Laser Hawk
| Laser Hawk | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Andrew Bradfield |
| Distributor(s) | Red Rat Software |
| Artist(s) | Harvey A. Kong Tin |
| Platform(s) | Atari 8-bit |
| Release date(s) | 1986 |
| Genre(s) | Horizontally-scrolling shooter |
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Laser Hawk is a horizontally-scrolling shooter released in 1986 in England for the Atari 8-bit family. It was created in Dunedin, New Zealand and released by Red Rat Software. The programmer was Andrew Bradfield.[1] Graphics were created by Harvey A. Kong Tin. This same team was responsible for its follow-up game Hawkquest, released in 1989.[2] Hawkquest used four floppy disk sides at 90K apiece.[3]
Laser Hawk was later included in the 4 Star Compilation, Volume 1 published by Red Rat. The other games are Escape from Doomworld, Domain of the Undead, and Panic Express.[4]
Development
Work on Laser Hawk started in 1985 and took about a year to complete.[3] Hawkquest was started in 1986 and finished in 1989.[3]
References
- ↑ "The Giant List of Classic Game Programmers".
- ↑ "Hawkquest". atarimania.com. Atari Mania. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
- 1 2 3 Kong Tin, Harvey A. "Thanks Andy, for Laser Hawk". The Atari Times. Archived from the original on April 4, 2005.
- ↑ "4 Star Compilation - Volume 1". Atari Mania.
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