Game Classification

The Arcade Machine Brøderbund Software (U.S.A.), Brøderbund Software (U.S.A.), 1982  

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Classification

VIDEO GAME

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Market

This title is used by the following domains:
  • Entertainment

Audience

This title targets the following audience:
Age : 12 to 16 years old / 17 to 25 years old
General Public

Gameplay

The gameplay of this title is Game-based
(designed with stated goals)

The core of gameplay is defined by the rules below:

Similar games


Have you ever wanted to create your own arcade games, but didn't know how to program a computer? Your answer is The Arcade Machine by Brøderbund. Sacrificing range of game styles for depth and complexity, The Arcade Machine allows you to create alien blastfests à la Galaxian. The editor has a wide variety of options: designing and animating enemies, players and explosions, giving the enemies instructions on how to move and fire, drawing background or title screens, creating sound effects and music and setting a number of gameplay rules. Created games can be saved to a self-bootable disk so the will run without the main program. A sample game is included. [source:mobygames]

Distribution : Retail - Commercial
Platform(s) : Apple II - Atari 800

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