Tag: Commodore 64

  • 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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  • Street Beat

    Developer: Virgin GamesPublisher: Virgin GamesRelease Year: 1985Platform: Commodore 85Genre: ActionTaxonomy: Playable Black Characters You play as Rodney a courier in Funkytown who must find and deliver demo tapes before the end of the day avoiding enemies along the way. Before the tapes can be delivered you must use your boombox to make a specified number…

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  • One on One: Dr. J vs. Larry Bird

    Developer: AtariPublisher: Electronic Arts, Ariolasoft, Atari Corporation (7800)Release Year: 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987Platform: Apple II, Amiga, Atari 7800, ColecoVision, Commodore 64, IBM PC, Mac, TRS-80Genre: SportsTaxonomy: Playable Black characters You play as Julius Erving in a one-on-one game of basketball against the computer. You play by the standard rules of basketball and the game…

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  • Michael Jackon’s Moonwalker

    Developer: Emerald SoftwarePublisher: U.S. Gold, KixxRelease Year: 1989Platform: Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, MSX, ZX SpectrumGenre: ActionTaxonomy: Playable Black characters, fandom/community/reception In this game you play as Michael Jackson. Gameplay is focused on finding children and fighting enemies that appear to stop you. Game was proposed to the developer by Jackson…

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  • Mandroid

    Developer: Computer Rentals LimitedPublisher: Computer Rentals LimitedRelease Year: 1987Platform: Commodore 64Genre: ActionTaxonomy: Playable Black characters After the Mandroid files are stolen and en route to a criminal mastermind, a Mandroid agent is sent to retrieve them. interviews and other media scholarship Return to List

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  • Frank Bruno’s Boxing

    Developer: Elite SystemsPublisher: Elite Systems, EncoreRelease Year: 1985Platform: Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, Commodore 16, Commodore Plus/4, ZX Spectrum Genre: Action, SportsTaxonomy: Playable Black characters, fandom/community/reception Former boxing World Champion Frank Bruno, famed for his catchphrase “you know what I mean, Harry?” is the main character in this boxing game which replicates Super Punch-Out!! As Frank,…

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  • Cyborg

    Developer: Computer Rentals LimitedPublisher: Computer Rentals LimitedRelease Year: 1987Platform: Commodore 64Genre: Action adventureTaxonomy: Playable Black characters After a crew of scientists set to rendezvous with an asteroid on a collision course with Earth disappears you (a cyborg) is sent to find out what happened to them. In the process you learn that the asteroid is…

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