Games of the 8-, 16- & 32-bit era

RoboCop

Title	RoboCop
First release	1988
Developers	Data East, Nichibutsu
Publishers	Data East, Ocean Software
Platforms	Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, Game Boy, MSX, NES / Famicom, ZX Spectrum
Genre	shoot 'em up
Also known as	ロボコップ
Players	1 player
Co-op	No
ESRB rating	E Everyone
Releases	ZX Spectrum: 1988-01-01 MSX: 1988-01-01 Arcade: 1988-03-01 DOS: 1988-03-01 Commodore 64: 1988-07-01 Amstrad CPC: 1989-01-01 (PAL) NES / Famicom: 1989-08-25 Amiga: 1989-11-01
Wikidata ID	Q1985756

Ocean Software developed this title for the Atari ST and Amiga, blending first-person shooting with side-view platforming. Players control RoboCop to patrol Detroit, using a multitarget locking system to engage enemies. Combat involves managing various power-ups and multiple weapons to capture or destroy hostile targets while investigating OCP and the criminal activities of Clarence Boddicker.

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Sources

Wikidata (Q1985756) · last updated 2026-09-27 · CC0

REG-Vault (atarist/robocop) · last updated 2026-10-02 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

REG-Vault (gb/robocop) · last updated 2026-10-29 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

REG-Vault (c64/robocop) · last updated 2026-10-01 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

REG-Vault (amiga/robocop) · last updated 2026-09-29 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

REG-Vault (nes/robocop) · last updated 2026-10-26 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

REG-Vault (zxspectrum/robocop) · last updated 2026-10-07 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

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Arcade Database (ADB) (robocop) · last updated 2026-10-05 · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 · internal use only

Arcade Database ADB

MAME romset	`robocop`
Title at ADB	Robocop (World, revision 4)
Manufacturer	Data East Corporation
Year	1988
Genre	Platform / Shooter Scrolling
Players	2
MAME driver status	IMPERFECT

Artwork: ADB (Arcade Database); artwork © original manufacturer (Data East Corporation); snaps by ProgettoSnaps via ADB. Non-free, internal use only (hotlinked, not downloaded).

Scraping using Arcade Database by motoschifo · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 · romset via Wikidata P2451 (wikidata-qid) · fetched 2026-10-05 05:04 UTC · no fields filled (other sources take precedence)

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Image credits

Box art, Screenshots, Logos, Artwork (30): Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © Data East · internal use only. REG-Vault page

Box art, Screenshots, Logos, Artwork (7): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © Data East · internal use only. TheGamesDB page

Screenshots (3): Source: libretro-thumbnails (upstream libretro-thumbnails (art by developers/publishers; see repo README)) · © Data East · internal use only.

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Videos

NES Longplay [401] RoboCop

World-of-Longplays · NES / Famicom version · longplay · 29:00auto-matched
Watch on YouTube ↗ · auto:channel-harvest, checked 2026-10-25 18:42 UTC

Robocop Arcade (Playthrough/Longplay)

By Urien84 Longplays · Arcade version · longplay · 18:54auto-matched
Watch on YouTube ↗ · auto:channel-harvest, checked 2026-10-25 18:43 UTC

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