Platoon (1987 video game)

Platoon
Amiga cover art
Developer(s)Ocean Software
Publisher(s)Data East
Sunsoft (NES)
Composer(s)Jonathan Dunn (C64)
Naoki Kodaka (NES)
David Whittaker (Amiga)
Platform(s)Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari ST, Commodore 64, MS-DOS, NES, ZX Spectrum
Release1987, 1988
Genre(s)Shoot 'em up
Mode(s)Single-player

Platoon is an action game developed by Ocean Software and published by Data East for the Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari ST, Commodore 64, MS-DOS, and ZX Spectrum in 1987–1988. The Nintendo Entertainment System version was ported and published by Sunsoft in September 1988.[1] It was the first video game adaptation of the 1986 war film Platoon, followed by the 2002 game.

  1. ^ "Electronic toys reach new dimensions". St. Cloud Times. June 12, 1988. p. 22. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.