Abscam is one of many Pac-Man bootlegs. Based on FBI's controversial Abscam sting operation, it was developed by GL and published by US Billiards in 1982.
Kozmik Krooz'r is a shoot 'em up video game developed by Bally Midway and released in arcades in 1982. The spaceship, a core element of the gameplay, is not an in-game graphic, but a physical plastic model. A series of mirrors projects the mothership just above the game's monitor.
The goal of the game is to collect all dots on the playfield with your yo-yo. In each level the dots are placed in different patterns and the numbers of enemies vary. There are two types of enemies. One type (that you may not touch at all) puts electrical charges on the dots, which you have to catch. The other type is also deadly, unless you hit it when you are charged, which gives you bonus points. You can move your yo-yo in four different directions and it grabs onto the dot which is nearest in each direction. The longer the distance to the next dot, the more points you get.
The object of the game is to guide the protagonist, named Zzyzzyxx, through a moving maze of bricks to collect gifts and bring them to the fair-haired Lola, the object of his affection. Zzyzzyxx is opposed by the evil trio by the names Boris, Bluto and Smoot, also known as the Rattifers. These three will try to intercept Zzyzzyxx as he makes his way through the maze. He can collect a helmet in the maze, which can be used to imprison a Rattifer inside a brick, or to break a brick in the row above to move through the maze. As the levels progress, Zzyzzyxx must avoid crumbling bricks, rising missiles, and dropping bombs. The game has a 1up player score and laps tallied at the top of the screen.
War of the Worlds is a Cinematronics arcade game released as a conversion kit for Star Castle. The game features battle against the three-legged aliens from the classic H.G. Wells novel.
An interactive art project programmed in Zgrass for SIGGRAPH '82. The game is housed in an arcade cabinet, and was described by the artist as an "artistic video game". It has been exhibited at the Ontario Science Center.
Pirate Pete was produced by Taito in 1982.
You start as a pirate swinging from ropes on a ship, then you are swimming in the ocean, killing or avoiding sharks. Next, you are running up a hill jumping over or ducking under rocks. During the last level, you save the girl hanging over the large pot of boiling water from two hungry pirates.
In this Maze game the letters forming the word "Hard Hat" are scattered throughout the maze. It is your task to pull them back in their oreiginal places while not being hit by the enemies.
You are the pilot of a helicopter flying over dangerous waters. Your mission is to rescue a varying number of paratroopers from the water below and you must do this before they are eaten by sharks. Beware of enemy submarines, ships and helicopters. You must avoid or destroy them.
After have have rescued a certain number of paratroopers, you must let them off safely on an island.
The game uses multi-level parallax scrolling to give the illusion of depth. The game may have even been the inspiration for Choplifter.
Baby Pac-Man is a hybrid arcade/pinball game released by Bally Midway on October 11, 1982. The cabinet consists of a 13-inch video screen seated above an elevated horizontal pinball game, and the combination fits into roughly the same size space as an upright arcade machine.
The development of Baby Pac-Man was not authorized by Namco. It was designed and released entirely by Bally-Midway (as were Pac-Man Plus, Jr. Pac-Man, and Professor Pac-Man), which eventually led to Namco canceling its relationship with Bally-Midway. 7,000 units were produced.