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Atari ST - ARC - 1990

Chronicles of Omega

Chronicles of Omega — screenshot 11 / 5
Genre
Arcade - Platformer (Scrolling)
Year
1990
Language
Machine Language
Publisher
ARC
Controls
Joystick
Distributor
Atari (UK)
Players
1
Developer
[n/a]
Resolution
Low
Licensed from
-
Programmer(s)
Hughes, Colin J.
Country
United KingdomFranceGermanyItaly
Graphic Artist(s)
Tomkins, Alan
Software
English
Game design
Hughes, Colin J.
Box/Instructions
English / French / German / Italian
Musician(s)
Barrett, Steve
License
Commercial
Sound FX
[unknown]
Serial
Cover Artist(s)
ST Type
ST, STe Enhanced, TT / 0.5MB
MIDI
Version
Dump
Download
Number of Disks
1 / Single Sided
Dump format
Pasti
Protection

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

INSTRUCTIONS (4)

ADS (1)

ARTICLE (1)

News

TRIVIA (4)

Hardware

Supports Blitter
Supports STe DMA sound
Supports STe palette
Supports STe hardware scrolling

Sound

Features digitized title soundtrack at 12.5KHz (stereo) on STe
Features digitized in-game soundtrack at 6.2KHz (stereo) on STe
Features digitized sound fx at 6.2KHz (stereo) on STe
Features digitized sound fx at 4.1KHz on ST

Graphics

Features up to 27 colours on-screen simultaneously (in-game) on ST

Releases

First 16-bit releases reviewed in UK Atari or multiformat magazines for Atari ST (10/1990)
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 (2)

Atari ST User · November, 1990Rating: 72%
ST Action · November, 1990Rating: 77%