''Quattro'' is a series of video game

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s (each with four games) released in the 1990s. They consisted of games developed by

Codemasters The Codemasters Software Company Limited (trade name: Codemasters) is a British video game developer based in Southam, England, which is a subsidiary of American corporation Electronic Arts. Founded by brothers Richard and David Darling in Octo ...

. The

NES The Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) is an 8-bit third-generation home video game console produced by Nintendo. It was first released in Japan in 1983 as the commonly known as the The NES, a redesigned version, was released in American ...

versions were released as

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s and were published by Camerica without a license by Nintendo.

''Quattro Sports''

''Quattro Sports'' (Super Sports Challenge in Europe) is a

video game Video games, also known as computer games, are electronic games that involves interaction with a user interface or input device such as a joystick, controller, keyboard, or motion sensing device to generate visual feedback. This fee ...

compilation made by

and released for the

Nintendo Entertainment System The Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) is an 8-bit third-generation home video game console produced by Nintendo. It was first released in Japan in 1983 as the commonly known as the The NES, a redesigned version, was released in America ...

(NES),

Amstrad CPC The Amstrad CPC (short for ''Colour Personal Computer'') is a series of 8-bit home computers produced by Amstrad between 1984 and 1990. It was designed to compete in the mid-1980s home computer market dominated by the Commodore 64 and the Sin ...

Commodore 64 The Commodore 64, also known as the C64, is an 8-bit home computer introduced in January 1982 by Commodore International (first shown at the Consumer Electronics Show, January 7–10, 1982, in Las Vegas). It has been listed in the Guinness ...

and

ZX Spectrum The ZX Spectrum () is an 8-bit computing, 8-bit home computer that was developed by Sinclair Research. It was released in the United Kingdom on 23 April 1982, and became Britain's best-selling microcomputer. Referred to during development as t ...

. The NES version was not licensed by Nintendo. It features four sports games, ''Tennis Simulator'', ''

BMX Simulator ''BMX Simulator'' is a racing video game designed by Richard Darling and released by Codemasters in 1986 for the Commodore 64. It is part of a series of games that includes ''ATV Simulator'', '' Grand Prix Simulator'', ''Professional Ski Simulat ...

'', ''Soccer Simulator'', and ''Baseball Pros'' on the NES or ''

'', ''

Grand Prix Simulator ''Grand Prix Simulator'' is a racing game developed by The Oliver Twins and published by Codemasters for the ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64 and Atari 8-bit family. The ZX Spectrum conversion was done by Serge Dosang. The game was end ...

'', ''

Professional Ski Simulator ''Professional Ski Simulator'' is an Isometric projection, isometric 3D computer graphics, 3D sports simulation game released by Codemasters in 1987 in video gaming, 1987 for the ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, and Amstrad CPC. It was later released ...

'' and ''Professional Snooker Simulator'' on the other systems.

''Quattro Arcade''

''Quattro Arcade'' is a collection of four

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and action

s released for the

and

in 1992. It is made up of: * '' CJ's Elephant Antics'', a platformer similar to ''

The New Zealand Story is a platformer arcade game developed and published by Taito in 1988. The game's concept and setting were inspired by a holiday trip in New Zealand by one of the Taito programmers. The player controls , a Kiwi (bird), kiwi who must save his girlfr ...

'' * '' Stunt Buggies'', a maze driving game similar to ''

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'' * ''

F16 Renegade The General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon is a single-engine Multirole combat aircraft, multirole fighter aircraft originally developed by General Dynamics for the United States Air Force (USAF). Designed as an air superiority day fighter, it ...

'', a

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game * '' Go! Dizzy Go!'' a platformer part of the '' Dizzy series.

''Quattro Adventure''

''Quattro Adventure'' (Super Adventure Quests in Europe) is a collection of four

action

s released for the

and

in 1991. It contains the following games: * ''Linus Spacehead'': Linus, an alien from the planet

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, has crash landed on

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and needs to gather up all of his scattered radio parts in order to radio home for help. The game received a standalone sequel, ''

Linus Spacehead's Cosmic Crusade ''Linus Spacehead's Cosmic Crusade'' is a video game released in 1992 by Codemasters for the Nintendo Entertainment System. A remake of the game, retitled ''Cosmic Spacehead'', was released in 1993 for Amiga, MS-DOS, Game Gear, Master System, an ...

''. * ''

Super Robin Hood ''Super Robin Hood'' is a Robin Hood-themed platform game published in October 1986 by Codemasters. The Oliver Twins developed the game for the Amstrad CPC when they were age 17; it was their first game published by Codemasters. Codemasters offe ...

