Kaboom! is an arcade developed by Activision, released 31 December 1981 on Atari 2600, Atari 5200 and Atari 8-bit.
What Kaboom! is
Kaboom! is an arcade game developed by Activision and released in 1981. It is available on Atari 2600, Atari 5200 and Atari 8-bit.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Kaboom! is an unauthorized adaptation of the 1978 Atari coin-op Avalanche. The gameplay of both games is fundamentally the same, but Kaboom! was re-themed to be about a mad bomber instead of falling rocks. Gameplay in Kaboom! consists of using a paddle controller to catch bombs dropped by the Mad Bomber with a set of three buckets. Points are scored for every bomb caught, extra buckets (maximum of three) are awarded at every 1,000 points, and one bucket is lost every time a bomb is missed. As the game progresses, the "Mad Bomber" traverses the top of the screen much more erratically, dropping bombs at increasingly higher speeds, making each of the seven higher levels more difficult.
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It supports multiplayer. Local play supports 2 players. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.
What it launched against
Kaboom! launched on 31 December 1981, within three weeks of Ms. Pac-Man, Zaxxon, Gorf and Robotron: 2084.
Released around the same time: Ms. Pac-Man, Zaxxon, Gorf, Robotron: 2084.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
All media
Dlc
Quick answers
Kaboom! — frequently asked questions
When did Kaboom! come out?
Kaboom! was released on 31 December 1981 for Atari 2600, Atari 5200 and Atari 8-bit.
Does Kaboom! have multiplayer?
Yes. Kaboom! supports multiplayer.
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