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Toobin'

Toobin'

Credits
Released: 1989 (35 years ago)
Publisher: DomarkInfo / Logos
Re-releaser: The Hit SquadInfo / Logo
Copyright: TengenLogo
Developer: Teque SoftwareInfo / Logo
Coder: Mike Talbot
Shaun Hollingworth
Graphics: Mark Potente
Musician: Matt FurnissInfo / Photo
Information
Main Control:Joystick (Port 2)
Players:1 or 2, Simultaneous
Language:English
Retail Price:£9.99 Tape
£14.99 Disk
£3.99 Tape (The Hit Squad re-release)
Tape Loader
Freeload
Used in The Hit Squad re-release (1991)
Categorization
Genre:Sports, Water
Tags:Action, Top-down, Arcade
Tie-In License
Type: Arcade coin-op
Owner: Atari Games Ltd (USA), Tengen Inc (USA)
Reference: Toobin' on KLOV
YouTube Links
Review video 05:39
Gansteeth on Dec 24, 2018
Magazine Reviews
Commodore Force, issue 8 (aug 93), p22
The Hit Squad budget release
72%
Commodore Format, issue 13 (oct 91), p40
The Hit Squad budget release
56%
Your Commodore, issue 66 (mar 90), p30
Domark full-price release
56%
Your Commodore, issue 84 (oct 91), p49
Release type is unknown
1/5
Zzap!64, issue 58 (feb 90), p76
Domark / Tengen full-price release
75%
Zzap!64, issue 76 (aug 91), p80
The Hit Squad budget release
72%
Average magazine rating:
Based on 6 magazine reviews
59%

Rating

Score

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Reviews

Read review by Northlander
Graphics: 4Music: 4Playability: 7Overall: 5

7 Comments

NaypheeNayphee 2023-10-266/10 (6/10)
It's a unique game, with a two-player simultaneous option, some challenging levels and nice music. Controlling your dude in a tube isn't easy though, nor is aiming your projectiles, and this is where some of the frustration lies. The rest of the frustration comes from cheap deaths that you would expect of an arcade game trying to bundle you out as fast as possible. The music and graphics are passable. It's not a bad game, but it's just not particularly remarkable, and there's nothing to really inspire you to keep playing or hold your attention for all that long once you note the repetitive nature of the whole experience.
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Ox128Ox128 2017-01-10
What the hell is a "sweather"?
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wecwec 2013-01-06
IF you've ever played the Arcade game, the first thing you'll notice is the excellent music. They should have got Tim Follin to do the music for the C64 as it is so well suited to his style. The actual game itself was never all that. The C64 version is an OK conversion.
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LivingDaydream 2008-06-165/10 (5/10)
Nice idea, but I never got far, I think the gameplay wasn't that good. Average game for its time.
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The Bean 2006-10-11
I remember when lol meant lots of love. Still freaks me out when my mates txt me that. What? Oh yeah, toobin. Not as good as dizzy down the rapids though, is it? Or is it...
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Mayboy64 2004-02-15
One of the few games my dad enjoyed playing lol :D
TWR 2003-06-12
Some kind of new thinking, but still a bad game. Graphics and sound is OK but game-play lacks majorly...

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Scans

  • Toobin' Front Cover scan
    Front Cover
  • Toobin' Front Cover scan
    Front Cover ‧ The Hit Squad re-release ‧ Tape ‧ 300 DPI
  • Toobin' Tape scan
    Tape ‧ The Hit Squad re-release ‧ 150 DPI
  • Toobin' Magazine scan
    Magazine ‧ Zzap64! ‧ 150 DPI

Other Platforms

Also released for DOS and Game Boy Color.