Tomcat (1989)

Also known as: F14 Tomcat

Game author(s): Steve Burrows, Doug Townsley, The Eye, Starbex Systems

Publisher: Players Software

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Tomcat is an arcade shoot-em-up game released in 1989 by Players Software. It was designed and coded by Steve Burrows and Doug Townsley, with in-game graphics by The Eye and a loading screen by Starbex Systems.

Designed for a single player, the game offers flexible control options, including Kempston and Interface 2 joystick support, as well as fully redefinable keys.

The cassette cost £1.99.

The game received an average magazine score of 41.75%, with reviews ranging from 25% in Crash to 6/10 in Your Sinclair.

In Russia, the game was widely distributed on diskettes, with at least six different TR-DOS adaptations released by groups such as VAD and BrokImSoft. A Russian translation was also produced by FFC Computers. Additionally, cracked cassette versions were released by teams like Master Studio and Pokes.

Found 3 cracked versions (releases) of the game