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{{Header | {{Header Bar|game=Head On}} | ||
{{Game | |||
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|image=Head On flyer.jpg | |||
|title=Head On | |title=Head On | ||
|developer=[[Gremlin Industries]] | |developer=[[Gremlin Industries]] | ||
|publisher= | |publisher={{colist|Gremlin|Irem}} | ||
| | |year=1979 | ||
|systems={{syslist|cade}} | |||
|genre=[[Action]] | |genre=[[Action]] | ||
|players=1-2 | |players=1-2 | ||
|modes=[[Single player]], [[Multiplayer]] | |modes=[[Single player]], [[Multiplayer]] | ||
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|series=Head On | |series=Head On | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{marquee|Head On marquee.jpg}} | {{marquee|Head On marquee.jpg}} | ||
'''Head On''' is an arcade game which was released by [[Gremlin Industries]] in [[1979]] ([[Irem]] also released a version on their M10 hardware in that same year); the player must use a single button to accelerate a car around a maze which contains 136 pellets, and a four-directional joystick to make it change lanes while trying to avoid crashing into various other (CPU-controlled) cars that are moving in the opposite direction a full year before [[Pac-Man|Namco's signature character]] was even thought of. But if you do get forced to crash into one of the CPU-controlled cars you will have to start the maze over from the beginning - and this can get frustrating when there are ''three'' CPU-controlled cars on screen. Later in 1979, [[Sega]] (who had released this title in a dual-game cabinet with [[Data East]]'s [[Alpha Fighter]] earlier in that year) released a sequel named [[Head On 2]]; it featured a new maze (which only contained 124 pellets), and areas in which you could make a complete revolution in order to reverse your direction and travel the same way as the CPU-controlled cars; [[Konami]]'s [[Fast Lane]] (released eight years later), also features similar gameplay to this title but has a red sports car in the player role, two blue monster trucks in the enemy roles, and roller-blading women who the player can pick up as he passes them (the trucks will just pass through them) to gain powerups, along with a second button with which to use them against the monster trucks for a 1000-point bonus. It also features twenty-five different mazes (some of which are small, and some of which are big), but if you are lucky enough to finish the last one, the game will not end - because much like several other Konami games from that time period, it will just start again. | '''Head On''' is an arcade game which was released by [[Gremlin Industries]] in [[1979]] ([[Irem]] also released a version on their M10 hardware in that same year); the player must use a single button to accelerate a car around a maze which contains 136 pellets, and a four-directional joystick to make it change lanes while trying to avoid crashing into various other (CPU-controlled) cars that are moving in the opposite direction a full year before [[Pac-Man|Namco's signature character]] was even thought of. But if you do get forced to crash into one of the CPU-controlled cars you will have to start the maze over from the beginning - and this can get frustrating when there are ''three'' CPU-controlled cars on screen. Later in 1979, [[Sega]] (who had released this title in a dual-game cabinet with [[Data East]]'s [[Alpha Fighter]] earlier in that year) released a sequel named [[Head On 2]]; it featured a new maze (which only contained 124 pellets), and areas in which you could make a complete revolution in order to reverse your direction and travel the same way as the CPU-controlled cars; [[Konami]]'s [[Fast Lane]] (released eight years later), also features similar gameplay to this title but has a red sports car in the player role, two blue monster trucks in the enemy roles, and roller-blading women who the player can pick up as he passes them (the trucks will just pass through them) to gain powerups, along with a second button with which to use them against the monster trucks for a 1000-point bonus. It also features twenty-five different mazes (some of which are small, and some of which are big), but if you are lucky enough to finish the last one, the game will not end - because much like several other Konami games from that time period, it will just start again. | ||
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[[Category:Gremlin]] | [[Category:Gremlin]] | ||
[[Category:Action]] | [[Category:Action]] | ||
[[Category:Single player]] | [[Category:Single player]] | ||
[[Category:Multiplayer]] | [[Category:Multiplayer]] | ||
[[Category:MAME]] | [[Category:MAME]] |
Latest revision as of 20:22, 14 February 2022
This is the first game in the Head On series. For other games in the series see the Head On category.
Head On | |
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Developer(s) | Gremlin Industries |
Publisher(s) | Gremlin, Irem |
Year released | 1979 |
System(s) | Arcade |
Followed by | Head On 2 |
Series | Head On |
Genre(s) | Action |
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Players | 1-2 |
Modes | Single player, Multiplayer |
Head On is an arcade game which was released by Gremlin Industries in 1979 (Irem also released a version on their M10 hardware in that same year); the player must use a single button to accelerate a car around a maze which contains 136 pellets, and a four-directional joystick to make it change lanes while trying to avoid crashing into various other (CPU-controlled) cars that are moving in the opposite direction a full year before Namco's signature character was even thought of. But if you do get forced to crash into one of the CPU-controlled cars you will have to start the maze over from the beginning - and this can get frustrating when there are three CPU-controlled cars on screen. Later in 1979, Sega (who had released this title in a dual-game cabinet with Data East's Alpha Fighter earlier in that year) released a sequel named Head On 2; it featured a new maze (which only contained 124 pellets), and areas in which you could make a complete revolution in order to reverse your direction and travel the same way as the CPU-controlled cars; Konami's Fast Lane (released eight years later), also features similar gameplay to this title but has a red sports car in the player role, two blue monster trucks in the enemy roles, and roller-blading women who the player can pick up as he passes them (the trucks will just pass through them) to gain powerups, along with a second button with which to use them against the monster trucks for a 1000-point bonus. It also features twenty-five different mazes (some of which are small, and some of which are big), but if you are lucky enough to finish the last one, the game will not end - because much like several other Konami games from that time period, it will just start again.
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Upright arcade cabinet.
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Alternative arcade flyer.
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Screenshot of the game.