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Latest revision as of 15:35, 21 February 2015
Barbarian (Palace Software) also known as "Barbarian : The Ultimate Warrior" or "Death Sword" in the United States.
Not to be confused with "Barbarian", a MelbourneHouse/Psygnosis game from 1988.
Contents
Informations
| Title: | Barbarian : the Ultimate Warrior |
| Company: | Palace Software |
| Publisher: | Ocean |
| Type: | Beat-em-up |
| Year: | 1987 |
Distributed by : Ocean Software
Copyright : Palace Software
Original Design : Steve BROWN
Coded by : Mc LOTHLORIEN
Programmed by : Paul ATKINSON
Fan Service : Maria Whittaker
The game
It is a violent game which started a polemic in its time due to violence and sex.
Boobs from a certain Maria Whittaker were not stranger to this.
Of course it was a complete success and the game is remembered as one of the best of its genre and era.
Largely inspired from Conan the Babarian
Sequels
Barbarian 2 ( Cartridge ) : also known as Barbarian : Dungeon of Drax.
Barbarian III actually went Vaporware.
Cracks
Karatian and other mods were produced featuring Barbarian's gameplay or graphics, with mostly extra backgrounds.
- Barbarian Special : http://www.cpc-power.com/index.php?page=detail&num=2099
- Barbarian Part II : http://www.cpc-power.com/index.php?page=detail&num=1177
- Barbarian Part III : http://www.cpc-power.com/index.php?page=detail&num=1889
Videos
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A display of the game by Ataru75
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A comparison of 6 different versions courtesy of Abrimaal.
It seems clear that the CPC version was certainly the best 8 bit version concerning Graphics.
