joint BBC/Electron package). While this was being created, it was also ported to other systems beginning with the Commodore 64. All other versions were to be published by Firebird Software at a budget price. The C64 version actually made it to release a couple of months before the BBC/Electron version and became a number one best seller (hence the claim on the BBC/Electron cover). Legacy Hobbyist-written clones were released for the Atari 2600 (2000) and Vectrex (2004) consoles using the same name as the original. Thrust was credited by Bjørn Stabell as an influence on the game XPilot. References External links Thrust for the Atari ST at Atari Mania Thrust for the Atari 8-bit family at Atari Mania Thrust from Firebird Software at Byte Cellar 1986 video games Amstrad CPC games Atari 8-bit family games Atari ST games BBC Micro and Acorn Electron games Commodore 16 and Plus/4 games Commodore 64 games Multidirectional shooters Space combat simulators Superior Software games Telecomsoft games Video games developed in the United Kingdom Video games scored by Rob Hubbard Video games set on fictional planets ZX Spectrum games Single-player video games