Unknown lead platform:
Batman
First released for Amstrad CPC & ZX Spectrum in March 1986
Released for Amstrad PCW in June 1986
Released for MSX in 1986
The Great Escape
Released for C64 & ZX Spectrum in 1986
Ported to Amstrad CPC in 1986
Ported to PC in 1986
This is mostly monochromatic on any platform, suggesting original Spectrum design.
Robocop
First released for C64 & ZX Spectrum in 1988
Released for Amstrad CPC & MSX in 1989
Ported to PC in 1989 by Astros Productions
C64 seems most likely, as it's the most colorful platform.
Target: Renegade
Released for Amstrad CPC, C64, & ZX Spectrum in 1988
Rambo III
Released for Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, C64, MSX, & ZX Spectrum in 1988
Released for Amiga in 1989
Ported to PC in 1989 by Banana Development
Batman: The Caped Crusader
Released for Amiga, Amstrad CPC, C64, & ZX Spectrum in 1988
Released for Atari ST in March 1989
Released for Apple II in December 1989
Released for PC in 1989
Batman (1989)
Released for Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, C64, MSX, & ZX Spectrum in 1989
F29 Retaliator
Released for Amiga and Atari ST in 1989
2D elements (such as the cockpit) in the Amiga version use 32 colors to Atari ST's 16, although the 3D view only uses 15.
Terminator 2: Judgement Day
Released for Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, C64, PC, & ZX Spectrum in 1991
Amiga does 64 colors to Atari ST & PC's 16.
The Addams Family (16-bit)
First released for SNES in March 1992
Released for Amiga and Atari ST in 1992
Ported to Nintendo Super System in 1992
Ported to Genesis in 1993
Epic
Released for Atari ST & PC in 1992
Ported to Amiga in 1992
Ported to PC-98 in 1993
PC version appears to use 256 colors in VGA mode.
Pushover
Released for Amiga, Atari ST, PC, & SNES in 1992.
Weirdly, Amiga is only 16 colors here, while SNES is 32 and PC is 48.
Jurassic Park (8-bit)
First released for NES in June 1993
Released for Gameboy in 1993
Jurassic Park (computer)
Released for Amiga & PC in 1993
Mr. Nutz
First released for SNES in August 1994Released for Gameboy & Genesis in 1994
SNES seems most likely as Gameboy & Genesis credit "sound conversion" to outside sources.
Heart of Darkness
First released for PC in June 1998
Released for PlayStation in July 1998
Select chronology:
| Title | Lead platform | Date | Contemporary ports |
| Hunchback | Oric | 1983 | Initially an arcade game 1984 ports to various microcomputers |
| Top Gun | Amstrad CPC | 1986 |
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| Batman | ??? | 1986-3 | Simultaneous releases on Amstrad CPC & MZX Spectrum 1986 releases on Amstrad PCW & MSX |
| The Great Escape | ??? | 1986 | Same-year releases for C64 & ZX Spectrum 1986 port to Amstrad CPC by James Software 1987 port to PC |
| Head Over Heels | ZX Spectrum | 1987 | Same-year ports to various microcomputers |
| Platoon | Commodore 64 | 1987 | 1988 ports to NES & various microcomputers |
| RoboCop | ??? | 1988 | Same-year releases on C64 & ZX Spectrum 1989 releases on Amstrad CPC & MSX 1989 port to PC |
| Target: Renegade | ??? | 1988 | Same-year releases on Amstrad CPC, C64, & ZX Spectrum |
| Title | Lead platform | Date | Contemporary ports |
| Rambo III | ??? | 1988 | Same-year releases on Atari ST & various 8-bit microcomputers 1989 release on Amiga 1989 port to PC |
| Batman: The Caped Crusader | ??? | 1988 | Same-year releases for Amiga & various 8-bit microcomputers 1989 releases for Atari ST, Apple II, & PC |
| Batman | ??? | 1989 | Same-year releases for various microcomputers 1990 port to PC |
| F29 Retaliator | ??? | 1989 | Same-year releases on Amiga & Atari ST 1990 port to PC |
| Terminator 2: Judgment Day | ??? | 1991 | Too many to fit here |
| Title | Lead platform | Date | Contemporary ports |
| The Addams Family | NES | 1992-1 | 1993 ports to Game Gear & Sega Master System |
| The Addams Family | ??? | 1992-3 | Same-year releases on SNES, Amiga, & Atari ST Same-year port to Nintendo Super System 1993 port to Genesis |
| RoboCop 3 | SNES | 1992-9 | Same-year port to Nintendo Super System 1993 ports to Game Gear, Genesis, & Sega Master System by Eden Entertainment |
| Epic | ??? | 1992 | Same-year releases on Atari ST & PC Same-year port to Amiga 1993 release on PC-98 |
| Pushover | ??? | 1992 | Same-year releases on Amiga, Atari ST, PC, & SNES |
| Jurassic Park | ??? | 1993-6 | Same-year releases on NES & Gameboy |
| Jurassic Park | SNES | 1993-11 |
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| Jurassic Park | ??? | 1993 | Same-year releases on Amiga & PC |
| TFX | DOS | 1993 |
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| Mr. Nutz | ??? | 1994-8 | Same-year releases on Genesis, Gameboy, & SNES |
| Title | Lead platform | Date | Contemporary ports |
| Wetrix | Windows | 6/12/1998 | 1998 port to N64, released before PC version |
| Heart of Darkness | ??? | 6/26/1998 | Same-quarter releases on PC & PlayStation |
| Silver | Windows | 1999-5 | 2000 ports to Dreamcast & Macintosh |
