Michael Jackson's Moonwalker - Home Computer Versions

Home Computer Versions

Michael Jackson's Moonwalker
Developer(s) Emerald Software
Keypunch Software
Publisher(s) U.S. Gold
Engine various
Platform(s) Amiga
Amstrad CPC
Atari ST
Commodore 64
MS-DOS
MSX
ZX Spectrum
Release date(s) 1989
Genre(s) Maze game/Beat 'em up/Platformer/Shooter game
Mode(s) Single-player
Media/distribution Cassette, Cartridge, Floppy disk

Versions of the game were released for the popular 8-bit and 16-bit home computers of the time. They were developed by two small softhouses, Irish Emerald Software Ltd and American Keypunch Software, and published by British company U.S. Gold; all of these have since gone out of business. The home computer versions are the only games to make reference to the early portions of the film.

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