Kaboom!

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Description

The mad bomber is on the loose! As he races back and forth at the top of the screen, you need to catch the bombs he drops in buckets of water. One point is earned for each bomb caught, but miss one of the bombs, and Kaboom! As the levels progress, the mad bomber will move faster and faster and drop more and more bombs. You start the game with three buckets and lose one each time a bomb is missed. The game ends when all of your water buckets are gone.

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• Avalanche variants
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User Reviews

One Of Atari's Finest Classics.	Atari 2600	Guy Chapman (1997)
Brutal, yet addictive gameplay.	Atari 2600	Tantalus (132)
Great Atari classic!	Atari 2600	VortexS130 (105)

Critic Reviews

Woodgrain Wonderland	Atari 2600	May 06, 2017	A	100
Game Freaks 365	Atari 2600	2006	10 out of 10	100
The Video Game Critic	Atari 2600	Aug 15, 2001	A	100
Retro Game Reviews	Atari 2600	Mar 15, 2018		90
JoyStik	Atari 2600	Dec, 1982	8 out of 10	80
Retro Game Reviews	Atari 5200	Dec 01, 2018		70
8-bit Central Retro Gaming	Atari 5200	2015		60
The Video Game Critic	Atari 5200	May 05, 2001	C	50
JoyStik	Atari 2600	Nov, 1982	Unscored	Unscored
Computer and Video Games (CVG)	Atari 2600	Feb, 1982	Unscored	Unscored

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Trivia

Competition

Players who were able to rack up 3,000 points or higher were eligible to receive the "The Activision Bucket Brigade" patch from Activision if they sent in a screenshot to the company. If players were ever to reach the maximum point value of 999,999, Activision encouraged people to send in a screenshot to recognize such a "remarkable achievement". Here is a picture of the "The Activision Bucket Brigade" patch at AtariAge.

Awards

• Arcade Alley Awards
  • 1982 - Best Audio and Visual Effects
• FLUX
  • Issue #4 - #85 in the "Top 100 Video Games of All-Time" list
• Retro Gamer
  • Issue #46 - #9 in the “Top 25 Atari 2600” Games poll

Information also contributed by Big John WV and PCGamer77