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The Blues Brothers

The Blues Brothers video game was designed by Titus Software and is based on the comedic sketch band of the same name. The platformer-style game was released in 1991 for MS-DOS. It was subsequently ported to a…

31 December 1991

The Blues Brothers is a platform developed by Titus France, released 31 December 1991 on Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST/STE and Commodore C64/128/MAX.

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What The Blues Brothers is

The Blues Brothers is a platform game developed by Titus France and released in 1991. It is available on Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST/STE, Commodore C64/128/MAX and DOS.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The object of the game is to evade police in order to make it to a blues concert. Player(s) can take control of either Jake or Elwood Blues. Each level is a variation on the jumping theme, with the characters finding a necessary attribute (e.g. a guitar) somewhere in the level. The sixth and final level ends on-stage.
Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and comedy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative and Single player.

Where it sits in the The Blues Brothers series

The Blues Brothers is the first of 6 entries we hold in the The Blues Brothers series. The next entry was The Blues Brothers in 1992.

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What it launched against

The Blues Brothers launched on 31 December 1991, within three weeks of Micro Machines, Alien Breed, Commander Keen in Keen Dreams and Baseball Stars 2.

Released around the same time: Micro Machines, Alien Breed, Commander Keen in Keen Dreams, Baseball Stars 2.

Official trailer

Gameplay video thumbnail

Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

Screenshots

All media

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Quick answers

The Blues Brothers — frequently asked questions

When did The Blues Brothers come out?
The Blues Brothers was released on 31 December 1991 for Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST/STE, Commodore C64/128/MAX and DOS.

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