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Videocart-17: Pinball Challenge
1978
Although the title of the game may lead players to believe it's a pinball game, this is actually a Breakout variant. The basic gameplay features the player bouncing a ball off of a paddle into a wall of bricks, chipping them off one brick at a time. Each brick destroyed earns the player points with the low green bricks being worth 1 point each, the middle blue bricks being worth 4 points each, and the red bricks on top rewarding 7 points each. Once the ball bounces off the wall of bricks, it's up to the player to maneuver the paddle under the falling ball in order to hit it back up into the wall of bricks. The player loses a life if he happens to miss hitting the ball with his paddle and it falls into the abyss. The game ends when 7 balls are lost. To keep up with the pinball motif, the wall of bricks are referred to as different colored skill lanes, the walls on the side that the ball can bounce off of are labeled side rails, and the paddle is referred to as a flipper. The game offers 132 game variations of thisVideocart-14: Sonar Search
1978
Sonar Search features the basic gameplay idea of Battleship, but with a unique twist. Instead of trying to randomly guess what grid an opponent's battleship is on, after the player takes a shot, the player will hear a sonar ping noise. The shorter the noise, the closer the player is to hitting a target. In the 1 player game, the player has a limited number of chances to sink the enemy fleet of ships, while in the 2 player game, players take turns trying to sink their opponents ships before having their own ships sunk. This preprogrammed cartridge plugs into the console of the Fairchild Video Entertainment System for more TV fun. This battle on the high seas is sure to score a direct hit with exciting one and two-player games.Videocart-15: Memory Match
1978
Memory Match is a game where the player is given the task of flipping over cards two at a time in the hopes of having them match. If the cards match, they disappear from the playfield. If they don't match, the cards are flipped back over face down and the player tries again. The better the player is at memorizing where the overturned cards were, the easier it will be for him to find a match. The game contains 4 variations of its basic premise. The Memory Match 1 variations offer a smaller grid thus making it easier. Memory Match 1: Cipher-24 (6x4 grid with numbers) Symbol-24 (6x4 grid with symbols) Memory Match 2: Super Cipher-40 (10x4 grid with numbers) Super symbol-40 (10x4 grid with symbols) The game offers both 1 and 2-player modes. When playing alone, the player tries to clear the board in the fewest amount of guesses. In the multiplayer, both players try to get more matches than their opponent.Zork II: The Wizard of Frobozz
1978
DOS Mac Commodore C64/128/MAX Amiga Amstrad CPC Atari ST/STE Atari 8-bit Apple II Commodore 16 Commodore Plus/4 PDP-11 TRS-80 TRS-80 Color Computer Amstrad PCW Tatung Einsteinstar 4.6The AFGNCAAP begins in the Barrow from Zork I armed only with the trusty brass lantern and sword of elvish antiquity. The purpose of the game is not initially clear. The Wizard of Frobozz is soon introduced. The wizard was once a respected enchanter, but when his powers began to fade he was exiled by Dimwit Flathead. Now bordering on senility, the wizard is still a force to be reckoned with. Your goal, as you venture into the wizard's realm, is to avoid his capricious tricks and learn to control his magic. Like its predecessor, Zork II is essentially a treasure hunt. Unlike the previous game, the ten treasures are tied together by a crude plot. Finding the treasures does not end the game, nor are all the treasures needed to finish the game. Instead, the adventurer must figure out a way to use the treasures in order to reach the game's finale.Destroyer
1978
Super Block
1978
Super Block
1978
A sequel to Taito's arcade game Block. Like it's predecessor it is a ball-and-paddle game in the style of Breakout.Pocket Billiards!
1978
Pocket Billiards!
