Computing Games published by The Hit Squad
The following is a list of Computing Games published by The Hit Squad in the Centre for Computing History collection. It is not an exhaustive list of and other games may have been published. If you have any games or software that you would like to donate to our collection, please view our donations page.There are 110 Computing Games published by The Hit Squad in our collection :
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Batman
Based purely on the cartoon series, and the first game based on Batman, the original Spectrum version was by Jon Ritman and Bernie Drummond
Software House: The Hit Squad
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Platform : MSX
Date: 1984
Match Day (Hit Squad)
"The most exciting soccer game ever devised for a home micro!
Software House: The Hit Squad
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Platform : ZX Spectrum
Date: Unknown
The Real GhostBusters (Hit Squad Edition)
"A brilliantly playable game
Software House: The Hit Squad
Author: Activision
Platform : ZX Spectrum
Date: 1988
WEC Le Mans (The Hit Squad)
Based on the arcade machine, this was a very competent conversion
Software House: The Hit Squad
Author: Sentient Software Ltd (Mike Lamb, John Mullins, Jonathan Dunn, Bill Harbison, Alick Morrall)
Platform : ZX Spectrum
Date: 1992
Fun School 2 - for the over 8s
With a fiery blast from your Hydra Rockets you must annihilate the military arsenal
Software House: The Hit Squad
Author: Database Educational Software
Platform : Commodore Amiga
Date: 1990
PGA Tour Golf (Hit Squad)
The most accurate and addictive computer golf simulation
Software House: The Hit Squad
Author: Sterling Silver
Platform : Commodore Amiga
Date: 1985
Daley Thompsons Decathlon (Hit Squad)
Ready to capitalise on the nations euphoria at Daley's success in the Los Angeles olympics in 1984, this game follows him on his quest for glory, competing in a series of athletics challenges to score ...
Software House: The Hit Squad
Author: Paul Owens, Christian F. Urquhart, F. David Thorpe
Platform : ZX Spectrum
Date: 1988
Rastan
Originally released on Ocean's arcade label Imagine, this is a fun side scrolling slash em up, featuring a hero who does not look unlike Conan the Barbarian
Software House: The Hit Squad
Author: Icon Design Ltd (Tom Lanigan, Paul Murray, Jas C. Brooke, Ed Knight)
Platform : ZX Spectrum
Date: 1991
PowerMonger (Hit Squad)
Software House: The Hit Squad
Author: Electronic Arts
Platform : Commodore Amiga
Date: 1986
The Great Escape (Hit Squad)
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Platform : Commodore 64
Date: 1987
Bubble Bobble (Hit Squad)
Software House: The Hit Squad
Author: Software Creations
Platform : Commodore 64
Date: 1990
Escape from the Planet of the Robot Monsters (Budget)
Software House: The Hit Squad
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Platform : Commodore 64
Date: 1988
Bad Dudes VS. Dragonninja (Hit Squad)
Conversion of the Data East coin op, sees two players battling a side scrolling landscape despatching all kinds of hoods to rescue the President of the United States
Software House: The Hit Squad
Author: Paul Owens, Mark R. Jones, Bill Harbison
Platform : ZX Spectrum
Date:
Salamander (Hit Squad)
Spectrum 48k/128/+2/+
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Platform : ZX Spectrum
Date: 1986
Green Beret (Hit Squad)
Software House: The Hit Squad
Author: Jonathan Smith / F Thorpe
Platform : Spectrum
Date: 1989
The Real Ghostbusters (The Hit Squad)
Software House: The Hit Squad
Author: Greg Duddle, Jason Heggie, James McDermott, David Whittaker
Platform : Commodore 64
Date: Unknown
Daley Thompson's Supertest
Software House: The Hit Squad
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Platform : Commodore 64
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Match Day II (Hit Squad)
Sequel to the hugely successful original
Software House: The Hit Squad
