Shoot'em Up! / Shoot'em Up! - Miscellaneous · 1988

Crossbow

Published by Atari · Developed by Sculptured Software

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Information

Genre: Shoot'em Up! - Miscellaneous
Language: Machine Language
Controls: Light Gun
Players: 1, Demo
Programmer(s): [unknown]
Year: 1988
Publisher: Atari
Developer: Sculptured Software
Country: USA
License: Commercial
Medium: Cartridge
Rarity: 6
Serial: RX8088

Votes / Statistics

Rating: 7.5/10 · Votes: 23 · Downloads: 3,760 · Hits: 15,416

Additional Comments

Many thanks to Jan Krupka for scanning the instructions!

Screenshots (3)

Crossbow — screenshot 1

Crossbow — screenshot 2

Crossbow — screenshot 3

Cover Art (3)

Cartridge 1

Cartridge 2

Cartridge 3

Instructions (6)

Instructions page 1

Instructions page 2

Instructions page 3

Instructions page 4

Instructions page 5

Instructions page 6

Comments (4)

rhynnblack — 24 Mar 2026
https://youtu.be/6w_5uaiNvnA?si=A_cihbxBWCtH-nru Found it!
Rick — 11 Apr 2021
@Tony.. Any luck finding that TV commercial?
Tony — 16 Aug 2009
I was wondering if anyone knew about tv commercials. I did a commercial for this game when i was a kid and i can't find it anywhere. My lines were, "when you get an atari attack, just pop in crossbow for a rady wack jack". Have any idea where to find something like that?
Paul Westphal — 7 May 2009
Crossbow is pretty faithful to it's arcade counterpart. Just keep in mind that this is a very QUIET game, and not very challenging. Except for the arcade, I have never played this with a lightgun, and I don't really care for atari's version of one either. If I could play it with my Dreamcast lightgun....