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Atari ST - SEGA - 1988

Space Harrier

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Genre
Shoot'em Up! - 3-D
Year
1988
Language
Machine Language
Publisher
SEGA
Controls
Mouse / Joystick
Distributor
Mindscape
Players
1
Developer
[n/a]
Resolution
Low
Licensed from
SEGA
Programmer(s)
Cuisset, Paul
Country
USA
Graphic Artist(s)
Sportouch, Michael
Software
English
Game design
Sega
Box/Instructions
English
Musician(s)
[unknown]
License
Commercial
Sound FX
[unknown]
Serial
Cover Artist(s)
ST Type
ST, STe / 0.5MB
MIDI
Version
Dump
Download
Number of Disks
2 / Single Sided
Dump format
Pasti
Protection

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Space Harrier

TRIVIA (8)

Awards:

Golden Joystick Awards: Game of the year runner-up 1986

Origins

Based on Sega 1985 coin-op.

Conversion - Atari 8-bit

Cover game

Space Harrier was featured in the cover of C+VG issue January 1987.

Graphics

Features up to 31 colours on-screen simultaneously (introduction screen)
Features up to 20 colours on-screen simultaneously (options or static screen)
Features up to 32 colours on-screen simultaneously (in-game)

Sound

Features partially digitized sound fx at 6.1KHz

Charts

Top UK ST charts position: 6 (10/1988)
Months on charts: 2 between 10/1988 - 12/1988

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.

BOOK / MAGAZINE REVIEWS (3)

Génération 4 · Février, 1988
ST Action · October, 1988Rating: 75 %
ST / Amiga Format · September, 1988Rating: 83%