Arcade / Arcade - Platformer (Multi-Screen) · 1987

Airball

Published by Microdeal · Developed by [n/a]

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Information

Genre: Arcade - Platformer (Multi-Screen)
Language: Machine Language
Controls: Joystick, Keyboard, Mouse
Players: 1, 2 (alt.), Demo
Resolution: Low
Programmer(s): Scio, Ed
Graphic Artist(s): Lyon, Pete
Game design: Scott, Peter
Musician(s): Shields, Paul
Sound FX: [unknown]
Year: 1987
Publisher: Microdeal
Distributor: -
Developer: [n/a]
Licensed from: -
Country: United Kingdom
Software: English
Box/Instructions: English
License: Commercial
ST Type: ST, STe, TT, Falcon030, 0.5MB
Number of Disks: 1, Single Sided

Votes / Statistics

Rating: 7.1/10 · Votes: 30 · Downloads: 6,117 · Hits: 24,492

Additional Comments

Distributed in France by 16/32 Diffusion.

See Klaz' Hideaway adaptions for Atari hard disk, TT, Falcon and more: Spiced up games

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

Screenshots (12)

Cover Art (3)

Ads (1)

Trivia (2)

Conversion - Atari 8-bit

Releases

First 16-bit releases reviewed in UK Atari or multiformat magazines for Atari ST (7/1987), Amiga (5/1989)

Based on the review data, the Atari ST version was released first on the 16-bit market in Europe, and ported later for other 16-bit systems.
Source: Research of over 16700 software reviews from UK computer magazines between 1985 and 1996.

Book / Magazine Reviews (3)

Computer + Video Games (C+VG) · August, 1987 · Rating: 10/10

Atari ST User · August, 1987 · Rating: 9/10

The Games Machine · December, 1987 · Rating: 85%

Comments (3)

Atari A to Z (Pete Davison) — 6 Jul 2022
A classic isometric adventure featuring a rubber ball and an overly verbose Evil Wizard. It's Airball from Microdeal! Let's Play! https://youtu.be/2-JLW13QObw
IntoTheVerticalBlank — 2 Jul 2022
An exceptionally well crafted early ST game. Guide your bubble, that is slowly leaking air, through the isometric rooms to find objects and solve puzzles. The control is a little difficult because of the isometric nature of the rooms, and I wasn't able to find the ideal joystick position (yet) to have it move properly. Great music and well drawn graphics accompany this classic arcade puzzle.
Fredrik Olsson — 17 Feb 2012
Great game that also comes with a level editor. Think I spent more time with the level editor creating my own adventures, then I played the game.