Atomic Robo-Kid

Shoot Them Up Robots 

Type of the game: [Coin-Op] Arcade Video Game
Atomic Robo-Kid © 1988 UPL.

A horizontally scrolling shoot'em up featuring great anime graphics and giant bosses.

Game ID : UPL-88013

Main CPU : Z80 (@ 6 Mhz)
Sound CPU : Z80 (@ 5 Mhz)
Sound Chips : (2x) YM2203 (@ 1.5 Mhz)

Players : 2
Control : 8-way joystick
Buttons : 2

Atomic Robo-Kid was released in November 1988.

Act-3 main melody was taken from Gary Moore's Thunder Rising.

Omega Fighter, Atomic Robo-Kid / UPL [Pony Canyon / Scitron - PCCB-00038 - Aug 21, 1990]

Reviews:
[FR] November 1992 - Consoles+ No. 14: 91/100

In the export (non-Japanese) versions, the highscore table contains only 3 letters. The original Japanese version can contains an entire name.

* Choose Start Level :
1) After inserting a coin, press p1 attack button while pressing 1p start.
2) Enter the code (codes appear after Act5 at the beginning of the level).

Game designer : Tsutomu Fuzisawa
Chief programmer : Toshio Arai
Character designers : Tsutomu Fuzisawa, Tokuhisa Tazima
Background designers : Noriko Nihei, Akemi Tsunoda
Effects : Kohji Abe
Compose & Music : Mecano Associates

Consoles:

NEC PC-Engine (1989) "Atomic Robo-Kid Special [Model UP01001]"
Sega Mega Drive (December 1990) "Atomic Robo-Kid [Model T-24013]"
Sega Genesis (December 1990) "Atomic Robo-Kid [Model T-24016]"

Computers:

Commodore C64 (1989) Atomic Robo-Kid
Atari ST (1990)
Commodore Amiga (1990)
Sharp X68000 (December 20, 1990) Atomic Robo-Kid

Game's rom.