Basic entry · Amiga

Buster Bros.

Also known as Buster Brothers, Pang, Pomping World

Buster Bros. is a 1993 Amiga, C64, CPC, GB, ZX game by Mitchell Corporation.

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About the game

Pang is a platform game which consists of 50 levels in total. It can be played with one or two players on the same screen, and the other player can join anytime within the game.

Your goal is to destroy the balloons which bounce around the playfield. To accomplish this, you can shoot hooks which travel upwards, and blow up any balloon they touch. Depending on their size, they either split on two smaller ones, or evaporate if they're at their minimum size. Apart from balloons, some levels also have barriers that have to be destroyed with your hooks, since they often block your access to balloons. There are also some barriers which cannot ever be destroyed. Your character has the ability to climb ladders, but cannot jump.

You can also pick up power-ups such as: the ability to fire two shots at once, the hook that attaches to the ceiling and waits 'til something bumps into it, a gun which has a high rate of fire but cannot destroy barriers. Beside extra weapons, you can also pick certain things like clock (halting time for a small period), dynamite (reducing all balls to minimum size, thus making you able to reach more points), life, and such.

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Facts

Platforms
Amiga, C64, CPC, GB, ZX
First released
1993-10
Developers
Mitchell Corporation
Publishers
Hudson Soft Company, Ltd.
Genres
Action, Side view, Fixed / flip-screen, Arcade, Platform
Ratings
MobyGames score 8 (65 votes) · MobyGames

Covers and screenshots

Box, manual and cartridge scans

  • Buster Bros.: Front Cover (GB · United Kingdom)
    Front Cover (GB · United Kingdom)
  • Buster Bros.: Front Cover (GB · Germany)
    Front Cover (GB · Germany)
  • Buster Bros.: Back Cover (GB · United Kingdom)
    Back Cover (GB · United Kingdom)
  • Buster Bros.: Back Cover (GB · Germany)
    Back Cover (GB · Germany)
  • Buster Bros.: Media (GB · United Kingdom)
    Media (GB · United Kingdom)
  • Buster Bros.: Media (GB · Germany)
    Media (GB · Germany)

Screenshots

  • Buster Bros.: Title screen (GB)
    Title screen (GB)
  • Buster Bros.: World map screen (GB)
    World map screen (GB)
  • Buster Bros.: Big balloons (GB)
    Big balloons (GB)
  • Buster Bros.: When hit you`re knocked off the screen (GB)
    When hit you`re knocked off the screen (GB)
  • Buster Bros.: End of level screen (GB)
    End of level screen (GB)
  • Buster Bros.: Title screen (as Buster Bros.) (GB)
    Title screen (as Buster Bros.) (GB)

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Releases

PlatformReleasedRegionsPublishers
Amiga1990——
C641990——
ZX1990——
CPC1991——
GB1993United Kingdom, United StatesHudson Soft Company, Ltd.

Barcodes

  • 0039854000249

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