Retro Games — Bohemia Interactive

Where it allbegan

Explore the roots of Bohemia Interactive — the legendary games by Marek Španěl and Ondřej Španěl that started the whole story. Play B.L.O.U.D., Invasion from Aldebaran and Gravon right in your browser.
06 / Historical Roots

Project 1987: B.L.O.U.D.

A game by the Španěl brothers for the Atari 800XE. A maze in pseudo-3D first-person view, like the 1987 screenshots. Grey walls, blue sky, brown ground, and a cockpit HUD with fuel and score. Collect fuel, find the exit from the maze.

Controls

  • Power button on the monitor opens the game
  • F5 skips the menu and lets you start the game, Enter starts the game
  • Left and right arrows to turn, up and down to move
  • Spacebar shows and hides the maze map
  • ESC turns off the monitor
B.L.O.U.D. screenshot
Atari
800XE

B.L.O.U.D. · 1987

Atari 800 · Bohemia Interactive Heritage · 1987

Invaze z Aldebaranu screenshot
Atari
1040 ST

Invaze z Aldebaranu · 1991

Bohemia Interactive Heritage · EmuTOS

1991 · Atari ST

Invasion from Aldebaran

A commercial 1991 hit by the Španěl brothers, an arcade defense against an alien invasion from Aldebaran, and one of the early titles that led to the founding of Bohemia Interactive. Defend Earth from the invasion, destroy enemies with your cannon and take cover behind the barriers.

Controls

  • Power button on the monitor opens the game
  • S starts the game
  • Left and right arrows move the cannon
  • Space to fire
  • ESC turns off the monitor
1995 · Atari Falcon030

Gravon: Real Virtuality

A 1995 3D hovercraft simulator by the Španěl brothers, the technological forerunner of the Real Virtuality engine that later powered Operation Flashpoint and Arma. Fly the hovercraft over the terrain, complete your mission, and fight off enemy hovercraft, tanks, and defense towers.

Controls

  • Power button on the monitor opens the game
  • Wait for the game to load
  • Spacebar opens the menu
  • A toggles autopilot / manual control
  • Mouse on screen steers, +/- adjusts thrust
  • ESC turns off the monitor
Gravon: Real Virtuality screenshot
Atari
Falcon030

Gravon · 1995

Bohemia Interactive Heritage · EmuTOS