Combat (computer game)
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| Screenshot of Combat | |
| Studio | Atari Inc. |
| Publisher | Atari Inc. |
| Senior Developer | Steve Mayer, Joe Decuir, Larry Kaplan |
| Erstveröffent- lichung |
1977 |
| platform | Atari 2600 |
| genre | Shoot 'em up |
| Game mode | Two players |
| control | joystick |
| medium | Game module |
Combat ( English: for battle ) is a video game that was launched in 1977 at the same time as the Atari 2600 game console . It contains three different shoot 'em up games with a total of 27 game variants. The module was included with the console as the launch game from 1977 to 1982, making it one of the most popular titles for the Atari 2600.
Game description
Combat is a collection of games in which two players compete against each other in a duel-like battle. There are three basic game types: a tank game , a duel between double-decker planes and a duel between jet planes . The module contains a total of 27 game variants, which differ mainly in the construction of obstacles, the visibility of the duelists and the controllability of the shots. All variants have in common that a game lasts 2 minutes and 16 seconds. The player who shoots the opponent most often during this time wins.
Emergence
In 1974 Atari had launched two successful arcade machines, Tank and 1975, Jet Fighter , the great success of which was to be used to better market the newly released Atari 2600 game console . Combat includes free adaptations of both slot machine games and was added to the game console as a free addition from the Atari's market launch in 1977 (in Germany from 1980) to 1982. The game is one of the starting titles for the Atari 2600. The first edition of the game module still has Atari's internal development number 1, making it the official first game for the Atari 2600.
Game historical significance
The free addition of the game is one of the driving forces behind the great success of the game console at the end of the 1970s. The game became the archetype of the two-player computer game and was subsequently copied or further developed by numerous other console and game manufacturers. Many Linux distributions offer clones of the classic in their standard package sources. There are still commercial re-editions of the game principle, but with contemporary graphics, sound and network capability.
literature
- Christian Wirsig: The great lexicon of computer games. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf Verlag , Berlin 2003, ISBN 3-89602-525-2 .
- Tony Mott: 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die , Cassell Illustrated, London (UK), 2010, ISBN 1-84403-766-5
Web links
- Combat at MobyGames (English)
- Combat on the Atari website , free browser game
Individual evidence
- ↑ Darryl Brundage, Combat in The Atari Times , Aug. 7, 2003
- ^ Matt Fox, The Video Game Guide , Boxtree Publishers, London (UK), 2006, ISBN 0-7522-2625-8