1978
In this pool title, two players can choose either one of the two games available: 8-ball or Rotation. The games are selected by pressing any direction of the joystick while their names are displayed on screen. In the 8-ball game, the winner is the first player to sink either one of the two black balls in game. In Rotation, the black balls are replaced by colored ones, and the winner is the player to sink the most balls. By sinking one ball, the player gets the chance to try another shot. There are no penalties for missing the balls or sinking the white one. Players can choose the direction of the shot (by rotating the cue around the white ball) and the strength of the shot (the longer the action button is pressed, the harder the shot is).Computer Golf
1978
Computer Golf
1978
Press 1, 2, 3, or 4 on the alpha-numeric keyboard to correspond with the number of players. The first hole and an electronic golfer will appear on the screen. The number at the top right of the screen indicates the hole being played. The player's scores will appear at the top left of screen in order of play. The first player's score will be farthest left. The fourth player's score will be at the farthest right. If you are playing on a color TV, the color of your score will match the color of your electronic golfer. Once the ball is on the green (the lighter geometric segment of the course) the TV picture will automatically change to a close-up of the green so that the electronic golfer can putt out. The trees on the course are hazards and will stop the flight of the ball. A drive into the trees will elicit a very human reaction from the electronic golfers. The dark area outside the course is the "rough." A ball must be hit back on the course when it's in the "rough." The golfers cannot drive through the rough tAlien Invaders Plus
1978
Alien Invaders Plus
1978
It's you versus the robotic armada of the Merciless Monstroth, a one-eyed tentacled entity bent on conquest. Use your laser base to take out the enemy cannons and the robots, being careful that you shoot them when their barriers don't block you and when they're not shooting at you! Get shot and you lose your laser base, but as long as you have barriers, you can run under one of them and convert it into another laser base to continue the fight. Run out of them and it's only a matter of time before you become a victim of the Merciless Monstroth. The unusual part of this game is its scoring: if you destroy the robotic armada plus Merciless Monstroth, you earn a point; but if the armada destroys you and all your bases, Merciless wins a point. The game ends when either you or Merciless wins ten points.Casino Slot Machine
1978
Casino Slot Machine
1978
As the name implies, this game simulates a casino slot machine. One to four players can place their bets in any of the three horizontal rows or the two diagonal rows. Bets placed can be of $0.10, $0.25 or $1.00.Blue Shark
1978
Blue Shark
1978
An undersea shooting game where the player uses a mounted spear gun to kill sea creatures that move across the screen. Shoot the sharks, swordfish and octopuses but try not to hit any of the skindivers.Ultra Tank
1978
Ultra Tank
1978
Two tanks face off in a maze of blocks. Besides dodging the bullets shot by the opponent, a player must also avoid running into mines. After the game timer expires, the player with the highest score wins.Super Road Champions
1978
Super Road Champions
1978
Road Champion was produced by Taito in 1978. Taito released 487 different machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1967. Other machines made by Taito during the time period Road Champion was produced include Super Block, Trampoline, Acrobat, Super Speed Race V, Top Bowler, Cross Fire, Flying Fortress II, Barricade II, Fisco 400, and Cisco 400. A timed car racing game where players try to race ahead of the opposing cars and cross the finish line first to become the winner.Fire Truck
1978
Fire Truck
1978
Players must cooperate to drive the truck through traffic as far as possible without crashing. While the game can be played with one player, it was primarily designed for two. The front player steers the tractor of the truck sitting down, controlling the gas and brakes, while the rear player stands, and steers the tiller for the rear wheels, controlling the swing of the trailer. The cabinet also provides the players with bells and horns, although these have no use in the actual game.10 Golf
1978
Sprint 1
1978
Sprint 1
1978
Sprint is a series of overhead-view arcade racers released from 1976 to 1978. "Sprint 2" was the first in the series with the "2" reflecting the number of players, rather than indicating it as a sequel. Sprint 4 and Sprint 8, a 4 player and 8 player version respectively, were released in 1977. Both were full color raster versions of the game. The single player cabinet Sprint 1 was released in 1978.Blockbuster
1977
Blockbuster
1977
Blockbuster was released by Elcon Industries in 1977. Blockbuster is an arcade cabinet featuring five different games that can be played: Magic Squares, Tennis (Pong variant), Soccer (Pong variant), Gravity Ball (Pong variant with gravity) and Blockbuster (Breakout variant). Depending on the game up to four players can play. The game is available in four different cabinet styles (round cocktail, octagonal cocktail, rectangular cocktail and cabinet).Breakout
1977
Breakout
1977
When the first fully-assembled Apple II systems began shipping in June 1977, a single tape cassette was included, containing demonstration programs written in Integer BASIC by Steve Wozniak. Notably, one side of the tape held the first Apple II version of Breakout, inspired by Wozniak's own work on Atari's blockbuster arcade game of the same title.Desert Patrol
1977
