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Laser Hawk

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Programming by Andrew Bradfield Graphics by Harvey Kong Tin

     This 32k arcade style game developed in 1986 for the Atari 800 series (including the Atari 65XE, 800XL, 130XE 8-bit computers

Title screen

Features an end-of-game animation               



Game screen - Attack and survive...


Game screen    Destroy it!
5 stages with 5 command centres to destroy


End of Level - Animation sequence


Short Intermission - Another helicopter joins the battle
A breather between the combat


This game was developed in Dunedin, NEW ZEALAND on a part-time basis. The game design and programming was by Andrew Bradfield, Graphics designs by Harvey Kong Tin. It took about a year to develop. Andrew only programmed in 6502 assembly language. This game was released in 1986, in England.

--- Documentation

  • Laser Hawk game instructions   ................Storyline and program docs
  • HawkQuest game instructions   .................Storyline and program docs
  • HawkQuest Technical/Programming info   ....for Hackers/Programmers
  • HawkQuest Graphics Technical info   for when the tools to create your own levels becomes available?
  • Tribute to Andrew Bradfield   The passing of a good man
  • Auxiliary information   .............................Some extra text
    Use the BACK option on the browser to exit the text files.


    Atari 800 DOS XL-it! Ver 0.20 emulator ----- for PC /DOS window & Atari ROMs.......387k                                                     Recomended for older PCs that are around 200MHz?
    Atari 800 DOS emulator ---------------------- for PC via a DOS window.............................432k
    Atari 800 Win Plus 3.0 emulator -------------- for PC via Windows ..................................... 418k
            Recomended for newer PCs 800MHz upwards or with later version of Windows.
    Laser Hawk & HawkQuest ---------- Standard versions of Laser Hawk and HawkQuest......224k
    Laser Hawk & HawkQuest ------------ modified versions with extra lives................................91k
    Laser Hawk & HawkQuest ------------ modified versions with invincibility ..............................91k

    HawkQuest modified version of HawkQuest which eliminates manual disk swapping.................300k
                                               This is to make the game easier to get through


    Other pages to go to, on this site....

    HawkQuest............ ------------ Introduction to HawkQuest......................................................
    HawkQuest............ ------------ Hidden targets in HawkQuest...................................................
    HawkQuest Maps ------------- Solutions shown for Level 1 in Secondary game of HawkQuest
    HawkQuest Maps ------------- Solutions shown for Level 2 in Secondary game of HawkQuest
    Emulators.... ------------------- Looking at emulators for videogames on the PC........................
    The Unexplained -------------------- The fascinating world of unexplained phenomena................
    Dunedin ............ -------------------- Dunedin, New Zealand......................................................
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