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{{Game | {{Game | ||
| | |title=Battlezone | ||
|image=Battlezone flyer.jpg | |image=Battlezone flyer.jpg | ||
|developer=[[Atari]] | |developer=[[Atari]] | ||
|publisher=[[Atari]] | |publisher=[[Atari]] | ||
|designer=Ed Rotberg, Owen Rubin, Roger Hector | |designer=Ed Rotberg, Owen Rubin, Roger Hector | ||
|genre= | |released={{rd|1980}} | ||
|genre=First-person [[shooter]] | |||
|systems=[[Arcade]], [[Atari 2600]], [[VIC-20]], [[Sinclair ZX Spectrum]], [[Atari ST]], [[Atari 8-bit]], [[Atari Lynx]], [[Xbox 360]] | |||
|players=1 | |players=1 | ||
|modes=[[Single player]] | |modes=[[Single player]] | ||
|ratings={{ESRB|E}} | |||
|followed by=[[Battlezone 2000]] | |followed by=[[Battlezone 2000]] | ||
|series=Battlezone | |series=Battlezone | ||
|pcgamingwiki=Battlezone (1983) | |pcgamingwiki=Battlezone (1983) | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{game disambig|the original [[1980]] [[arcade]] game|the [[1998]] [[Microsoft Windows]] game | {{game disambig|the original [[1980]] [[arcade]] game|the [[1998]] [[Microsoft Windows]] game, the [[2006]] [[Sony PlayStation Portable]] game, the [[2008]] [[Microsoft Xbox 360]] game and the [[2016]] [[Sony PlayStation 4]], Microsoft Windows, [[Microsoft Xbox One]] and [[Nintendo Switch]] game|[[Battlezone (Activision)]], [[Battlezone (2006)]], [[Battlezone (2008)]] and [[Battlezone (2016)]]}} | ||
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{{marquee|Battlezone marquee.jpg}} | {{marquee|Battlezone marquee.jpg}} | ||
'''Battlezone''' is a first-person [[shooter]] arcade game which was released by [[Atari]] in [[1980]]; it utilizes one Motorola M6502 (running at 1.512 MHz), with a Pokey sound chip running at that same speed, and a custom DAC. It was later ported to several other systems, and was included in several compilations - and common play in the U.S. can range from $0.25 to $1 per game (depending on how the cabinet is set). The default setting is $0.25 play with three lives and two bonuses at 15,000 and 100,000 points. | '''Battlezone''' is a first-person [[shooter]] arcade game which was released by [[Atari]] in [[1980]]; it utilizes one Motorola M6502 (running at 1.512 MHz), with a Pokey sound chip running at that same speed, and a custom DAC. It was later ported to several other systems, and was included in several compilations - and common play in the U.S. can range from $0.25 to $1 per game (depending on how the cabinet is set). The default setting is $0.25 play with three lives and two bonuses at 15,000 and 100,000 points. | ||
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==Introduction== | |||
The action takes place on a plain with a mountainous horizon featuring an erupting volcano, a distant crescent moon, and various geometric solids (in vector outline) like cuboids, cubes and pyramids; the player views the screen (which includes an overhead radar view!), to find and destroy the rather slow tanks, or the faster-moving supertanks. Flying saucers and guided missiles occasionally appear for a bonus opportunity - and the saucers differ from the tanks in that they do not fire upon the player, and do not appear on the radar (but their appearance is signified by a "hovering" sound!). The player can hide behind the solids or maneuver in rapid turns once fired on to buy time with which to fire himself. | |||
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[[Category:Shooter]] | |||
[[Category:First-person shooter]] | |||
[[Category:Arcade]] | |||
[[Category:MAME]] | |||
[[Category:Atari]] | [[Category:Atari]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Atari 2600]] | ||
[[Category:Commodore VIC-20]] | |||
[[Category:Sinclair ZX Spectrum]] | |||
[[Category:Atari ST]] | |||
[[Category:Atari 8-bit]] | |||
[[Category:Atari Lynx]] | |||
[[Category:Xbox 360]] | |||
[[Category:Single player]] | [[Category:Single player]] | ||