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Atomic Robo-Kid

Atomic Robo-Kid is a horizontally scrolling shooter released in arcades by UPL. The player controls the titular character through six stages of increasing difficulty, facing an alien "governor" boss (which are…

1 November 1988

Atomic Robo-Kid is an arcade developed by UPL, released 1 November 1988 on Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine, Amiga and Arcade.

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What Atomic Robo-Kid is

Atomic Robo-Kid is an arcade game developed by UPL and released in 1988. It was published by Activision. It is available on Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine, Amiga, Arcade, Atari ST/STE, Commodore C64/128/MAX and Sharp X68000.

The premise, in the publisher's words

In the 21st century, a blast of cosmic radiation bombarded Terra-12, a deep-space outpost of Earth, hideously mutating all transplanted life. A fleet of savage beings followed the radiation wave and invaded the planet and began the systematic destruction of all remaining sentient life. Years of battling the alien 'governors' have gone by, and now only one hope survives to avenge the desperate terran colonists.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Official trailer

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When did Atomic Robo-Kid come out?
Atomic Robo-Kid was released on 1 November 1988 for Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine, Amiga, Arcade, Atari ST/STE, Commodore C64/128/MAX and Sharp X68000.

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