H.E.R.O.

1001 Video Games

H.E.R.O. appears in the book 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die by General Editor Tony Mott.

Activision patch

Players who were able to rack up 75,000 points or higher were eligible to receive the "Order of the H.E.R.O." patch from Activision if they sent in a screenshot to the company. Here is a picture of that patch at AtariAge.

Awards

• Retro Gamer Magazine
  • (Issue 46) - named #2 on the “Top 25 Atari 2600” Games poll* Zzap!
  • May 1985 (Issue 1) - #12 It's the Zzap! 64 Top 64! Information also contributed by PCGamer77