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Atari's first-person tank shooter arcade video game Battlezone (1980) was released for arcades and presented using a vector graphics display, with the game designed by Ed Rotberg. It is considered to be the first SUCCESFUL first-person shooter video game, making it a milestone for the genre.
Dec 1, 2020 · Atari 2600 version of Battlezone. Source: Retro Gamer. David Cutler gears up for some tank battles with Atari's seminal arcade game, Battlezone.
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Battlezone was an arcade gamereleased by gaming giants Atari way back in 1980. It became famous for its use of wireframe (or vector) graphics to create a three-dimensional gaming zone complete with enemy tanks and geometric obstacles. The way the game played and looked made it stand out from the crowd, leading it to be an instant hit and one that r...
The Game was 'set' on a plain with a distant mountainous horizon featuring a (rather cool) erupting volcano, a distant crescent moon and various geometric solid obstacles such as pyramids and oblong blocks. The player viewed the gaming screen which also included an overhead radar to find and destroy the enemy tanks, which were either standard tank ...
Battlezone was housed in a standard upright arcade cabinetwith a novel periscope viewfinder which the player used to view and play the game. This viewfinder really did make you feel like a proper tank commander as you looked through it to see the 3D world. Thinking of the punters, Atari also allowed the action to be viewed from the 'sides' of the v...
Not long after the game hit the amusement arcades there was a rumour that it was possible to actually drive to the erupting volcano shown on the distant horizon. If that wasn't crazy enough the rumour also claimed that the player could drive up the side of the volcano and into the crater to discover a hidden castle inside! This was, of course false...
This is a classic title that left a vast legacy in the world of arcade gaming. It also set Atari was one of the premier exponents of vector graphics when you coupled Battlezone with the likes of Asteroids and Space Duel. During the 1980s a myriad of ports (both official and unofficial) were released for pretty much every home computer and gaming co...
All in all this is an arcade game that is truly regarded as a classic. It really brought the concept of '3D' vector gaming to the fore and led to other excellent games in the genre such as the seminal Star Wars gamewhich would appear in 1983. I myself have been playing this game again on my Nintendo DS and it is impressive just how smooth those vec...
Jun 3, 2018 · The graphics are good, the sound is excellent and the gameplay is very solid. It just doesn’t have the same wow factor as it did in 1980 in a smoky West London arcade, but if you’re looking ...
May 19, 2010 · Overall score: 7/10. Although let down by the graphics, Battlezone is good arcade port containing a fair resemblance of the fun and rewarding gamepl...
