The Dam Busters (1984) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

The Dam Busters

Dam Busters is an early flight simulation, set in World War II. It focuses on Dam Busters who historically were used to heavily bombard strategic objectives, in this case dams. This task is not easy, as en…

31 December 1984

What The Dam Busters is

The Dam Busters is a shooter game developed by Sydney Development Corp. and released in 1984. It was published by Accolade. It is available on ColecoVision, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Commodore C64/128/MAX, DOS, MSX, PC-9800 Series and ZX Spectrum.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Dam Busters is an early flight simulation, set in World War II. It focuses on Dam Busters who historically were used to heavily bombard strategic objectives, in this case dams. This task is not easy, as en route you will face heavy opposition forces. Fortunately, you won't be a sitting bomber in the air. Your aircraft is equipped with machine guns (left and right) with unlimited rounds of fire power, so fire at will as the enemy approaches. When the time comes, you will have to bomb the target manually. So, get ready to unload the cargo and give them hell!

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action, historical and warfare. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

The Dam Busters launched on 31 December 1984, within three weeks of Impossible Mission, Jet Set Willy, 3D Starstrike and Bomb Jack.

Released around the same time: Impossible Mission, Jet Set Willy, 3D Starstrike, Bomb Jack.

The Dam Busters — frequently asked questions

When did The Dam Busters come out?

The Dam Busters was released on 31 December 1984 for ColecoVision, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Commodore C64/128/MAX, DOS, MSX, PC-9800 Series and ZX Spectrum.

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