Typhoon Thompson
Typhoon Thompson in Search for the Sea Child is a video game created by Dan Gorlin. It was published by Broderbund for the Atari ST in 1988, then the Amiga in 1990. A reworking of the Apple II game Airheart, also written by Gorlin.
Typhoon Thompson
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- 1988
- Publisher
- Broderbund
- Genre
- third-person shooter
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Typhoon Thompson in Search for the Sea Child is a video game created by Dan Gorlin. It was published by Broderbund for the Atari ST in 1988, then the Amiga in 1990. A reworking of the Apple II game Airheart, also written by Gorlin.
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• Title — Typhoon Thompson • Developer — Dan Gorlin Productions • Publisher — Broderbund • Designer — Dan Gorlin • Released — 1988 • Genre — Action • Modes — Single-player • Platforms — Amiga, Atari ST
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Antic in November 1988 praised the Atari ST version of Typhoon Thompsons graphics and playability. The game was ranked the 24th best game of all time by Amiga Power.
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