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Goldrunner | |
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Developer(s) | Microdeal |
Programmer(s) | Steve Bak [1] |
Artist(s) | Pete Lyon |
Composer(s) | Rob Hubbard |
Platform(s) | Atari ST, Amiga |
Release | 1987 |
Genre(s) | Scrolling shooter |
Mode(s) | 1-2 players alternating turns |
Goldrunner is a vertically scrolling shooter developed by Steve Bak [1] and Pete Lyon for the Atari ST and published by Microdeal in 1987. Rob Hubbard composed the music. [2] An Amiga version followed, as well as a 1988 sequel, Goldrunner II. [3]
Goldrunner is a freely vertically scrolling shooter game where it is possible to fly back and forth as in Defender . The player steers a golden spaceship equipped with two laser cannons, flying over huge ring worlds whose structures must be destroyed. The ship has a speed booster to accelerate.
The immediate follow-on, Goldrunner II, offered a similar aesthetic to the original title. A third entry in the series was planned, entitled Goldrunner 3D. This was to mark a departure from the traditional 2D scrolling shooter format with a radical new look and gameplay. Trailed as early as 1989, [4] [5] the project suffered significant delays however, finally seeing release under Ocean as Epic in 1992.
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