Every major Archer MacLean title from Dropzone (1984) to Pool Paradise (2004). Filter by platform to narrow the view.
1984 - Atari 8-bit / 1985 - C64
Defender-inspired shooter. US Gold. Zzap!64 Gold Medal 95%. The title that launched MacLean's career and earned him a lawsuit win against U.S. Gold.
1986 - C64 / Atari / Amiga
One-on-one karate built from scratch after MacLean took over a failing project. US Billboard No.1 (as World Karate Championship). Rob Hubbard's soundtrack is HVSC Top 5.
1987 - C64 / 1988 - Amiga / Atari ST
Three simultaneous fighters - a genuine genre breakthrough. Zzap!64 Gold Medal 97%. Golden Joystick Best Soundtrack 1988. IK+ on Amiga was ported in seven days.
1991 - Amiga / Atari ST / DOS
Six publications gave it 90%+ scores. PC Gamer UK's 37th best game of all time (1994). Ball physics alone took MacLean several months to perfect.
Box art not in the Phase 1 image manifest for these titles.
Archer Maclean's Pool
1992 - Amiga, DOS, Atari ST - Virgin Games
Follow-up using pool physics from Jimmy White's. Extended the simulation to eight-ball and nine-ball pool.
Super Dropzone
1994 - SNES / 2002 - GBA - Psygnosis
SNES sequel with new weapon types and end-level bosses. Ideas sketched for a C64 Dropzone sequel resurfaced here. GBA port in 2002.
Jimmy White's 2: Cueball
1998 - DOS, PlayStation - Virgin Interactive
Sequel to the 1991 original with updated 3D graphics.