Distributor(s) Hex Worldwide Genre(s) Platform Publisher Hex | Programmer(s) Miles Visman Initial release date 1991 | |
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Artist(s) Miles Visman
Karel Dander
Sophie Smith
Robert Pepperell
Matt Black Platforms Amiga, AmigaOS, Atari ST, Acorn Archimedes | ||
Top Banana is an environmentally-themed platform game produced by Hex and Psycore for the Acorn Archimedes in 1991 and ported to the Commodore Amiga and Atari ST in 1992. The chief artist and coder was Miles Visman, with supporting graphics and sound by Karel Dander, and supporting graphics by Sophie Smith, Robert Pepperell and Matt Black. The game was released using recycled cardboard packaging, and is regarded as an early example of environmentally aware computer gaming.
Gameplay
The heroine, KT, must travel through psychedelic levels while jumping across platforms and throwing lovehearts to convert planet-damaging enemies into energising fruit. The enemies include Corprats, Popstars, Chainsaws and Bulldozers.
In November 1992 the game was included in Hex's release Global Chaos CDTV on the then new CD-ROM medium, combining the game's music with vocals by Biz Markie on one CD.
