Bomb Jack

Information

Genre

Arcade - Platformer (Single Screen)

Language

Machine Language

Controls

Joystick

Players

1, 2 (alt.)

Resolution

Low

Programmer(s)

Mršic-Flögel, Janko

Graphic Artist(s)

Tattersall, Pete, Amyatt-Leir, Mungo

Game design

Tehkan

Musician(s)

Mršic-Flögel, Janko

Sound FX

Mršic-Flögel, Janko

MIDI

Yes

Dump

Missing dump(s)

Year

1990

Publisher

Encore

Distributor

Elite

Developer

Paradox

Licensed from

Tehkan

Country

United Kingdom

Software

English

License

Commercial

ST Type

ST, STe, TT, Falcon030, 0.5MB

Version

[Re-release]

Number of Disks

1

Votes / Statistics

Rating: 7.5/10 · Votes: 46 · Downloads: 0 · Hits: 4,593

Screenshots (10)

Cover Art (3)

Instructions (1)

Trivia (4)

Conversion - Atari 8-bit

Origins

Based on Tehkan 1984 coin-op.

Sound

Features MIDI soundtrack (introduction screen, options or static screen and in-game)

Releases

First 8-bit releases reviewed in UK multiformat magazines for ZX Spectrum (4/1986), Commodore 64 (4/1986), Amstrad CPC (4/1986), Commodore 16/Plus 4 (8/1986)
First 16-bit releases reviewed in UK Atari or multiformat magazines for Atari ST (8/1988), Amiga (7/1990)

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)

ST Action · October, 1988 · Rating: 55%

Computer + Video Games (C+VG) · September, 1988 · Rating: 6/10

ST Action · November, 1988 · Rating: 59%

Atari ST User · November, 1988 · Rating: 5/10

Computer + Video Games (C+VG) · August, 1990 · Rating: 40%

Zero · August, 1990 · Rating: 75%