Shoot'em Up! / Shoot'em Up! - Vertical Scrolling · 1988
Flying Shark
Published by Firebird (UK) · Developed by Catalyst Coders
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Information
- Genre
- Shoot'em Up! - Vertical Scrolling
- Language
- Machine Language
- Controls
- Joystick
- Players
- 1
- Resolution
- Low
- Programmer(s)
- Jeffrey, Karl D., Clark, Henry S.
- Graphic Artist(s)
- Hemphill, Robert A., Lihou, Jason G.
- Game design
- Taito
- Musician(s)
- Brooke, Jason C.
- Sound FX
- Brooke, Jason C.
- Year
- 1988
- Publisher
- Firebird (UK)
- Distributor
- British Telecom
- Developer
- Catalyst Coders
- Licensed from
- Taito
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Software
- English
- License
- Commercial
- ST Type
- ST, STe, 0.5MB
- Number of Disks
- 2, Single Sided
Votes / Statistics
Rating: 6.2/10 · Votes: 56 · Downloads: 3,894 · Hits: 63,071
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
See Klaz' Hideaway adaptions for Atari hard disk, TT, Falcon and more: Spiced up games
Screenshots (21)
Ads (1)
Tips (1)
Trivia (4)
Origins
Based on Taito 1987 coin-op.
Conversion - Atari 8-bit
Tiger Attack
Charts
Top UK ST charts position: 19 (3/1989)
Months on charts: 1, 3/1989
Months on charts: 1, 3/1989
Releases
The Atari ST version was released first on the 16 bit market in Europe. Published 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 (1)
The One · December, 1988 · Rating: 76 %
Comments (1)
Simon Sunnyboy / Paradize — 30 Jan 2010
Flying Shark is a very playable shooter on the ST. The framerate is not 50Hz and there si no overscan or raster mania but it delivers a steady playable shooting game. In contrast to the arcade version there is no horizontal scroll but the screen on the ST is wider. I like this one and the ST version is good fun! Recommended :)