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Hard 'n' Heavy

The odd robot couple, Heavy and Metal, both have a slight glitch in their operating systems. Instead of working in the Lithium-Mines on Mars, they are running through underground caverns, searching for…

18 June 1989

Hard 'n' Heavy is a platform developed by Rainbow Arts, released 18 June 1989 on Amiga, Atari ST/STE and Commodore C64/128/MAX.

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What Hard 'n' Heavy is

Hard 'n' Heavy is a platform game developed by Rainbow Arts and released in 1989. It was published by reLINE Software. It is available on Amiga, Atari ST/STE and Commodore C64/128/MAX.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The odd robot couple, Heavy and Metal, both have a slight glitch in their operating systems. Instead of working in the Lithium-Mines on Mars, they are running through underground caverns, searching for adventure, thrills and a new high score.
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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. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

What it launched against

Hard 'n' Heavy launched on 18 June 1989, within three weeks of Tennis and Super Dodge Ball.

Released around the same time: Tennis, Super Dodge Ball.

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When did Hard 'n' Heavy come out?
Hard 'n' Heavy was released on 18 June 1989 for Amiga, Atari ST/STE and Commodore C64/128/MAX.

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