Ballblazer
Sign in to saveBallblazer is a futuristic sports game created by Lucasfilm Games and published in 1985 by Epyx. Along with Rescue on Fractalus!, it was one of the initial pair of releases from Lucasfilm Games, Ballblazer was developed and first published for the Atari 8-bit computers. The principal creator and programmer was David Levine. The game was called Ballblaster during development; some pirated versions bear this name.
Game data
- Released
- 1984-03-01
- User rating
- 0.00 / 5
- Genres
- Action, Sports
- Platforms
- NES, Apple II, Commodore / Amiga, Atari 7800, Atari 5200, Atari 8-bit, Atari XEGS
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Ballblazer is a 1984 computer game created by Lucasfilm Games (later LucasArts Entertainment). It was originally released for the Atari 8-bit systems, such as the Atari 800 and the Atari 5200. It was also ported to other popular platforms of the day, such as the Apple II, ZX Spectrum (by Dalali Software Ltd), Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, Atari 7800, and the NES. The Atari 800 version was called Ballblaster during development - pirated versions of the game went by this name as well. The principal creator and programmer of Ballblazer was David Levine. In 1990, LucasArts and Rainbow Arts releas…
- Released
- 1985
- Genres
- Racing, Sport
- Platforms
- Atari 7800, Atari 8-bit, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum, Atari 5200, Apple II, Amstrad CPC, MSX
- Game modes
- Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
- Developer
- Lucasfilm Games
- Publisher
- Atari Corporation, Epyx, Mr. Micro Ltd., Activision, Pony Canyon
Key facts
- Video game.title
- Ballblazer
- Video game.image
- Ballblazer Coverart.png
- Video game.developer
- Lucasfilm Games
- Video game.publisher
- Epyx Activision Atari Corporation (5200/7800) Pony Canyon (Famicom)
- Video game.director
- David Levine
- Video game.designer
- David Levine Peter Langston David Riordan Garry Hare
- Video game.composer
- Russell Lieblich
- Video game.released
- 1985: Atari 8-bit, C64, Apple II1986: 5200, CPC, MSX, Spectrum1987: 7800, Atari 8-bit cartridge1988: Famicom
- Video game.genre
- Sports, action
- Video game.modes
- Single-player, multiplayer
- Video game.platforms
- Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Atari 5200, Atari 7800, Commodore 64, Famicom, MSX, ZX Spectrum, Atari 65XE
- Video game.programmer
- Aric Wilmunder Atari 65XE
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Wikidata facts
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- superfamicom.org URL
- superfamicom.org/famicom/info/ballblazer
- publication date
- 1988-03-04
- title
- Ballblazer
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- Development
- Soundtrack
- Reception
- Legacy
- See also
- References
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Ballblazer is a futuristic sports game created by Lucasfilm Games and published in 1985 by Epyx. Along with Rescue on Fractalus!, it was one of the initial pair of releases from Lucasfilm Games, Ballblazer was developed and first published for the Atari 8-bit computers. The principal creator and programmer was David Levine. The game was called Ballblaster during development; some pirated versions bear this name.
It was ported to the Apple II, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, and MSX. Atari 5200 and Atari 7800 ports were published by Atari Corporation. A version for the Famicom was released by Pony Canyon.