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{{Infobox video game
|title = B.A.T.
|title = B.A.T.
|image = BAT(videogame cover).jpg
|image = <!-- FAIR USE of BAT(videogame cover).jpg: see image description page at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:BAT(videogame cover).jpg for rationale -->[[File:BAT(videogame cover).jpg|230px]]
|developer = [[Computer's Dream]]
|developer = Computer's Dream
|publisher = [[Ubisoft]]
|publisher = [[Ubi Soft]]
|designer = [[Hervé Lange]] and [[Olivier Cordoléani]]
|designer = Hervé Lange<br>Olivier Cordoléani
|engine =
|engine =
|released = 1989 (Atari ST)<br />1990 (Amiga, C64, DOS)
|released = '''1989:''' Atari ST<br>'''1990:''' Amiga, C64, MS-DOS<br>'''1991:''' Amstrad
|genre = [[Adventure game|Adventure]], [[role-playing video game]]
|genre = [[Adventure game|Adventure]], [[role-playing video game|role-playing]]
|modes = [[Single player]]
|modes = [[Single-player]]
|platforms = [[Amiga]], [[Amstrad CPC]], [[Atari ST]], [[Commodore 64]], [[DOS]]
|platforms = [[Amiga]], [[Amstrad CPC]], [[Atari ST]], [[Commodore 64]], [[MS-DOS]]
|media = [[compact audio cassette|Cassette]], [[Floppy disk]]
}}
}}


'''''B.A.T.''''' (expanded: '''''Bureau of Astral Troubleshooters''''') is a futuristic [[point and click]] [[adventure game]] with some [[role-playing video game]] elements. It was released in 1989 and available on several home computer platforms. It was developed by [[Computer's Dream]] and published by [[Ubisoft]]. A sequel, ''[[B.A.T. II – The Koshan Conspiracy]]'', was released in 1992.
'''''B.A.T.''''' ('''''Bureau of Astral Troubleshooters''''') is a futuristic [[point and click]] [[adventure game]] with some [[role-playing video game]] elements. It was first released in 1989 and available on several home computer platforms, mostly in 1990 and 1991. It was developed by Computer's Dream and published by [[Ubisoft]]. A sequel, ''[[B.A.T. II – The Koshan Conspiracy]]'', was released in 1992.


==Summary==
==Atari ST dongle==
{{Unreferenced section|date=July 2022}}
The Atari ST version was notable in the fact that it shipped with a dongle purporting to be a 16-channel sound card. This was required to play the game, but resulted in no sound being transmitted to the attached monitor or television, and to get any sound at all the user was forced to either play the game wearing headphones plugged into the dongle, or purchase external speakers. It is also dubious whether the dongle produced higher quality sound, since the music did not feature any more channels than regular sound-chip music.
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The Atari ST version shipped with a [[dongle]] promoted as a 16-channel sound card which was required to play the game. Headphones or external speakers were needed to hear the audio. The card contains a 12-bit DAC, giving the dynamic range for 16 simultaneous 8-bits samples at the expense of the CPU given the lack of DMA. The game audio itself only uses 4 simultaneous samples.

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The card actually contained a 12-bit DAC, giving the dynamic range for 16 simultaneous 8-bits samples at the expense of the CPU given the lack of DMA. The game audio itself only used up to 4 simultaneous samples.


==Reception==
==Reception==
''[[Computer Gaming World]]'' praised the NPCs and graphics of the Amiga version of ''B.A.T.'', but criticized the combat, puzzles, user interface, and arcade sequences. The magazine advised traditional RPG fans to avoid the game.{{r|cgw199106}}
''[[Computer Gaming World]]'' praised the NPCs and graphics of the Amiga version of ''B.A.T.'', but criticized the combat, puzzles, user interface, and arcade sequences. The magazine advised traditional RPG fans to avoid the game.{{r|cgw199106}}


==See also==
==Further reading==
*''[[:fr:Jeux et Stratégie|Jeux & Stratégie]]'' nouvelle formule #2<ref>{{cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/jeux-et-strategie-nf-2/page/24/mode/2up | title=Jeux & stratégie NF 2 | date=December 1989 }}</ref>
* [[Haiku Studios]]


==References==
==References==
{{reflist|refs=
<references>
<ref name="cgw199106">{{cite news | url=http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/index.php?year=1991&pub=2&id=83 | title=Troubleshooting on Selenia | work=Computer Gaming World | date=June 1991 | accessdate=17 November 2013 | author=Bowers, Martin; Wilson, David M. | pages=8}}</ref></references>
<ref name="cgw199106">{{cite magazine | url=http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/index.php?year=1991&pub=2&id=83 | title=Troubleshooting on Selenia | magazine=Computer Gaming World | date=June 1991 | accessdate=17 November 2013 |last1=Bowers |first1=Martin |last2=Wilson |first2=David M. | pages=8, 10 | issue=83}}</ref>}}
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
*{{moby game|id=/bat}}
* {{moby game|id=/bat}}



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[[Category:Amiga games]]
[[Category:Amiga games]]
[[Category:Amstrad CPC games]]
[[Category:Amstrad CPC games]]
[[Category:Atari ST games]]
[[Category:Atari ST games]]
[[Category:Commodore 64 games]]
[[Category:Commodore 64 games]]
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[[Category:Computer's Dream games]]
[[Category:Cyberpunk video games]]
[[Category:DOS games]]
[[Category:DOS games]]
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[[Category:Role-playing video games]]
[[Category:Single-player video games]]
[[Category:Ubisoft games]]
[[Category:Ubisoft games]]
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[[Category:Cyberpunk video games]]
[[Category:Video games developed in France]]
[[Category:Video games developed in France]]


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Latest revision as of 00:18, 1 August 2024

For other uses, see BAT (disambiguation).
B.A.T.
Developer(s)Computer's Dream
Publisher(s)Ubi Soft
Designer(s)Hervé Lange
Olivier Cordoléani
Platform(s)Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, MS-DOS
Release1989: Atari ST
1990: Amiga, C64, MS-DOS
1991: Amstrad
Genre(s)Adventure, role-playing
Mode(s)Single-player

B.A.T. (Bureau of Astral Troubleshooters) is a futuristic point and click adventure game with some role-playing video game elements. It was first released in 1989 and available on several home computer platforms, mostly in 1990 and 1991. It was developed by Computer's Dream and published by Ubisoft. A sequel, B.A.T. II – The Koshan Conspiracy, was released in 1992.

Atari ST dongle

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The Atari ST version shipped with a dongle promoted as a 16-channel sound card which was required to play the game. Headphones or external speakers were needed to hear the audio. The card contains a 12-bit DAC, giving the dynamic range for 16 simultaneous 8-bits samples at the expense of the CPU given the lack of DMA. The game audio itself only uses 4 simultaneous samples.

Reception

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Computer Gaming World praised the NPCs and graphics of the Amiga version of B.A.T., but criticized the combat, puzzles, user interface, and arcade sequences. The magazine advised traditional RPG fans to avoid the game.[1]

Further reading

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References

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  1. ^ Bowers, Martin; Wilson, David M. (June 1991). "Troubleshooting on Selenia". Computer Gaming World. No. 83. pp. 8, 10. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  2. ^ "Jeux & stratégie NF 2". December 1989.
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