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Kaboom is an onomatopoeia representing the sound of an explosion.

Kaboom may refer to:

• Kaboom!, an Atari 2600 video game
• Kaboom!!, a Mexican variety television show
• KABOOM (breakfast cereal), produced by General Mills
• KFOG KaBoom, a yearly concert in San Francisco sponsored by KFOG
• Key Atomic Benefits Office Of Mankind (K.A.B.O.O.M.), a fictional organization in the film The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
• KaBOOM!, a U.S. non-profit organization that helps communities build local playspaces for children
• Kaboom (comics), a series published by Awesome Comics
• Kaboom, a brand of cleaning products
• Kaboom, a single-speed bike made by the Kona Bicycle Company
• "522666" (kaboom on a telephone keypad), episode #1-5 of the television series Millennium
• Kaboom: A Soldier's War Journal, a military blog relating front-line experiences in the Iraq War
• kaBOOM! Entertainment Inc., an independent home entertainment studio of Canada
• "Kaboom", a second season episode of Parks and Recreation

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Kaboom!
Developer(s)	Activision
Publisher(s)	Activision
Release date(s)	Atari 2600  1981 Atari 5200, Atari 8-bit  1983
Genre(s)	Action
System(s)	Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Atari 8-bit, GameTap

Kaboom! is an Atari 2600 game published by Activision in 1981. It was subsequently released for a variety of platforms. The game was very successful, selling over one million cartridges by 1983.

When Kaboom! was originally sold, anyone who scored above 3,000 points could send Activision a picture of their screen and receive membership in the Activision Bucket Brigade and also receive a Bucket Brigade patch.

In 2002 it was included in the Activision Anthology compilation for several modern platforms. The Atari 2600 version is also available on GameTap.

Gameplay

The game consists of using a set of three buckets to catch bombs dropped by the "Mad Bomber", a man wearing striped prison clothes and a robber's mask. Points are scored for every bomb extinguished. A bucket is lost every time a bomb falls off the screen. Extra buckets are awarded at every 1000 points, but there can only be three at any given time. The longer the game is played the faster the bombs fall, making each of the difficulty levels more challenging than the last. The game has a maximum score of 999,999 points.

Controls

• Joystick - Move the joystick left or right to move the buckets.
• Fire - Adjust the difficulty level.

Difficulty levels

On the default difficulty level, the buckets are at their normal size. Pressing Fire makes the buckets half this size, and therefore makes the game much more difficult.

Scoring

Each bomb successfully extinguished earns you points (depending on the wave you are playing). The points you gain for each bomb depends on the speed of the bomb and which wave it is in.

After the eighth wave the bombs all go that speed.

If you fail to catch a bomb all the bombs on the screen blow up and you lose one of your buckets. You get a new bucket every 1000 points, but there can only be three at any one time.

Tips

• When playing watch the Mad Bomber rather than the bombs; he drops them from where he currently is.
• As long as the bombs make contact with the bucket they will be extinguished; they don't have to actually be caught in it.

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Kaboom!
Developer(s)	Activision
Publisher(s)	Activision
Designer(s)	Larry Kaplan
Release date	Atari 2600: 1981 (NA)
Genre	Kaboom!
Mode(s)	Single player 1-2 players alternating
Age rating(s)	N/A Atari 2600
Platform(s)	Atari 2600 Atari 5200
Input	Atari 2600 Paddle Controllers Atari 5200 Controller
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Kaboom! is a game released for the Atari 2600, Atari 5200, and Atari 8-bit computers.

Gameplay

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.

The Atari 5200 and Atari 8-bit computer versions also include a 2-player mode where one player controls the buckets and the other controls the Mad Bomber.

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