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The Adventures of Major Havoc
1983
Major Havoc is an upright cabinet vector-based arcade game made by Atari in 1983. The player controlled the titular character, Major Rex Havoc, first in the "shoot-'em-up" style game, in which the player operated Major Havoc's spaceship, the Catastrofighter, against the numerous robot ships who defend the enemy reactors. The ships are encased in a sort of "buckyball" force-field shield which must be shot first before the ship can be killed. In the next phase, the player would land on the robot space-station by centering the Catastrofighter in between the moving white line and Major Havoc would exit his ship and enter the space-station. The roller-knob controlled left and right character movement and a "jump" button permitted the player's character to leap over obstacles. Thus, a minor amount of "gravity" interacted with the player. The object was to get to the core of the space-station unmolested and sabotage the reactor. Once the charge was set, the player had to get out, back into the space-ship and MSD (minimumCrazy Blocks
1983
Boardwalk Casino
1983
Atlantic City Action
1983
Atlantic City Action
1983
A one or two player casino game published and developed by Epos Corporation in 1983.Beastie Feastie
1983
Beastie Feastie
1983
A clone of the Glob. A simple platform game where the player guides Toby (a strange blue "glob") through corridors, up and down the elevators and through the side tunnels in his search for snacks. An assortment of animals relentlessly pursue Toby and fight him for control of the elevators. The player must avoid or stop them and eat a dozen different snacks to clear the 24 levels. A time limit increases the difficulty of the game.Birdiy
1983
Block Buster
1983
Block Buster
1983
A localized version of mahjong puzzle-action game Mr. Jong. Also known as "Crazy Blocks." The international versions replace various graphics in an effort to be more relatable and readable for Western audiences. Mr. Jong is replaced with Little Red Riding Hood, the ogres are replaced with Big Bad Wolves, standard mahjong suits are replaced with numbered fruit tiles, wind tiles are replaced by playing card suits, and dragon tiles are replaced with slot machine icons.Hoccer
1983
Blaster
1983
Blaster
1983
The year is 2085 and the Robotrons have destroyed the human race. You escape in a stolen space shuttle. Your destination: Paradise. A remote outpost 20 million light years away. Does paradise exist? Can civilization be started again? These questions will be answered at the end of your journey. But first, you must BLAST... OR BE BLASTED!Donkey Kong 3
1983
Donkey Kong 3
1983
star 5.9Stanley is a bugman. Donkey Kong has taken refuge in his greenhouse and it is now up to Stanley to stop the ape from stirring up any more insects that will soon destroy his flowers. Stanley saves the flowers by spraying bug spray on Donkey Kong.Track & Field
1983
Track & Field
1983
star 7.7Track & Field is an Olympic-themed arcade game. The simple gameplay, based on quick repeating button presses, set the basics for sequels and similar games in the genre for the next decades.Professor Pac-Man
1983
Tapper
1983
Hyper Olympic
1983
Hyper Olympic
1983
The original Japanese version of Track & Field had an official license from the 1984 Summer Olympics.Pac & Pal
1983
Pac & Pal
1983
star 5.4Pac & Pal is an arcade game that was released by Namco on July 30, 1983 exclusively in Japan. It runs on Namco Super Pac-Man hardware, and the object of the game is for Pac-Man to eat all the items before he is caught by the ghosts. Most of the items are fruits from the original Pac-Man game, with a few new additions. Their value varies, starting with cherries at 50 points, and ending with keys from 700 to 5000 points. The items had to first be unlocked by turning over cards distributed around the maze (instead of eating keys like in Super Pac-Man). Very few cabinets still exist today, and this is possibly one of the rarest Pac-Man titles to find in playable format outside Japan.Mario Bros.
1983
Mario Bros.
1983
star 7Mario Bros. is an arcade game published by Nintendo and developed by Shigeru Miyamoto. The platform puzzle which first introduced Luigi to the world has both single and multiplayer action with two differing game types, but with the same objective. Crabs, turtles and fighter flies must be cleared out by jumping underneath the platform they sit on, then kicking them away. Each level is cleared when a set number of coins is collected. For the two player mode, the first to collect the set amount of coins wins.Battle Cruiser M-12
1983
Battle Cruiser M-12
1983
Battle Cruiser M-12 is a vertical shooter produced by Sigma Ent. Inc. in 1982.Chameleon
1983
Chameleon
1983
A colorful platform game in which the player controls a long-tongued chameleon that must make around a series of single-screen, platform-strewn levels; stealing chicken eggs from their nests and being careful to avoid contact with angry chickens. As well as walking along the platforms and poles, the chameleon can use its tongue to pull itself up to higher platforms; and to escape from any nearby chickens. Each level also has a number of bombs placed at various points; the chameleon can hit these with its tongue to send them crashing towards nearby chickens. The player must keep an eye out for projectiles thrown by the chickens, such as flashing eggs. If the nesting eggs are left for too long, they will hatch into a baby chick. The player can eat the chick for bonus points, but if the chick is left alone for too long, it will grow into an adult chicken and start attacking the player. A level is over once all of the eggs have been collected and all of the chickens killed.Galaxy Ranger
1983
Galaxy Ranger
1983
Interactive Laser Disc space battle game with computer-generated overlaid graphics. Control a space craft to defend against attacking enemy waves then destroy the enemy command ship. Huge explosions. Video images are from a Toei film - Message From Space.Screw Loose
1983
Screw Loose
1983
Navigate the Robop character around a 3-D perspective playfield while shooting enemies and gathering items for points. Avoid the Inchworm since it will steal your hands!
