Arcade / Arcade - Platformer (Scrolling) · 1989

Baal

Published by Psyclapse · Developed by [n/a]

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Information

Genre: Arcade - Platformer (Scrolling)
Language: Machine Language
Controls: Joystick
Players: 1
Resolution: Low
Programmer(s): Smithson, Wayne, Chilton, Mike
Graphic Artist(s): Bramfitt, Jeff, Warren, Chris
Game design: Smithson, Wayne
Musician(s): Summers, Paul
Sound FX: [unknown]
Dump: Missing dump(s)
Year: 1989
Publisher: Psyclapse
Distributor: CSS
Developer: [n/a]
Country: USA
Software: English
Box/Instructions: English
License: Commercial
ST Type: ST, STe, 0.5MB
Number of Disks: 2, Single Sided

Votes / Statistics

Rating: 6.1/10 · Votes: 10 · Downloads: 0 · Hits: 4,944

Ads (4)

Tips (1)

Trivia (3)

Sound

This game features digital title music

Charts

Top UK charts position: 18 (3/1989, 4/1989, 6/1989)
Months on charts: 3 between 3/1989 - 6/1989

Releases

First 8-bit releases reviewed in UK multiformat magazines for Commodore 64 (7/1989)
First 16-bit releases reviewed in UK Atari or multiformat magazines for Atari ST (1/1989), Amiga (4/1989)

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 (7)

The One · February, 1989 · Rating: 67%

ACE · April, 1989 · Rating: 726/1000

ST / Amiga Format · February, 1989 · Rating: 91%

The Games Machine · February, 1989 · Rating: 81%

Atari ST User · February, 1989 · Rating: 9/10

ST Action · February, 1989 · Rating: 69%

Computer + Video Games (C+VG) · February, 1989 · Rating: 80%

Comments (2)

Starwisp — 7 Mar 2015
after some research and trial and error: the generator powers a forcefield that blocks the way to a machine part needed to progress. to get the part anyway, get on the jetpack platform above the forcefield and let your character drop to the right side of it. the part will be collected during the fall. thx goes to èné from the forums at 8bitchip.info
Starwisp — 7 Mar 2015
Bug in level 2: Indestructible generator. Supposedly in Amiga version as well. It is not possible to complete it without cheating.