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Quattro is a series of video game compilations (each with four games) released in the 1990s. They consisted of games developed by Codemasters. The NES versions were released as multicarts and were published by Camerica without a license by Nintendo.
| Quattro Sports | |
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 NES cover art | |
| Developer(s) | Codemasters |
| Publisher(s) | Camerica |
| Series | Quattro |
| Platform(s) | Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, Nintendo Entertainment System, ZX Spectrum |
| Release | 1990 |
| Genre(s) | Sports |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Quattro Sports (Super Sports Challenge in Europe) is a video game compilation made by Codemasters and released for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum. The NES version was not licensed by Nintendo. It features four sports games, Tennis Simulator, BMX Simulator , Soccer Simulator, and Baseball Pros on the NES or BMX Simulator , Grand Prix Simulator , Professional Ski Simulator and Professional Snooker Simulator on the other systems.
| Quattro Arcade | |
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| Developer(s) | Codemasters |
| Publisher(s) | Camerica |
| Platform(s) | Nintendo Entertainment System, Commodore 64 |
| Release | 1992 |
| Genre(s) | Platform |
| Mode(s) | Multi-player |
Quattro Arcade is a collection of four platform and action video games released for the NES and Commodore 64 in 1992. It is made up of:
| Quattro Adventure | |
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| Developer(s) | Codemasters |
| Publisher(s) | Camerica |
| Platform(s) | NES, Commodore 64 |
| Release | 1991 |
| Genre(s) | Platform |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Quattro Adventure (Super Adventure Quests in Europe) is a collection of four platform action video games released for the NES and Commodore 64 in 1991. [1] [2]
It contains the following games:
| Quattro Coin-Ops | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Codemasters |
| Publisher(s) | Codemasters |
| Platform(s) | Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum |
| Release | 1990 |
| Genre(s) | Arcade |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Quattro Coin Ops is a collection of four arcade type video games released for the Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum in 1991.
It contains the following games:
| Quattro Adventures Vol. 2 | |
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| Developer(s) | Codemasters (France) |
| Publisher(s) | Megastar Joystick |
| Platform(s) | Atari ST |
| Release | 1990 |
| Genre(s) | Platform |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Quattro Adventures Vol. 2 is a collection of four platform action video games released for the Atari ST in 1990.
It contains the following games:
| Quattro Dizzy Adventures | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Codemasters (France) |
| Publisher(s) | Megastar Joystick |
| Platform(s) | Amstrad CPC |
Quattro Dizzy Adventures is a collection of four platform action video games released for the Amstrad CPC in 1990.
It contains the following games:
| Quattro Power Machines | |
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| Developer(s) | Codemasters, Optimus Software |
| Publisher(s) | Codemasters |
| Platform(s) | Amiga, Atari ST |
| Release | 1993 |
| Genre(s) | Racing game, shoot 'em up |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Quattro Power Machines is a collection of four driving and shoot 'em up games released for the Amiga and Atari ST in 1993.
It contains the following games:
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