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
                                               This is to make the game easier to get through


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    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........................
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    Dunedin ............ -------------------- Dunedin, New Zealand......................................................
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