| Laser Hawk | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Developer | Andrew Bradfield[1] |
| Publisher | Red Rat Software |
| Artist | Harvey A. Kong Tin |
| Platform | Atari 8-bit |
| Release | 1986 |
| Genre | Scrolling shooter |
Laser Hawk is a horizontally scrolling shooter for Atari 8-bit computers published by UK-based Red Rat Software. It was created in Dunedin, New Zealand by programmer Andrew Bradfield[1] and artist Harvey A. Kong Tin.
A sequel, HawkQuest, also from Bradfield and Kong Tin, was released in 1989. Andrew Bradfield died in 2001 at age 35.[2]
Development
Work on Laser Hawk started in 1985 and took about a year to complete.[2] Laser Hawk was originally called Hot Copter by Bradfield. Red Rat Software came up with the name Laser Hawk.[2]
Reception
A review of Laser Hawk in the January 1987 issue of Atari User concluded, "While the game concept is perhaps getting a little long in the tooth, Red Rat has tweaked it nicely, treating it in a thoughtful and refreshing way. What it may lack in originality it makes up for in finesse." The overall score was 8 out of 10.[3]
Legacy
Laser Hawk was later included in the 4 Star Compilation, Volume 1 published by Red Rat, along with Escape from Doomworld, Domain of the Undead, and Panic Express.[citation needed]
The same team created the sequel, HawkQuest, released in 1989.[citation needed] Harvey Kong Tin was responsible for the overall design.[4] Development started in 1986 with the finished game using four floppy disk sides at 90K apiece.[2]
References
- ^ a b Hague, James. "The Giant List of Classic Game Programmers".
- ^ a b c d Kong Tin, Harvey A. "Thanks Andy, for Laser Hawk". The Atari Times. Archived from the original on 4 April 2005.
- ^ Reynolds, Niels (January 1987). "Rat's Flying High". Atari User (21): 22.
- ^ "Harvey Kong Tin". page6.org.
External links
- Laser Hawk and HawkQuest at Harvey Kong Tin's site
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