Author: John Darnell, Simon Butler, Jonathan Dunn
Platform : Commodore 64
Date:
Wizball (Hit Squad)
Signed by Jon Har
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Platform : Commodore 64
Date: 1987
Combat School (Hit Squad)
This acclaimed game is a combat training sim, where the player goes through basic training to join the Elite Marine Corp
Software House: The Hit Squad
Author: Mike Lamb, Andrew P. Deakin, Ivan Horn, David Whittaker, Jas C. Brooke
Platform : ZX Spectrum
Date: 1987
Target Renegade (Hit Squad)
A multi load on 48k, with the whole game loading in one go on 128k machines, with some evocative tunes playing throughout
Software House: The Hit Squad
Author: Mike Lamb
Platform : ZX Spectrum
Date: 1985
Matchday (Hit Squad)
Software House: The Hit Squad
Author: Jon Ritman Bernie Drummond
Platform : Amstrad CPC464
Date: 1986
Short Circuit (Hit Squad)
Software House: The Hit Squad
Author: Ocean
Platform : Amstrad CPC464
Date: 1985
World Series Baseball (Hit Squad)
Software House: The Hit Squad
Author: Imagine
Platform : Amstrad CPC464
Date: 1985
Yie Ar Kung Fu (Hit Squad)
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Platform : Amstrad CPC464
Date: 1987
Rastan (Hit Squad)
Software House: The Hit Squad
Author: John Meegan, Jane Lowe, Martin McDonald, John Palmer, Martin McDonald, Martin Galway
Platform : Commodore 64
Date: 1987
Star Wars (Hit Squad)
Software House: The Hit Squad
Author: Daniel James Gallagher, Ian Martin, Joe Booth, John Cassells, David Whittaker
Platform : Commodore 64
Date: 1986
They Sold A Million 3
Contains: Fighter Pilot Rambo Kung Fu Master Ghostbusters
Software House: The Hit Squad
Author: Various
Platform : Commodore 64
Date: 1986
Green Beret
Infamously bad arcade conversion, Scores 1
Software House: The Hit Squad
Author: David Ward
Platform : Commodore C16 / Commodore Plus 4
Date: 1986
Yie Ar Kung Fu (Hit Squad)
Software House: The Hit Squad
Author: David Ward
Platform : Commodore C16 / Commodore Plus 4
Date: 1991
Daley Thompson's Olympic Challenge
Software House: The Hit Squad
Author: Ocean
Platform : Atari ST
Date: 1991
Altered Beast (Hit Squad)
Software House: The Hit Squad
Author: Geoff Gamon, Mark A Jones
Platform : Atari ST
Date: 1989
Rainbow Islands (Hit Squad)
Software House: The Hit Squad
Author: Graftgold
Platform : ZX Spectrum
Date: 1986
They Sold A Million II
Contains:EntombedBruce LeeMatch PointMatchda
Software House: The Hit Squad
Author: Various
Platform : Commodore 64
Date: 1988
Arkanoid
Software House: The Hit Squad
Author: Allan Shortt, Stephen Wahid, Martin McDonald, Jonathan Dunn
Platform : Commodore 64
Date: 1989
Run The Gauntlet (Hit Squad)
Software House: The Hit Squad
Author: Mark Charles Rogers, Chris Kerr, Steve Kerry, Jonathan Dunn
Platform : Commodore 64
Date: 1990
Dune II (Hit Squad)
He who controls the spice
Software House: The Hit Squad
Author: Westwood
Platform : Commodore Amiga
Date: 1987
IK+
Three way fighting game from acclaimed author Archer MacLean
Software House: The Hit Squad
Author: Archer MacLean
Platform : Commodore 64
Date: 1988
Vindicators
Software House: The Hit Squad
Author: Ian Cognito, Dave Kelly
Platform : Commodore 64
Date: 1986
Bat Man (Hit Squad)
This is an acclaimed isometric game, where very much like an Ultimate style game, Batman must work his way through a series of rooms to collect the parts to put his Batmobile back together agai
Software House: The Hit Squad
Author: Jon Ritman, Bernie Drummond, Mark Serlin, F. David Thorpe
Platform : ZX Spectrum
Date: 1989
Altered Beast (Hit Squad)
Software House: The Hit Squad
Author: Jason Austin, Paul Hiley, Mark A. Jones
Platform : ZX Spectrum
Date: 1988
The Empire Strikes Back
Software House: The Hit Squad
Author: Lucasfilm
Platform : ZX Spectrum
Date: 1990
Wing Commander (Hit Squad)
The first of this space action series would break new ground, for the first time a cinematic narrative was added as a key part of the gameplay, music would alter to match the action or lack of on sc ...
