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Video game · 1989

Blue Lightning

Released 1 December 1989 on Atari Lynx and PC

Developer
Epyx
Publisher
Atari
Made in
San Francisco, United States
Genre
Shooter, Arcade
Themes
Action, Thriller, Warfare
IGDB PLAYERS695 ratings

About Blue Lightning

Blue Lightning, a launch title for the Lynx, is an arcade flight game heavily based on After Burner. The player controls the prototype Blue Lightning jet in combat against the enemy. The game consists of nine missions with varied objectives. These range from shooting down enemy planes to taking out tanks and ships or radar installations. In a courier mission, documents must be delivered by landing on a certain airfield. Upon successfully completing a mission, a password is given. The action is seen from behind the Blue Lightning. With the heavy arcade focus, there is no danger of stalling or even crashing into the ground. Crashing into air or ground targets is possible, however.

Summary: IGDB.

Release dates

Atari Lynx1 December 1989
PC15 November 2022

Screenshots

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Videos

Blue Lightning: Gameplay Video

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Sources: Wikidata, IGDB, Wikipedia's release lists.