180

180

Founded 1986-??-?? Last Release 198?-??-??

180 (a.k.a. Pub Darts in North America and World Darts on 16-bit platforms) is a video game version of the popular darts game, 501. It was ported to several different platforms from 1986-1988.

The soundtrack was arranged by David Whittaker and Jason Brooke, both employees at game creator Binary Design until 1987 and then co-directors of Musicon Design. Jason Brooke has confirmed his arrangement of original David Whittaker work.

Games

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  180 (C64)
  1986-1?-??
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  180 (CPC)
  1986-??-??
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  180 (ZXS)
  1986-??-??
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  180 (A8)
  198?-??-??
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  180 (MSX)
  1987-??-??
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  World Darts (AMI)
  1988-0?-??
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  World Darts (AST)
  1988-0?-??
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  World Darts (ARC)
  198?-??-??
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  World Darts (DOS)
  198?-??-??

Notable Songs

• Title - Title theme for almost all ports.
• Set Start - Short fanfare at the each set for most ports.
• Waiting - Short jingle when opponent throws, later replaced by Title.

Notable Audio Personnel

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  David Whittaker
  Composer for C64, CPC, and ZXS versions.
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  Jason Brooke
  Arranged Whittaker's music on A8, AMI, ARC and AST.

Notable Companies

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  Binary Design
  The creator of the 8-bit, AST, DOS and initial AMI games.
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  Zippo Games
  The developer of the ARC and final AMI games.
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  Mastertronic
  The UK publisher.

Links

• mobygames.com/game/pub-darts - MobyGames.

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180	•  •  •  •  •  •  •  •
Notable Songs	Title • Set Start • Waiting
Notable Personnel	David Whittaker • Jason Brooke
Notable Companies	Binary Design • Mastertronic