Arcade / Adventure / Arcade - 2-D · 1989
Aaargh!
Published by Melbourne House · Developed by Binary Design
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Information
- Genre
- Adventure / Arcade - 2-D
- Language
- Machine Language
- Controls
- Joystick
- Players
- 1, 1 vs. 2, Demo
- Resolution
- Low
- Programmer(s)
- Leitch, Dave
- Graphic Artist(s)
- Speakman, Nick
- Game design
- Sculptured Software
- Musician(s)
- Vincent, Nick
- Sound FX
- [unknown]
- Year
- 1989
- Publisher
- Melbourne House
- Distributor
- -
- Developer
- Binary Design
- Licensed from
- Arcadia Systems
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Software
- English
- License
- Commercial
- ST Type
- ST, STe, 0.5MB
- Number of Disks
- 2, Single Sided
Votes / Statistics
Rating: 7.5/10 · Votes: 6 · Downloads: 4,747 · Hits: 26,449
Additional Comments
Distributed in Italy by Leader.
See P. Putnik's site for adapted versions for hardware like HxC Floppy Emulator, Atari harddisk, TT, Falcon030 and more: The Atari ST Game Archive
See Klaz' Hideaway for another adaption for Atari hard disk, TT, Falcon and more: Spiced up games
Screenshots (13)
Cover Art (4)
Instructions (18)
Trivia (5)
Origins
Game based on Arcadia System 1987 coin-op.
Development
Piece of source code found from the disk
string2,a0 OK message
jsr printf
rts
failme move.l #string3,a0 FAIL message
jsr printf
rts
printf move.l a0,-(a7) write string pointed to by
move.w #9,-(a7) address reg A0
trap #1 to the screen
addq.l #6,a7 string must be terminated
rts with a zero
wait move.w #1,-(a7) wait for console input
trap #1
addq.l #2,a7
rts
;
DATA
jsr printf
rts
failme move.l #string3,a0 FAIL message
jsr printf
rts
printf move.l a0,-(a7) write string pointed to by
move.w #9,-(a7) address reg A0
trap #1 to the screen
addq.l #6,a7 string must be terminated
rts with a zero
wait move.w #1,-(a7) wait for console input
trap #1
addq.l #2,a7
rts
;
DATA
buffer ds.b 12000
;
END
;
END
Sound
Features digitized title soundtrack at 9.6KHz
Features digitized sound fx at 4.8KHz
Features digitized sound fx at 4.8KHz
Original graphics by Joe Hutchens.
Releases
First 8-bit releases reviewed in UK multiformat magazines for ZX Spectrum (9/1989), Commodore 64 (9/1989)
First 16-bit releases reviewed in UK Atari or multiformat magazines for Amiga (6/1988), Atari ST (9/1989)
First 16-bit releases reviewed in UK Atari or multiformat magazines for Amiga (6/1988), Atari ST (9/1989)
According to ACE 08/1988 there was no originally plans to convert this game for the Atari ST.
Book / Magazine Reviews (2)
The Games Machine · October, 1989 · Rating: 77%
Computer + Video Games (C+VG) · September, 1989 · Rating: 71%