]

Licensed from

Orion Pictures

Country

United Kingdom

Software

English

Box/Instructions

English

License

Commercial

ST Type

ST, STe, TT, 0.5MB

Version

[Re-release]

Votes / Statistics

Rating: 6.5/10 · Votes: 42 · Downloads: 2,213 · Hits: 5,136

Screenshots (5)

Cover Art (1)

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, 1989 · Rating: 80 %

ST Format · September, 1989 · Rating: 56%

Atari User (Spain) · Setiembre, 1989 · Rating: 75%