Viz: The Game is a sport developed by Probe Software, released 31 December 1991 on Atari ST/STE.
What Viz: The Game is
Viz: The Game is a sport game developed by Probe Software and released in 1991. It was published by Virgin Games. It is available on Atari ST/STE only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Viz: The Game is an action game where the players run through various scrolling environments. It is based on a British comic magazine VIZ which, like the game, features lots of crude humour and fart jokes. The player controls one of the 3 Viz characters - Johnny Fartpants, Buster Gonad, or Biffa Bacon. The race takes place in five different scrolling environments; country, town, building site, beach and a disco. During the race you have to dodge traps and other characters from the VIZ comics.
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are comedy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Viz: The Game launched on 31 December 1991, within three weeks of Micro Machines, Alien Breed, Baseball Stars 2 and Commander Keen in Keen Dreams.
Released around the same time: Micro Machines, Alien Breed, Baseball Stars 2, Commander Keen in Keen Dreams.
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When did Viz: The Game come out?
Viz: The Game was released on 31 December 1991 for Atari ST/STE.
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