Arcade / Arcade - Construction Kit · 1982

Arcade Machine (The)

Published by Brøderbund Software

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Information

Genre: Arcade - Construction Kit
Language: Machine Language
Controls: Joystick, Keyboard
Players: 1
Programmer(s): Jochumson, Chris, Carlston, Doug, Ewens, Louis
Year: 1982
Publisher: Brøderbund Software
Country: USA
License: Commercial
Medium: Disk
Rarity: 8
Serial: ATDSK-101

Votes / Statistics

Rating: 5.6/10 · Votes: 12 · Downloads: 2,218 · Hits: 11,279

Screenshots (4)

Arcade Machine (The) — screenshot 1

Arcade Machine (The) — screenshot 2

Arcade Machine (The) — screenshot 3

Arcade Machine (The) — screenshot 4

Cover Art (2)

Disk 1

Disk 2

Comments (2)

Daniel Thomas MacInnes — 24 Jul 2018
A very complex and sophisticated arcade construction kit. You can only create a Space Invaders or Galaxian clone, but you have a great amount of freedom in designing sprite and background graphics, play mechanics and so on. It's not on the level of, say, the Dezaemon series, but for 1982 8-bit home computer, it's very impressive. Probably will only appeal to diehard collectors and classic gamers today, however.
Muffy St. Bernard — 22 Oct 2008
A neat idea that -- I think -- went back to the ZX Spectrum, and suffered the same limitations: shoot-em-ups only, all of which tended to look pretty much the same. You could stretch the boundaries but it was rarely actually worth it.