'':

Robin Hood Robin Hood is a legendary heroic outlaw originally depicted in English folklore and subsequently featured in literature and film. According to legend, he was a highly skilled archer and swordsman. In some versions of the legend, he is depic ...

must fight his way through Nottingham Castle while avoiding a multitude of traps to successfully rescue

Maid Marian Maid Marian is the heroine of the Robin Hood legend in English folklore, often taken to be his lover. She is not mentioned in the early, medieval versions of the legend, but was the subject of at least two plays by 1600. Her history and circums ...

. * '' Boomerang Kid'': The Boomerang Kid must retrieve all of his boomerangs scattered throughout the

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. * '' Treasure Island Dizzy'': Dizzy finds himself stranded on an island and must figure out how to get home.

''Quattro Coin-Ops''

''Quattro Coin Ops'' is a collection of four

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type

s released for the

and

in 1991. It contains the following games: * ''Advanced Pinball Simulator'' * ''Pub Trivia'' * ''Fruit Machine Simulator'' * ''

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'': Dizzy, in which the titular character Dizzy is running around in various mazes munching food and avoiding monsters in a

Pac-Man originally called ''Puck Man'' in Japan, is a 1980 maze action video game developed and released by Namco for arcades. In North America, the game was released by Midway Manufacturing as part of its licensing agreement with Namco America. Th ...

style arcade game.

''Quattro Adventures Vol. 2''

''Quattro Adventures Vol. 2'' is a collection of four

action

s released for the

Atari ST The Atari ST is a line of personal computers from Atari Corporation and the successor to the Atari 8-bit family. The initial model, the Atari 520ST, had limited release in April–June 1985 and was widely available in July. It was the first pers ...

in 1990. It contains the following games: * '' Treasure Island Dizzy'': Dizzy finds himself stranded on an island and must figure out how to get home. * ''Little Puff in Dragonland'' * ''The Sword and the Rose'' * ''Spellfire the Sorcerer''

''Quattro Dizzy Adventures Vol. 10''

''Quattro Dizzy Adventures'' is a collection of four

action

s released for the

in 1990. It contains the following games: * '' Treasure Island Dizzy'': Dizzy finds himself stranded on an island and must figure out how to get home. * '' Dizzy'': Dizzy has found a stone slab with the instructions on how to destroy the evil wizard Zaks and liberate the land of Katmandu. * ''

'': Dizzy is running around in various mazes munching food and avoiding monsters in a

style arcade game. * ''

Fantasy World Dizzy ''Fantasy World Dizzy'' is an arcade adventure video game released in October 1989 by Codemasters and designed by the Oliver Twins. The game is considered the third in the Dizzy series and was developed under the name ''Dizzy III''. The third D ...

'': Dizzy's girlfriend Daisy has been captured and locked in a tower by the king's guards and it's up to Dizzy to break free from his cell and rescue her.

''Quattro Power Machines''

''Quattro Power Machines'' is a collection of four

driving Driving is the controlled operation and movement of a vehicle, including cars, motorcycles, trucks, buses, and bicycles. Permission to drive on public highways is granted based on a set of conditions being met and drivers are required to fol ...

and

shoot 'em up Shoot 'em ups (also known as shmups or STGs ) are a sub-genre of action games. There is no consensus as to which design elements compose a shoot 'em up; some restrict the definition to games featuring spacecraft and certain types of chara ...

games released for the

Amiga Amiga is a family of personal computers introduced by Commodore in 1985. The original model is one of a number of mid-1980s computers with 16- or 32-bit processors, 256 KB or more of RAM, mouse-based GUIs, and significantly improved graphi ...

and

in 1993. It contains the following games: * ''Violator'': Violator is a vertical scrolling shoot-em-up. The player flies a helicopter through a terrain full of enemies. Planes fly at the player in formation. Turrets are capable of firing in eight directions in order to attack player. * ''Nitro Boost Challenge'': In this action driving game, the player must drive through five different stages, including a car chase, a boat race, a forest rally, and jumping the Grand Canyon. This game was originally called '' Super Stuntman'' and was released on the

. * ''Super Grand Prix'': The updated 16-bit version of Codemaster' Grand Prix Simulator. The game now has four different modes of play. The player can race with Formula 1 cars, compete in drag racing, ride motorbikes, as well as use a variety of vehicles in the fourth mode, including go-carts, police cars, a tank(which is mostly only useful to shoot other cars and act as a blockade against those behind the player). Up to six cars can participate in a race, and each race can be three, four, or five laps. Four people can race against each other, with two on keyboard and two with joysticks. * ''Pro Powerboat Simulator'': This is a boat racing game more than a simulator, in which the player must use their power boat to compete against other boaters on water-based tracks, using bridges, bombs and the player's very boat against others. Ramps can be used to skim over the top of other racers, and bombs can be placed in order to gain points as they explode when other players run over them. The player must pick up extra fuel and bombs without crashing into the bank. The player must also avoid a helicopter which flies overhead and drops bombs.

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