The player must fly a bomber from England to Germany and back to destroy a Dam in the Rhur valley. The bomber flies over a horizontally scrolling landscape whilst shooting enemy planes and ground targets. The dam must be destroyed by a well-timed strike with a bouncing bomb.
Dambusters was produced by GAT in 1981.
GAT released only 1 machine in our database under this trade name. GAT was based in United States.
Other machines made by GAT during the time period Dambusters was produced include:
Name | Dambusters |
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Developer | GAT (United States) |
Year | 1981 |
Type | Videogame |
KLOV/MOG # | 7488 |
Class | Wide Release |
Genre | Shooter |
Monitor |
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Conversion Class | unique |
# Simultaneous Players | 1 |
# Maximum Players | 2 |
Game Play | Alternating |
Control Panel Layout | Single Player |
Controls |
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Sound | Amplified Mono (one channel) |
Cabinet Styles |
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PCB | Dambusters PCB Image |
Each mission involves flying the bomber over the English Channel, over Germany, dropping the bouncing bomb on the Dam, flying back over Germany and the English Channel, and finally landing safely in England. As you approach the target, the enemy planes attack more frequently and accurately. As well as the threat of being shot down, the player could also run out of fuel during the mission, ending the game. The game scrolls from left to right on the way to the target, and from right to left on the return leg. The button to release the bomb is as a thumb-trigger on the joystick. To accurately hit the target, the player has to fly at a particular height, achieved by matching the positions of two targeting points, and release the bomb at a set distance from the wall of the dam. This proves very difficult.
Overall Like |
1.00 |
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Fun (Social) | 2.00 |
Fun (Solo) | 1.00 |
Collector Desire | 4.00 |
Gameplay | 2.00 |
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Graphics | 3.00 |
Originality | 3.00 |
Sound/Music | 2.00 |
Personal Impressions and Technical Impressions each account for half of the total score.
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Dambusters was one of very few games to be written by a UK company.
The game is a conversion for Galaxian hardware, using a daughter board and lots of wire.
LICENSOR: South West Research (Bristol, UK)
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Rare - There are 2 known instances of this machine owned by Dambusters collectors who are active members. Of these, It is an original dedicated machine (not another machine converted with a kit). One is a set of circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.
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There is a test switch and a high-score name clear switch. One of the DIP switches is used to "filter" swear words from the high score table. Another removes the Union Jack from the attract mode.
The game uses battery backed RAM and, much to no one's surprise, the battery tends to leak. There does not appear to be a means to reset the RAM and it contains some game play information. Hence, if the RAM becomes corrupt, the game may become unplayable.
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