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''Blockade'' is a [[Player Versus Player]] [[Arcade Game]] from [[The Seventies|1977]], released by Gremlin. Players control the direction of two arrows moving across the screen, but can't stop them from moving. Each arrow leaves a wall of bricks behind it. The objective is to get the other player to crash into a wall, either yours, his own, or the wall surrounding the screen. |
''Blockade'' is a [[Player Versus Player]] [[Arcade Game]] from [[The Seventies|1977]], released by Gremlin. Players control the direction of two arrows moving across the screen, but can't stop them from moving. Each arrow leaves a wall of bricks behind it. The objective is to get the other player to crash into a wall, either yours, his own, or the wall surrounding the screen. |
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A simple game with an enormous legacy. Other companies made imitations, including one of the [[Atari 2600]]'s launch titles, ''[[ |
A simple game with an enormous legacy. Other companies made imitations, including one of the [[Atari 2600]]'s launch titles, ''[[Surround]]''. It inspired the light cycle game in ''[[Tron]]''. And a one-player version for home computers, ''[[Snake]]'', became one of the most ubiquitous games of all time. |
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=== ''Blockade'' provides examples of: === |
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* [[Arcade Game]] |
* [[Arcade Game]] |
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* [[Maze Game]]: Where you and your opponent create the maze. |
* [[Maze Game]]: Where you and your opponent create the maze. |
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Latest revision as of 03:41, 10 November 2015
Blockade is a Player Versus Player Arcade Game from 1977, released by Gremlin. Players control the direction of two arrows moving across the screen, but can't stop them from moving. Each arrow leaves a wall of bricks behind it. The objective is to get the other player to crash into a wall, either yours, his own, or the wall surrounding the screen.
A simple game with an enormous legacy. Other companies made imitations, including one of the Atari 2600's launch titles, Surround. It inspired the light cycle game in Tron. And a one-player version for home computers, Snake, became one of the most ubiquitous games of all time.
Tropes used in Blockade include:
- Arcade Game
- Maze Game: Where you and your opponent create the maze.
- No Plot, No Problem
- Player Versus Player
- Top Down View
- Scoring Points