Shoot'em Up! / Shoot'em Up! - 3-D · 1988
Space Harrier
Published by SEGA · Developed by [n/a]
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Information
- Genre
- Shoot'em Up! - 3-D
- Language
- Machine Language
- Controls
- Mouse, Joystick
- Players
- 1
- Resolution
- Low
- Programmer(s)
- Cuisset, Paul
- Graphic Artist(s)
- Sportouch, Michael
- Game design
- Sega
- Musician(s)
- [unknown]
- Sound FX
- [unknown]
- Year
- 1988
- Publisher
- SEGA
- Distributor
- Mindscape
- Developer
- [n/a]
- Licensed from
- SEGA
- Country
- USA
- Software
- English
- Box/Instructions
- English
- License
- Commercial
- ST Type
- ST, STe, 0.5MB
- Number of Disks
- 2, Single Sided
Votes / Statistics
Rating: 7.5/10 · Votes: 32 · Downloads: 887 · Hits: 11,322
Screenshots (6)
Cover Art (4)
Ads (1)
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)
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
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.
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, 1988 · Rating: 75 %
ST / Amiga Format · September, 1988 · Rating: 83%
