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Atari 2600

Berzerk

1982 1 Players 80% Not Rated

The player controls a green stick-figure, representing a "humanoid." Using a joystick (and a firing button to activate a laser-like weapon), the player navigates a simple maze filled with many robots, who fire lasers back at the player character. A player can be killed by being shot, by running into a robot or an exploding robot, coming into contact with the electrified walls of the maze itself, or by being touched by the player's nemesis, "Evil Otto."

Release date
August 1, 1982
Developer
Atari
Publisher
Atari
Players
1

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Berzerk

The player controls a green stick-figure, representing a "humanoid." Using a joystick (and a firing button to activate a laser-like weapon), the player navigates a simple maze filled with many robots, who fire lasers back at the player character. A player can be killed by being shot, by running into a robot or an exploding robot, coming into contact with the electrified walls of the maze itself, or by being touched by the player's nemesis, "Evil Otto."

Genres

Shooter

Modes

Single Player

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Developer
Atari
Publisher
Atari

Regional releases

Release date

WorldwideAugust 1, 1982 · Not Rated

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