Arcade / Arcade - Platformer (Scrolling) · 1990
Chronicles of Omega
Published by ARC · Developed by [n/a]
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Information
- Genre
- Arcade - Platformer (Scrolling)
- Language
- Machine Language
- Controls
- Joystick
- Players
- 1
- Resolution
- Low
- Programmer(s)
- Hughes, Colin J.
- Graphic Artist(s)
- Tomkins, Alan
- Game design
- Hughes, Colin J.
- Musician(s)
- Barrett, Steve
- Sound FX
- [unknown]
- Year
- 1990
- Publisher
- ARC
- Distributor
- Atari (UK)
- Developer
- [n/a]
- Licensed from
- -
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Software
- English
- Box/Instructions
- English, French, German, Italian
- License
- Commercial
- ST Type
- ST, STe Enhanced, TT, 0.5MB
- Number of Disks
- 1, Single Sided
Votes / Statistics
Rating: 8.5/10 · Votes: 11 · Downloads: 3,603 · Hits: 9,937
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
Screenshots (5)
Cover Art (3)
Instructions (4)
Ads (1)
Article (1)
News
Trivia (4)
Hardware
Supports Blitter
Supports STe DMA sound
Supports STe palette
Supports STe hardware scrolling
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
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.
Source: Research of over 16700 software reviews from UK computer magazines between 1985 and 1996.
Book / Magazine Reviews (2)
Atari ST User · November, 1990 · Rating: 72%
ST Action · November, 1990 · Rating: 77%
Comments (2)
IntoTheVerticalBlank — 14 Jul 2022
One of the first games to really exploit both the sound and the scrolling when booted up on an STE. I If more devs had taken time to do this, the ST / Amiga debate would be much much closer in the STs favor.
Steve — 18 Apr 2015
play only on the STe :-)