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Bugaboo at the bottom of the screen with the dragon approaching from the left (ZX Spectrum). The game begins with an animation depicting Bugaboo, a small, yellow creature with two extremely long legs, jumping around on a colourful planet before accidentally falling through a crack in the planet's surface and falling to the bottom of a cavern.
Ghostbusters by Activision, 1984.. By 1985, games were estimated to make up 60 to 70% of Commodore 64 software. [7] Due in part to its advanced sound and graphic hardware, and to the quality and quantity of games written for it, the C64 became better known as a gaming and home entertainment platform than as a serious business computer.
Run for the Money is a two-player business simulation game developed by Tom Snyder Productions and published by Scarborough Systems in 1984 for Apple II, Atari 8-bit computers, Commodore 64, IBM PC, and Macintosh. The players have crash-landed their spaceships on an alien planet and compete to buy resources and convert them to goods to sell to ...
The game was ported to the Commodore 64, Nintendo Entertainment System, and IBM PC compatibles (as a self-booting disk). [4] Japanese versions exist for the PC-88, [5] Sharp X1, [6] and MSX2 computers. [7] Like the subsequent Atari 8-bit models, none of these systems allow four players with separate joysticks.
Lode Runner's Rescue is a 1985 action game developed by Joshua Scholar for the Commodore 64 and Atari 8-bit computers as a follow-up to Doug Smiths's Lode Runner. [3] Lode Runner was published by Broderbund, but the sequel was published under the Synapse Software name, a company acquired by Broderbund in 1984.
Zzap!64 gave the game a Gold Medal award, with an overall 97% score. The summary of the reviews from their three reviewers was "Lucasfilm's most original release yet, containing outstanding graphics and gameplay elements. The Eidolon is both immaculate in it's [sic] conception and execution. Not to be missed". [8]
Johnny L. Wilson reviewed the game for Computer Gaming World, and stated that "Millionaire is a stimulating experience for anyone who enjoys the strategic decisions inherent in high finance." [1] Electronic Games awarded Millionaire the 1985 Arkie Awards for "Best Electronic Money Game". [2]
In 1985, Epyx published the remake Temple of Apshai Trilogy for Commodore 64, Atari 8-bit computers, Apple II, Thomson MO, TO computers, and IBM PC listed at a price of $29.95. [4] It was released for the Commodore 64 and Atari 8-bit computers in October 1985, and for the Apple II in November 1985.