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Operation Fireball

Operation Fireball is a horizontal scrolling shooter viewed from above at an elevated angle, with the screen scrolling constantly from left to right as you use various modes of transport to get to a base to…

31 December 1987

Operation Fireball is a video game, released 31 December 1987 on Commodore C64/128/MAX.

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What Operation Fireball is

Operation Fireball was released in 1987. It was published by Alternative Software Ltd.. It is available on Commodore C64/128/MAX only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Operation Fireball is a horizontal scrolling shooter viewed from above at an elevated angle, with the screen scrolling constantly from left to right as you use various modes of transport to get to a base to blow up a submarine. Between each mode of transport is a small animated scene as you move from one to the next and the modes are car, speedboat, ski, motorbike and helicopter. You must shoot or avoid the enemy in various vehicles or on skis, as well as avoid obstacles like rocks, oil patches and trees. Helicopters fly overhead and drop bombs while missiles fly from the right to the left and can only be avoided. If you are hit by anything then you lose part of a shield gauge but when not…
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Operation Fireball launched on 31 December 1987, within three weeks of Wasteland, Final Fantasy, Nebulus and Head Over Heels.

Released around the same time: Wasteland, Final Fantasy, Nebulus, Head Over Heels.

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When did Operation Fireball come out?
Operation Fireball was released on 31 December 1987 for Commodore C64/128/MAX.