B-1 Nuclear Bomber
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| Developer(s) | Microcomputer Games |
| Publisher(s) | Avalon Hill |
| Platform(s) | Apple II, Atari 8-bit, PET, VIC-20, Commodore 64, CP/M, MS-DOS, TRS-80, TI-99/4A |
| Release | 1981: Atari |
| Genre(s) | Flight simulator |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
B-1 Nuclear Bomber is a flight simulator developed by Avalon Hill and Microcomputer Games and released in 1980 for the Apple II and other computers.[2][3] The game is based on piloting a B-1 Lancer to its target and dropping a nuclear bomb.[4] The USSR is one of the target countries.
Gameplay
[edit]The game box details a sample scenario set in the then-future of a bombing run over Moscow on July 1, 1991, which turned out to be just months before the official dissolution of the Soviet Union on December 26 of that year.
Reception
[edit]Larry Kerns reviewed B-1 Nuclear Bomber in The Space Gamer No. 33. Kerns commented that
Overall, I feel that the [...] price tag is too high and the game is quickly boring. The big fancy box is a waste and although putting all three languages on one tape is an innovative idea, two-thirds of what you bought is wasted. I expected more from Avalon Hill's baby but was disappointed. I hope their other new games are better.[5]
Chris Cummings reviewed the game for Computer Gaming World, and stated that
B-1 Nuclear Bomber [...] will bring hours of fun, especially to the war monger who has always wondered what it would be like to sit in the cockpit of a sophisticated flying machine and drop a nuclear load on the 'enemy'.[6]
In March 1983 B-1 Nuclear Bomber tied for eighth place in Softline's Dog of the Year awards "for badness in computer games", Atari 8-bit computers division, based on reader submissions.[7] A 1992 Computer Gaming World survey of wargames with modern settings gave the game zero stars out of five, stating that "its play mechanics were embarrassing when it was initially released".[8] The magazine in 1994 said that AH's games such as B-1 "were dated even when they were released back on the old 8-bit machines".[9]
References
[edit]- ^ B-1 Nuclear Bomber Release Information for Commodore PET - GameFAQs
- ^ B-1 Nuclear Bomber for Apple II (1980), Moby Games
- ^ Loguidice, Bill (2012-07-28). "More on Avalon Hill Computer Games on Heath/Zenith platforms". Armchair Arcade. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
- ^ Two Games Of Strategy, Dale F. Brown, COMPUTE! ISSUE 49 / JUNE 1984 / PAGE 72
- ^ Kerns, Larry (November 1980). "Capsule Reviews". The Space Gamer (33). Steve Jackson Games: 36.
- ^ Cummings, Chris (November–December 1981). "B-1 Nuclear Bomber: A Strategic Map". Computer Gaming World. Vol. 1, no. 1. pp. 18–19.
- ^ "Everybody Doesn't Like Something". Softline. March 1983. pp. 22–23. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- ^ Brooks, M. Evan (June 1992). "The Modern Games: 1950 - 2000". Computer Gaming World. p. 120. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
- ^ Coleman, Terry Lee (July 1994). "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Sovereign". Computer Gaming World. pp. 110–111.
External links
[edit]- B-1 Nuclear Bomber at Atari Mania
