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Super Destroyer
1978
Super Destroyer
1978
Super Destroyer is Konami's third ever video game. Like its first two games, Blockade and Destroyer, it is a clone of Atari's Breakout, which had become a phenomenom in Japan at the time.Gypsy Juggler
1978
Clowns
1978
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 thisDestroyer
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.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.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.Mine Sweeper
1977
Mine Sweeper
1977
Mine Sweeper is two player game. Each player controls a boat that can place mines. The game plays like a typical light-cycle game such as Blockade. The boats leave continuous trails of mines behind. Players can only turn at 90 degree angles. To win a player must last longer than your opponent before hitting the borders of the screen or a solid line of mines (first person to hit something loses). The game is over when a player has six points.Shoot Away
1977
Shoot Away
1977
Shoot Away is a 1977 electro-mechanical (EM) light gun shooter arcade game developed and published by Namco. Players use the rifle-shaped light guns to fire at clay pigeons, represented as flying white dots on a projector screen. There are two that must be shot down in each round, and players only get two bullets to hit them. Bonus points are awarded for shooting the pigeons as soon as they appear, or by destroying both of them with a single bullet. The game was a critical and commercial success, maintaining a presence in arcades into the 1980s.Checkmate
1977
Submarine
1977
Target
1977
Target
1977
Target is a one- or two-player game featured on the AY-3-8610 chip. Unlike Target Shoot (AY-3-8500) it does not require a light gun. Instead you steer a cross with your analogue joystick and try to hit the targets flying through the screen. While in the one player game every miss counts as a point for the computer, in the two player game only hits count as a points for the quickest player.Gridball
1977
Destroyer
1977
Destroyer
1977
Destroyer is a single player 1977 arcade game developed and published by Atari, Inc. The playfield displays your ship moving across the surface (displayed as a wavy line) and submarines moving across the screen. The target depth is set using a dial control (displayed as a dashed line). Depth charges are dropped by pushing the dial control. The speed of your ship is controlled using a speed lever control. Charges that miss make a low boom. Charges that hit make a louder boom and trigger an explosion sequence. Points are awarded for successful hits. The game is timed, so the goal is to sink or destroy as many submarines as possible before the time expires.Seawolf + Missile
1977
Seawolf + Missile
1977
Seawolf! From deep beneath the sea, you fire your torpedoes at the tankers, battleships and other targets. Your mission is to sink more enemy ships than any other sub in the wolf pack. Its a race against time and other subs in your own navy. Missile! Launch guided missiles against cargo planes, bombers and fighters! Two complete games. Hours of fun! 1 or 2 players.Foozpong
1977
Foozpong
1977
Based on Foozball, this Pong variant has the players control a vertical three-paddle column.Robot Pong
1977
Surround
1977
Surround
1977
star 6.2Surround was an unofficial port of the arcade game Blockade, released the previous year by Gremlin. As such, it was the first home console version of the game that would become widely known on other platforms as Snake. As with other early Atari games, it was licensed to Sears, which released it under the name Chase. The cartridge was subdivided into 14 different games. The first 12 of these were variations on the Blockade theme. Like its predecessor Blockade and successor Snake, the object of Surround was to maneuver a sprite across the screen, leaving a trail behind. A player wins by forcing the other player to crash into one of the trails. Various options allowed for speed-up, diagonal movement, wrap-around and "erase" (the choice to not draw at a given moment); in addition, the sprites could be set to operate at a beginning "slow" speed, or progressively speed up through five speeds.Star Cruiser
1977
