Shoot'em Up! / Shoot'em Up! - Horizontal Scrolling · 1988

Zynaps

Published by Hewson · Developed by Microwish Software

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Information

Genre: Shoot'em Up! - Horizontal Scrolling
Language: Machine Language
Controls: Joystick
Players: 1, 2 (alt.)
Resolution: Low
Programmer(s): Ball, Howard
Graphic Artist(s): Lyon, Pete
Game design: Robinson, Dominic, Cumming, John
Musician(s): Rogers, Dave J.
Sound FX: Rogers, Dave J.
Year: 1988
Publisher: Hewson
Distributor: -
Developer: Microwish Software
Licensed from: -
Country: United Kingdom
Software: English
Box/Instructions: English
License: Commercial
ST Type: ST, STe, TT, 0.5MB
Number of Disks: 1, Single Sided

Votes / Statistics

Rating: 7.8/10 · Votes: 26 · Downloads: 3,135 · Hits: 9,753

Additional Comments

See Klaz' Hideaway adaptions for Atari hard disk, TT, Falcon and more: Spiced up games

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 (6)

Cover Art (3)

Ads (1)

Trivia (1)

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 (2)

The One · October, 1988 · Rating: 73 %

ST Action · October, 1988 · Rating: 63 %

Comments (3)

Atari A to Z (Pete Davison) — 6 Jul 2022
...I said "Let's Play!" (whoops, sorry!) https://youtu.be/pGlcIZjimXc
Atari A to Z (Pete Davison) — 6 Jul 2022
Zynaps from Hewson was very well received in its original 8-bit formats, but when released on 16-bit formats it had a more tepid reception on the grounds that it was "unoriginal". Today, it's a solid and challenging shoot 'em up -- perhaps a little TOO challenging! Let's Play!
Sut — 18 Dec 2012
Save states are your friend with this one, the game is impossibly difficult and I would never purchase for an actual real ST. However play it in your favourite emulator, save after every level and it becomes a nice solid albeit still tough shooter. Worth a blast.