Release date(s) 1986 Publisher Rino Marketing Ltd. Mode Single-player video game | Initial release date 1986 Genre Platform game Platform Commodore 64 | |
Bombo is a British computer game published by Rino for the Commodore 64, released in 1986. It is a clone of the arcarde game Mighty Bomb Jack, the official C64 port of which was released earlier the same year.
Contents
The music was made by Ben Daglish. One of the songs is based on The Hootchy Kootchy Dance.
Plot
Taken from the game's instructions:
A wave of insurrection has left the earth littered with bombs primed to explode and destroy mankind.Your commission is to clear the pyramids of ancient Egypt, castles of medieval Britain and hustling, bustling modern day New York City of this danger before their history becomes just a history.Hurry time is not on your side,neither are the many enemies left to harass you.
Gameplay
Taken from the games instructions:
You must collect 20 bombs from each screen, flashing bombs score more points and large bonuses are scored for collecting a majority of flashing bombs. Your Jetpack allows you full vertical movement in all directions which you must master quickly to work your way through the platforms of each level.