Bombs - Boldfield - Jupiter Ace (Emulated, Pantheon) - Level 1, 5, 9 - 77, 58 and 9 points.

Bombs is a simple, but frantic, 'catch' game for the Jupiter Ace. It was released in 1984 by Boldfield Computing as part of a two-pack compilation called Puzzle / Bombs. Both were written by J. Kay and run on the unexpanded Ace.

The game reminds me a little of Activision's Kaboom!. A selection of bombs rain from the sky and you have to protect the buildings below as best you can with your bar. The large bombs do more damage than the smaller ones. The game lasts for a short amount of time, then the bombing raid stops. Your score is the number of squares left in the buildings. The game features 9 skill levels, with one being easy and level nine being a ridiculous torrent of destruction! The game is typical for the time of many games for simpler machines such as the Ace and ZX 81.

This run was made using the Pantheon emulator on PC. The date of play was the 21st July 2024. There are three runs on the video at skill level 1, 5 and 9. The score were as follows:
Level 1 - 77
Level 5 - 58
Level 9 - 9

Timestamps:
00:30 Title screen and Level 1 selected.
00:42 Game starts.
01:14 Game Over! Final score 77 points.
01:21 Title screen and Level 5 selected.
01:29 Game starts.
02:03 Game Over! Final score 58 points.
02:09 Title screen and Level 9 selected.
02:18 Game starts.
02:56 Game Over! Final score 9 points.


Intro Music:
Music by: Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio
Title: Legend
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