Bomber is an arcade developed by Llamasoft LTD, released 31 December 1982 on Commodore VIC-20 and ZX Spectrum.
What Bomber is
Bomber is an arcade game developed by Llamasoft LTD and released in 1982. It is available on Commodore VIC-20 and ZX Spectrum.
The premise, in the publisher's words
A variety of the game Blitz, an earlier VIC-2 game which itself was an clone of Atari's arcade game Canyon Bomber. Gameplay has the player drop bombs over a city to clear an area that you can land. Originally released as 'Bomb Buenos Aires', the game's theme was developed early in Jeff Minter's career, "intended as a tongue in cheek" response to the then ongoing Falkland Island, where buildings with small Argentinian flag's and the "Rule Britannia" play if the plane landed successfully. Written complaints and negative press would lead to the game quickly reissued and amended into "Bomber" or "City Bomb" as it's know today. Bomber was one of the earliest games developed by Minter under…
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and warfare. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Bomber launched on 31 December 1982, within three weeks of Trashman, King Kong, Xevious and Grand Prix.
Released around the same time: Trashman, King Kong, Xevious, Grand Prix.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
All media
Quick answers
Bomber — frequently asked questions
When did Bomber come out?
Bomber was released on 31 December 1982 for Commodore VIC-20 and ZX Spectrum.
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