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In the wake of the popularity of Atari Inc.’s coin-op video game machine, Battlezon e (1980), a first-person futuristic tank combat simulation, the US Army approached the company to develop a version for its Bradley fighting vehicle, an armored infantry combat vehicle that went into service starting in 1981. Beyond the existence of prototypes ...
- Raiford Guins, Henry Lowood
- 2020
Oct 28, 2016 · Here, the final upright version of the cabinet included a periscope style interface that players looked through to play the game. This added to the illusion of actually being inside a tank: Atari’s Battlezone Upright Cabinet. An unexpected by-product of the game’s release was interest from the military.
Sep 22, 2013 · The military’s interest in the kinds of video games popular today dates to 1980, when Atari released its groundbreaking Battlezone. Not only did Battlezone evoke a three-dimensional world, as opposed to the two-dimensional worlds of such previous arcade hits as Asteroids and Tempest, but players viewed the action from a first-person ...
Description. Using wire models on a vector display with a green and red overlay, a battle with opposing tanks, missiles and the occasional saucer is simulated among pyramids and cubes. The 1812 overture plays during high score. Battlezone was produced by Atari in 1980. Atari released 139 machines in our database under this trade name, starting ...
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Battlezone. (1980 video game) Battlezone is a first-person shooter tank combat game released for arcades in November 1980 by Atari, Inc. The player controls a tank which is attacked by other tanks and missiles. Using a small radar scanner along with the terrain window, the player can locate enemies and obstacles around them in the barren landscape.
Mar 15, 2013 · Battlezone also became one of the first games used for military purposes. Atari created for the United States Army a version called The Bradley Fighter that modified the original arcade game to train soldiers. Although an ex-employee reported that Atari only produced two cabinets, the game marked the military’s growing interest in the use of ...
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Aug 18, 2015 · Creating Realism in Military-Themed Games. August 18, 2015. Video games have come a long way since Atari's 1980 Battlezone, credited as the granddaddy to today's military-themed first-person shooters. Popular video games like the Call of Duty, Battlefield, Halo, and Medal of Honor franchises have bolstered the first-person shooter experience ...
