Black Lamp

Information

Genre

Arcade - Platformer (Multi-Screen)

Language

Machine Language

Controls

Joystick, Keyboard, Mouse

Players

1, 2 (alt.), Demo

Resolution

Low

Programmer(s)

Everett, Graham

Graphic Artist(s)

Cain, Steven

Game design

Everett, Graham, Cain, Steven

Musician(s)

Gray, Fred

Sound FX

Gray, Fred

Cover Artist(s)

Potts, Graham

Year

1988

Publisher

Firebird (UK)

Distributor

Telecomsoft

Developer

[n/a]

Licensed from

-

Country

United Kingdom

Software

English

License

Commercial

ST Type

ST, STe, 0.5MB

Number of Disks

1, Single Sided

Votes / Statistics

Rating: 8.3/10 · Votes: 45 · Downloads: 2,994 · Hits: 20,250

Screenshots (7)

Cover Art (4)

Ads (1)

Posters (1)

Trivia (4)

Conversion - Atari 8-bit

Bugs

There's a bug in the Atari ST version of Black Lamp - when playing using a keyboard, the left and right controls are reversed. Pressing Z moves the player to the right and X to the left.

Charts

Top UK charts position: 1 (5/1988)
Months on charts: 3 between 5/1988 - 7/1988

Releases

First 8-bit releases reviewed in UK multiformat magazines for ZX Spectrum (4/1988)
First 16-bit releases reviewed in UK Atari or multiformat magazines for Atari ST (2/1988), Amiga (7/1988)

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 (6)

Génération 4 · Mars / Avril, 1988 · Rating: 65%

ACE · March, 1988 · Rating: 813/1000

Computer + Video Games (C+VG) · March, 1988 · Rating: 9/10

The Games Machine · March, 1988 · Rating: 86%

Atari ST User · April, 1988 · Rating: 9/10

ST Action · November, 1988 · Rating: 51%