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Atari ST - Elite - 1988

Bomb Jack

Bomb Jack — screenshot 11 / 10
Genre
Arcade - Platformer (Single Screen)
Year
1988
Language
Machine Language
Publisher
Elite
Controls
Joystick
Distributor
-
Players
1 / 2 (alt.)
Developer
Paradox
Resolution
Low
Licensed from
Tehkan
Programmer(s)
Mršic-Flögel, Janko
Country
United KingdomFranceGermany
Graphic Artist(s)
Tattersall, Pete / Amyatt-Leir, Mungo
Software
English
Game design
Tehkan
Box/Instructions
English / French / German
Musician(s)
Mršic-Flögel, Janko
License
Commercial
Sound FX
Mršic-Flögel, Janko
Serial
Cover Artist(s)
ST Type
ST, STe, TT, Falcon030 / 0.5MB
MIDI
Yes
Version
Dump
Download
Number of Disks
1 / Single Sided
Dump format
Pasti
Protection

OTHER VERSIONS WITH THE SAME TITLE (2)

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS

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
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Disk 1

ADS (1)

VIDEOS (1)

Bomb Jack introduction with MIDI music

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, 1988Rating: 55%
Computer + Video Games (C+VG) · September, 1988Rating: 6/10
ST Action · November, 1988Rating: 59%
Atari ST User · November, 1988Rating: 5/10
Computer + Video Games (C+VG) · August, 1990Rating: 40%
Zero · August, 1990Rating: 75%