''Bombo'' is a

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released by

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video game publisher Rino for the Commodore 64 in 1985. It is a clone of the Tekhan arcade game ''

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'', the official Commodore 64 port of which was released earlier the same year. The music was composed by

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. One of the songs is based on ''

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''.

Plot

Taken from the game's instructions: ''A wave of insurrection has left the earth littered with bombs primed to explode and destroy mankind. Your commission is to clear the

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of ancient

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of medieval

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and hustling, bustling modern day

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of this danger before their history becomes just a history. Hurry time is not on your side, neither are the many enemies left to harass you.''

Gameplay

Taken from the game's instructions:

References

1986 video games Commodore 64 games Commodore 64-only games Platform games Video game clones Video games scored by Ben Daglish Video games developed in the United Kingdom {{platform-videogame-stub