Barrier (video game)

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Barrier
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Developer Cinematronics
Publisher Vectorbeam
Designer Rob Patton
Platform Arcade
ReleaseAugust 1979 [1]
Genre Maze
Modes Single-player, multiplayer
Arcade system Cinematronics hardware

Barrier is an arcade video game developed by Rob Patton for Cinematronics and released in 1979 by Vectorbeam. It is an action game with a vector display.

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Gameplay

Players move a small triangle around the grid, while attempting to avoid the diamonds that are also moving around the grid. Reaching the end of the grid teleports the player back to the front of the grid to gain points. The game is played on a 3x10 grid that is displayed at angle to make it appear to be in 3-D. [2] The base gameplay is essentially the same as in the Mattel Electronic Football (1977) LED handheld with the enemies in the same formation 3:1:1 [3]

References

  1. ↑ Barrier at Arcade History
  2. ↑ "Barrier - Videogame by Vectorbeam". www.arcade-museum.com. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
  3. ↑ Skelly, Tim. "Tim Skelly's History of Cinematronics and Vectorbeam". DADGUM. James Hague. Retrieved 12 September 2025.


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