Software House: The Hit Squad
Author: Origin
Platform : PC
Date: 1989
R-Type (Hit Squad)
Software House: The Hit Squad
Author: Electric Dreams / Software Creations
Platform : ZX Spectrum
Date: 1990
Castle Master
Software House: The Hit Squad
Author: Incentive Software
Platform : Commodore Amiga
Date: 1987
Wonder Boy (Hit Squad)
Software House: The Hit Squad
Author: Activision Inc
Platform : ZX Spectrum
Date: 1993
Trivial Pursuit - Genus Edition
Software House: The Hit Squad
Author: ODE
Platform : Commodore Amiga
Date: 1988
Jack Nicklaus Greatest 18 holes of Major Championship Golf
Software House: The Hit Squad
Author: Sam Nelson, Kenneth Moore
Platform : Commodore 64
Date: 1989
Cabal (Hit Squad)
Acclaimed arcade conversion from the talented coders at Special FX, it has all the levels and weapons from the arcade original, another Ocean title that took full advantage of the Spectrum 128k
Software House: The Hit Squad
Author: James Bagley, Charles Davies, Keith Tinman
Platform : ZX Spectrum
Date: 1987
Combat School
Software House: The Hit Squad
Author: James Higgins, Mike Lamb, Ronnie Fowles, Jason C. Brooke
Platform : Amstrad CPC464
Date: 1987
Target Renegade (The Hit Squad)
Software House: The Hit Squad
Author: Mike Lamb, Dawn Drake, Jonathan Dunn
Platform : Amstrad CPC464
Date: 1989
Power Drift (The Hit Squad)
Software House: The Hit Squad
Author: Activision
Platform : Amstrad CPC464
Date: 1990
Pang (The Hit Squad)
Software House: The Hit Squad
Author: Ocean
Platform : Commodore Amiga
Date: 1984
Return of the Jedi (Hit Squad)
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Platform : Amstrad CPC464
Date: 1st January 1987
Combat School
This acclaimed game is a combat training sim, where the player goes through basic training to join the Elite Marine Corp
Software House: The Hit Squad
Author: Mike Lamb, Andrew P. Deakin, Ivan Horn, David Whittaker, Jas C. Brooke
Platform : ZX Spectrum
Date: 1988
Afterburner (The Hit Squad)
Impressive conversion of the Sega coin op, it may be monochrome, but all the speed and action is there
Software House: The Hit Squad
Author: Software Studios
Platform : Sinclair ZX Spectrum
Date: 1987
Gryzor
Software House: The Hit Squad
Author: Paul Owens, Mark R. Jones, David Whittaker
Platform : ZX Spectrum
Date: 1986
They Sold a Million 3
Compilation of:Rambo - David J
Software House: The Hit Squad
Author: Various
Platform : ZX Spectrum
Date: 1987
Wizball (Hit Squad)
Software House: The Hit Squad
Author: Sensible Software
Platform : ZX Spectrum
Date: 1990
Hard Drivin' (The Hit Squad)
It's MEAN
Software House: The Hit Squad
Author:
Platform : ZX Spectrum
Date: 1988
Batman The Caped Crusader
This is a very innovative game, where it plays as if in a comic strip, following Batman's as he takes on his usual foes
Software House: The Hit Squad
Author: Ocean
Platform : ZX Spectrum
Date: 1987
Bubble Bobble (Hit Squad)
Very successful arcade conversion, that has two small dragons jumping around the screen blowing bubbles to catch enemies, and them popping them, turning them into fruit, which can then be collected fo ...
Software House: The Hit Squad
Author: Software Creations
Platform : ZX Spectrum
Date:
Fun School 3 for the Over-8s (The Hit Squad)
Software House: The Hit Squad
Author: EuroPress
Platform : IBM PC
Date: 1991
Rainbow Islands (The Hit Squad)
Software House: The Hit Squad
Author: Graftgold
Platform : Atari ST
Date: 1995
Wing Commander II - Vengeance of the Kilrathi (The Hit Squad)
The action and technical aspects of the original are considerably ramped up in this sequel, if you had a good enough sound card, the game had full speech and action sequences
Software House: The Hit Squad
Author: Chris Roberts
Platform : PC
Date: 1989
Navy Moves
Locate and destroy the nucleur submarine equipped with Raider-Homing torpedoes, capture the bathyscaphe and set a bomb at the base of the reactor, then escape alive
Software House: The Hit Squad
Author: Ignacio Abril, Jorge Azpiri, Javier Cubedo, Deborah [Carmen Ferrer], Fernando Cubedo
Platform : ZX Spectrum
Date: 1990
Pro Tennis Tour (Hit Squad)
Tennis game originally rereleased by Ubi Soft, who of course would make it big later on
Software House: The Hit Squad
Author: Mark Rivers, Lyndon Sharp
Platform : ZX Spectrum
Date: 1987
Match Day II (The Hit Squad)
Interestingly, this budget release doesn't mention Jon Ritman's name, though the full version does
Software House: The Hit Squad
Author: Ocean Software
Platform : ZX Spectrum
Date: 1985
They Sold a Million - Disk
A compendium of Daley Thompson's Decathlon, the Staff of Karnath, Jet Set Willy and Beach-head
Software House: The Hit Squad
Author: Various
Platform : Commodore 64
