Atari 8-bit - Thorn EMI (UK) - 1983

River Rescue

River Rescue — screenshot 1

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Genre: Shoot'em Up! - Horizontal Scrolling
Year: 1983
Language: Machine Language
Publisher: Thorn EMI (UK)
Controls: Joystick
Developer: [n/a]
Players: 1 / 2 (alt.)
Country
Programmer(s): Buckner, Kevin
License: Commercial
Graphic Artist(s): [n/a]
Medium
Sound: [n/a]
Rarity: 6
Cover Artist(s): [unknown]
Serial: THB12005
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Cartridge 1

VOTES / STATISTICS

Rating7.1/10

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Downloads: 2,818
Votes: 38

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COMMENTS (5)

the big m18 Apr 2026
No Speed is not controllable. Not really a shooter but more of a rescue game. The more people you attempt to rescue at a time, the higher the score. Pick up people at the North grandstand. I enjoyed it.
calfranklin059822 Feb 2026
Just tried this game on my Atari XEGS using A8Pico Cart and it plays really fast. Is there any way to slow it down?
tkarner13 Jul 2016
It's like River Raid meets Choplifter. What's not to like?
Anna Tariuser28 May 2007
Not the most graphically outstanding game I've ever seen for the Atari, but that doesn't matter- it's fun and addictive. Though even as a kid I realised that shooting alligators/crocodiles (gorily illustrated on Alternative's reissue) was an environmentally dubious aspect of the game :-/
BW2 Jul 2006
unless you don't like shooters or driving games, you will love this game!