Wizball
| Wizball | |
|---|---|
| Developer | Sensible Software |
| Publisher | Ocean Software |
| Producer | D. C. Ward |
| Programmer | Chris Yates |
| Artist | Jon Hare |
| Composer | Martin Galway |
| Platforms | |
| Release | May 1987 |
| Genre | Scrolling shooter |
| Modes | Single-player, multiplayer |
Wizball is a horizontally scrolling shooter written by Jon Hare and Chris Yates (co-founders of Sensible Software) and released in 1987 for the Commodore 64 and later in the year for the ZX Spectrum and Amstrad CPC. Versions for the Amiga and Atari ST were released in the following year. Wizball was also ported to IBM PC compatibles (for the Color Graphics Adapter) and the Thomson MO5.
Wizball's more humorous sequel, Wizkid, was released in 1992 for the Amiga, Atari ST, and IBM PC compatibles.