ECS no. 1
ECS no. 2

Rotox

General info

Not Amiga Original

Relationships

WHDLoad

2000-06-17

Stats

4,733

Genre

Conversions

Atari ST/E
PC (DOS)

ECS / OCS

Version info

No
Max 1, Sim 1

Features

Hard Disk Installer

No

Compilations

Releases

Year
Name
Licence
Type
Country
Publisher
Languages
Manual Languages
Disks
Rarity
1990
Rotox
Commercial
Full Price
Worldwide
English
2
One version is common, at least one other version is rare

Notes

[1] Game designed by David Leitch, Mick West & Nick Vincent. Sound FX by Mick West and music by Kevin Collier. [2] ROTOX features Creative Materials' 360° background rotational scrolling technique, Rotoscape. A more advanced version of Rotoscape featuring greater speed and background detail was also implemented in Creative Materials'OPERATION HARRIER. [3] Distributed in the U.S. by Accolade.

Conversion Notes

Amiga and Atari ST versions were released simultaneously. PC versions: CGA, EGA, VGA

Screen info

ECS / OCS
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Box: ECS / OCS
Box scan ECS no. 1

Box scan ECS no. 2

Disk: ECS / OCS
Disk scan ECS no. 1

Misc: ECS / OCS
ECS no. 1

Sticker

ECS no. 2

UK Advert (Amiga Format, Issue 13, 8/1990, Page 101)

ECS no. 3

Italian Advert

ECS no. 4

French Advert [Source: Atari Mania]

ECS no. 5

Catalogue Entry [1] [Source: Atari Mania]

ECS no. 6

Catalogue Entry [2] [Source: Atari Mania]

Manual info

ECS / OCS
ECS no. 1

Manual (English/French/German/Italian) [Source: Retro Commodore]

ECS no. 2

"The Rotox Files" Novel (English)

ECS / OCS

At any time, type “AARDVARK” and hit ‘RETURN’ for infinite credits.

Conversion info

Atari ST/E
No conversion screens found.
PC (DOS)
Conversion PC (DOS)

CGA

Conversion PC (DOS)

Conversion PC (DOS)

EGA

Conversion PC (DOS)

Conversion PC (DOS)

VGA

Conversion PC (DOS)

Map info

ECS / OCS

No maps found.

MAGAZINE REVIEWS

Magazine
Issue
Rating
Reviewer
Release type
Review
Scans
ACE: Advanced Computer Entertainment
34 (Jul 1990)
905/1000
Tony Dillon
1
Amiga Action
30 (Mar 1992)
69%
Peter Lee
Re-release
1
Amiga Format
12 (Jul 1990)
84%
Andy Smith
1
Amiga Format
32 (Mar 1992)
86%
Re-release
1
Amiga Joker
Aug - Sep 1990
57%
Carsten Borgmeier
1
Computer + Video Games
104 (Jul 1990)
81%
Gordon Houghton
0
CU Amiga
Jun 1990
97%
Steve James
3
CU Amiga
Mar 1992
54%
Steve Merrett
Re-release
1
Datormagazin
No 13 (Sep 1990)
6/10
Johan Petterson
1
Génération 4
23 (Jun 1990)
81%
0
Joystick
6 (Jun 1990)
94%
Kaaa
0
Svenska Hemdatornytt
No 6 (Aug 1990)
86.25%
Anders B.
0
The Games Machine
32 (Jul 1990)
79%
Warren Lapworth
1
Your Amiga
Aug 1990
83%
Ashley Cotter-Cairns
1
Zero
9 (Jul 1990)
89%
Duncan MacDonald
1
Zzap
63 (Jul 1990)
88%
Scorelord
Phil King
0

MAGAZINE PREVIEWS

Magazine
Issue
Rating
Reviewer
Release type
Review
Scans
Amiga Computing
Vol 3 No 2 (Jul 1990)
Preview
1
CU Amiga
Apr 1990
Preview
0
CU Amiga
May 1990
Steve James
Preview (in-depth)
1
Génération 4
22 (May 1990)
Preview
0
Joystick
5 (May 1990)
Preview
0

ECS / OCS

Lore Score: 77%

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