 In March 1983 "B-1 Nuclear Bomber" tied for eighth place in "Softline"s Dog of the Year awards "for badness in computer games", Atari 8-bit family division, based on reader submissions.A 1992 "Computer Gaming World" survey of wargames with modern settings gave the game zero stars out of five, stating that "its play mechanics were embarrassing when it was initially released".The magazine in 1994 said that AH's games such as "B-1" "were dated even when they were released back on the old 8-bit machines".