Tag: Amstrad CPC

  • Daley Thompson’s Olympic Challenge

    Developer: Ocean Software Ltd.Publisher: Ocean Software Ltd.Release Year: 1988Platform: Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, ZX SpectrumGenre: SportsTaxonomy: Playable Black Character Olympic themed sports game based on the popularity of British decathlete Daley Thompson. Release in 1988 to coincide with the 1988 Olympic games. interviews and other media scholarship Return to List

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  • Track and Field

    Developer: KonamiPublisher: Atari, Centuri, ENV, Kemco, Konami, Ocean Software, Taitel ElectronicsRelease Year: 1983Platform: Amstrad CPC, Atari 2600, Atari 8-bit, Apple II, Arcade, Commodore 64, Game Boy, MSX, NES, Nintendo DS, Sharp X1, ZX SpectrumGenre: SportsTaxonomy: Playable Black Characters Track and field game in which players participate in a series of track and field events (including…

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  • Quartet

    Developer: SegaPublisher: SegaRelease Year: 1986Platform: Amstrad CPC, Arcade, Commodore 64, Master System, ZX SpectrumGenre: ShooterTaxonomy: Playable Black Character Side scrolling game in which 1-4 players fight waves of robots in order to escape their base. interviews and other media scholarship Return to List

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  • Daley Thompson’s Decathlon

    Developer: Ocean SoftwarePublisher: Ocean SoftwareRelease Year: 1984Platform: Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, ZX SpectrumGenre: SportsTaxonomy: Playable Black Characters Olympic themed sports game based on British decathlete, Daley Thompson, that allows you to participate in ten different events. interviews and other media scholarship Return to List

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  • Méwilo

    Developer: Coktel VisionPublisher: Coktel VisionRelease Year: 1987Platform: Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, DOS, Thomson TO7Genre: Point and Click AdventureTaxonomy: Development, Black NPCs, Black Cultural Traditions, Narrative Themes You play an expert in paranormal phenomena who arrives in Martinique in 1902 a day before a volcanic eruption destroys the town. You go to the home of…

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  • Freedom: Rebels in the Darkness

    Developer: Coktel VisionPublisher: Coktel VisionRelease Year: 1998Platform: Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, DOSGenre: StrategyTaxonomy: Playable Black characters, Black NPCs, Development, politics/ideology/history You play as an enslaved person on a plantation who aims to incite a revolt, free the other enslaved people, and get revenge. Developed by Muriel Tramis. interviews and other media scholarship Return to…

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  • Emmanuelle

    Developer: Tomahawk, Coktel VisionPublisher: Coktel VisionRelease Year: 1989Platform: Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, DOSGenre: Action, Strategy, Stealth, RPGTaxonomy: Development An erotic adventure game where you must increase your erotic potential in order to seduce the neglected wife of a wealthy businessman again. Developed by Muriel Tramis. interviews and other media scholarship Return to List

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  • Beverely Hills Cop

    Developer: Tynesoft Computer SoftwarePublisher: Tynesoft Computer SoftwareRelease Year: 1990Platform: Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, BBC Micro, Commodore 64, DOS, ZX SpectrumGenre: ActionTaxonomy: Playable Black characters, narrative themes, Black cultural traditions The player takes control of Axel Foley, the main character of the series. There are four distinct sub games including a side-scrolling action game, a…

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