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Kaboom!

Overview

Kaboom! is an unauthorized adaptation of the 1978 Atari coin-op Avalanche that was re-themed to be about a character known as the "Mad Bomber" who's randomly dropping bombs across the screen. The player uses a paddle controller to move buckets back and forth near the bottom of the screen to catch the bombs before they reach the bottom. As the game progresses, the Mad Bomber traverses the top of the screen much more erratically, dropping bombs at increasingly higher speeds, making each of the seven higher levels more difficult.

Kaboom! was well-received and successful commercially, selling over one million cartridges by 1983.

Developers
Activision
Publishers
Activision
Platform
Atari 5200
Genre
Action
Alternate Names
No information available

Media

Arcade - Marquee

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1920 x 533

Banner

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460 x 215

Box - 3D

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North America -  903 x 1401

Box - Back

Kaboom! - Box - Back (North America) - 1524x2100
North America -  1524 x 2100

Box - Front

Kaboom! - Box - Front (North America) - 1530x2100
North America -  1530 x 2100

Box - Spine

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North America -  301 x 2100

Cart - Front

Kaboom! - Cart - Front (North America) - 320x291
North America -  320 x 291

Clear Logo

Kaboom! - Clear Logo (North America) - 400x69
North America -  400 x 69

Fanart - Box - Front

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1600 x 2100

Screenshot - Game Title

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North America -  640 x 480

Screenshot - Gameplay

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North America -  640 x 480