Bolo is an arcade developed by Dongleware, released 31 December 1995 on DOS and Mac.
What Bolo is
Bolo is an arcade game developed by Dongleware and released in 1995. It is available on DOS and Mac.
The premise, in the publisher's words
This is a remake of the game Bolo for Atari ST. It is a Breakout variant with a twist: Your paddle is not restricted to the bottom of the screen -- it can move all around the screen. Your goal is still to destroy all the blocks on the game field. There are a lot of gimmicks in the 50 levels: lack of gravity, ice levels with slippery controls or various paddle forms. Sometimes a rubber band is used to tie the ball to the paddle, to a block or even combinations of the two. Even the blocks offer a big variety of effects: magnetizing the ball, teleporting the ball, obscuring the game field or the summoning of killer paddles are just a few of them. You can only save one game which gets deleted…
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Bolo launched on 31 December 1995, within three weeks of Suikoden, Neo Turf Masters, Tales of Phantasia and Screamer.
Released around the same time: Suikoden, Neo Turf Masters, Tales of Phantasia, Screamer.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel. See all 2 videos →
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Quick answers
Bolo — frequently asked questions
When did Bolo come out?
Bolo was released on 31 December 1995 for DOS and Mac.
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