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'''''Blockade''''' is an [[Arcade game|arcade]] [[List of maze video games|maze game]] developed and published by [[Gremlin Industries|Gremlin]] in [[ |
'''''Blockade''''' is an [[Arcade game|arcade]] [[List of maze video games|maze game]] developed and published by [[Gremlin Industries|Gremlin]] in [[1977 in video gaming|1977]].<ref>{{GameFAQs|id=566747|name=Blockade}}</ref> Using four [[D-pad|directional buttons]], each player moves their character around leaving a solid line behind them, turning at 90 degree angles. To win, a player must last longer than the opponent before hitting something, with the first person to hit something losing. The game ends after one player gains six wins.<ref name="KLOV"/> |
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== Legacy == |
== Legacy == |
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''Blockade'' was a success and helped popularize the maze game genre |
''Blockade'' was a success and helped popularize the maze game genre.<ref name="DeMaria">{{cite book|title=High score!: the illustrated history of electronic games|author=Rusel DeMaria & Johnny L. Wilson|edition=2|publisher=[[McGraw-Hill Professional]]|year=2003|isbn=0072231726|page=24|url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=HJNvZLvpCEQC&pg=PA24|accessdate=2011-04-07}}</ref> Several similar Blockade-style games soon appeared, such as the [[Bally Astrocade]] game ''Checkmate'' in 1977,<ref>{{cite book|title=High score!: the illustrated history of electronic games|author=Rusel DeMaria & Johnny L. Wilson|edition=2|publisher=[[McGraw-Hill Professional]]|year=2003|isbn=0072231726|page=48|url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=HJNvZLvpCEQC&pg=PA48|accessdate=2011-04-07}}</ref> [[Atari]]'s ''[[Surround (video game)|Surround]]'' in 1978,<ref name="KLOV">{{KLOV game|7160|Blockade}}</ref> the 1978 [[TRS-80]] computer game ''Worm'',<ref name="Goggin"/> and the [[Light Cycle]] game in 1982's ''[[Tron (video game)|Tron]]'' video game<ref>{{allgame|9654|Blockade}}</ref> This type of game became more popular on [[mobile phone]]s later on as ''[[Snake (video game)|Snake]]'' in 1997.<ref name="Goggin">{{citation|title=Global Mobile Media|author=Gerard Goggin|publisher=[[Taylor & Francis]]|year=2010|isbn=0415469171|page=101|url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=cellOt5myTsC&pg=PA101|accessdate=2011-04-07}}</ref> |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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Revision as of 19:50, 19 February 2012
| Blockade | |
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| Developer(s) | Gremlin |
| Publisher(s) | Gremlin |
| Platform(s) | Arcade Game |
| Release | 1977 (Arcade) |
| Genre(s) | Maze |
| Mode(s) | 2-player |
Blockade is an arcade maze game developed and published by Gremlin in 1977.[1] Using four directional buttons, each player moves their character around leaving a solid line behind them, turning at 90 degree angles. To win, a player must last longer than the opponent before hitting something, with the first person to hit something losing. The game ends after one player gains six wins.[2]
Legacy
Blockade was a success and helped popularize the maze game genre.[3] Several similar Blockade-style games soon appeared, such as the Bally Astrocade game Checkmate in 1977,[4] Atari's Surround in 1978,[2] the 1978 TRS-80 computer game Worm,[5] and the Light Cycle game in 1982's Tron video game[6] This type of game became more popular on mobile phones later on as Snake in 1997.[5]
See also
References
- ^ Template:GameFAQs
- ^ a b Blockade at the Killer List of Videogames
- ^ Rusel DeMaria & Johnny L. Wilson (2003). High score!: the illustrated history of electronic games (2 ed.). McGraw-Hill Professional. p. 24. ISBN 0072231726. Retrieved 2011-04-07.
- ^ Rusel DeMaria & Johnny L. Wilson (2003). High score!: the illustrated history of electronic games (2 ed.). McGraw-Hill Professional. p. 48. ISBN 0072231726. Retrieved 2011-04-07.
- ^ a b Gerard Goggin (2010), Global Mobile Media, Taylor & Francis, p. 101, ISBN 0415469171, retrieved 2011-04-07
- ^ Template:Allgame
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