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''Quattro'' is a series of video game compilations (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 versions were released as multicarts 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, game controller, controller, computer keyboard, keyboard, or motion sensing device to gener ...
compilation made 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 ...
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 American ...
(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 S ...
, Commodore 64 and
ZX Spectrum The ZX Spectrum () is an 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 the ''ZX81 Colou ...
. The NES version was not licensed by Nintendo. It features four sports games, ''Tennis Simulator'', '' BMX Simulator'', ''Soccer Simulator'', and ''Baseball Pros'' on the NES or '' BMX Simulator'', '' Grand Prix Simulator'', '' Professional Ski Simulator'' and ''Professional Snooker Simulator'' on the other systems.


''Quattro Arcade''

''Quattro Arcade'' is a collection of four
platform Platform may refer to: Technology * Computing platform, a framework on which applications may be run * Platform game, a genre of video games * Car platform, a set of components shared by several vehicle models * Weapons platform, a system ...
and action
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, game controller, controller, computer keyboard, keyboard, or motion sensing device to gener ...
s released for the NES and Commodore 64 in 1992. It is made up of: * '' CJ's Elephant Antics'', a platformer similar to '' The New Zealand Story'' * '' Stunt Buggies'', a maze driving game similar to ''
Rally-X is a List of maze video games, maze chase arcade video game developed Namco and released in 1980. Players drive a blue Formula One race car through a multidirectional scrolling maze to collect yellow flags. Boulders block some paths and must be ...
'' * '' F16 Renegade'', a shoot-em-up game * ''
Go! Dizzy Go! ''The Excellent Dizzy Collection'' is a video game compilation published by Codemasters in November 1993. The title includes three stand alone games, based on the video game character Dizzy created by the Oliver Twins. The compilation contains ...
'' a platformer part of the ''
Dizzy Dizziness is an imprecise term that can refer to a sense of disorientation in space, vertigo, or lightheadedness. It can also refer to disequilibrium or a non-specific feeling, such as giddiness or foolishness. Dizziness is a common medica ...
series.


''Quattro Adventure''

''Quattro Adventure'' (Super Adventure Quests in Europe) is a collection of four
platform Platform may refer to: Technology * Computing platform, a framework on which applications may be run * Platform game, a genre of video games * Car platform, a set of components shared by several vehicle models * Weapons platform, a system ...
action
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, game controller, controller, computer keyboard, keyboard, or motion sensing device to gener ...
s released for the NES and Commodore 64 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''. * '' Super Robin Hood'':
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 de ...
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 A boomerang () is a thrown tool, typically constructed with aerofoil sections and designed to spin about an axis perpendicular to the direction of its flight. A returning boomerang is designed to return to the thrower, while a non-returning ...
'': The Boomerang Kid must retrieve all of his boomerangs scattered throughout the
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. * ''
Treasure Island Dizzy ''Treasure Island Dizzy'' is a puzzle video game published in 1989 by Codemasters for the Amstrad CPC and ZX Spectrum, and later ported to the Commodore 64, NES, Amiga, Atari ST and Atari Jaguar. ''Treasure Island Dizzy'' is the second game ...
'':
Dizzy Dizziness is an imprecise term that can refer to a sense of disorientation in space, vertigo, or lightheadedness. It can also refer to disequilibrium or a non-specific feeling, such as giddiness or foolishness. Dizziness is a common medica ...
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 arcade type
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, game controller, controller, computer keyboard, keyboard, or motion sensing device to gener ...
s released for the
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 S ...
, Commodore 64 and
ZX Spectrum The ZX Spectrum () is an 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 the ''ZX81 Colou ...
in 1991. It contains the following games: * ''Advanced Pinball Simulator'' * ''Pub Trivia'' * ''Fruit Machine Simulator'' * ''
Fast Food Fast food is a type of mass-produced food designed for commercial resale, with a strong priority placed on speed of service. It is a commercial term, limited to food sold in a restaurant or store with frozen, preheated or precooked ingredie ...
'':
Dizzy Dizziness is an imprecise term that can refer to a sense of disorientation in space, vertigo, or lightheadedness. It can also refer to disequilibrium or a non-specific feeling, such as giddiness or foolishness. Dizziness is a common medica ...
, 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 video game, maze action game, action video game developed and released by Namco for Arcade game, arcades. In North America, the game was released by Midway Manufacturing as part of its l ...
style arcade game.


''Quattro Adventures Vol. 2''

''Quattro Adventures Vol. 2'' is a collection of four
platform Platform may refer to: Technology * Computing platform, a framework on which applications may be run * Platform game, a genre of video games * Car platform, a set of components shared by several vehicle models * Weapons platform, a system ...
action
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, game controller, controller, computer keyboard, keyboard, or motion sensing device to gener ...
s released for the Atari ST in 1990. It contains the following games: * ''
Treasure Island Dizzy ''Treasure Island Dizzy'' is a puzzle video game published in 1989 by Codemasters for the Amstrad CPC and ZX Spectrum, and later ported to the Commodore 64, NES, Amiga, Atari ST and Atari Jaguar. ''Treasure Island Dizzy'' is the second game ...
'':
Dizzy Dizziness is an imprecise term that can refer to a sense of disorientation in space, vertigo, or lightheadedness. It can also refer to disequilibrium or a non-specific feeling, such as giddiness or foolishness. Dizziness is a common medica ...
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
platform Platform may refer to: Technology * Computing platform, a framework on which applications may be run * Platform game, a genre of video games * Car platform, a set of components shared by several vehicle models * Weapons platform, a system ...
action
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, game controller, controller, computer keyboard, keyboard, or motion sensing device to gener ...
s released for the
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 S ...
in 1990. It contains the following games: * ''
Treasure Island Dizzy ''Treasure Island Dizzy'' is a puzzle video game published in 1989 by Codemasters for the Amstrad CPC and ZX Spectrum, and later ported to the Commodore 64, NES, Amiga, Atari ST and Atari Jaguar. ''Treasure Island Dizzy'' is the second game ...
'':
Dizzy Dizziness is an imprecise term that can refer to a sense of disorientation in space, vertigo, or lightheadedness. It can also refer to disequilibrium or a non-specific feeling, such as giddiness or foolishness. Dizziness is a common medica ...
finds himself stranded on an island and must figure out how to get home. * ''
Dizzy Dizziness is an imprecise term that can refer to a sense of disorientation in space, vertigo, or lightheadedness. It can also refer to disequilibrium or a non-specific feeling, such as giddiness or foolishness. Dizziness is a common medica ...
'': Dizzy has found a stone slab with the instructions on how to destroy the evil wizard Zaks and liberate the land of Katmandu. * ''
Fast Food Fast food is a type of mass-produced food designed for commercial resale, with a strong priority placed on speed of service. It is a commercial term, limited to food sold in a restaurant or store with frozen, preheated or precooked ingredie ...
'': 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 video game, maze action game, action video game developed and released by Namco for Arcade game, arcades. In North America, the game was released by Midway Manufacturing as part of its l ...
style arcade game. * '' Fantasy World Dizzy'': 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 ...
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
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and Atari ST 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 Super may refer to: Computing * SUPER (computer program), or Simplified Universal Player Encoder & Renderer, a video converter / player * Super (computer science), a keyword in object-oriented programming languages * Super key (keyboard but ...
'' and was released on the Commodore 64. * ''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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