Computer Title Bout

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Computer Title Bout
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Publisher(s) The Avalon Hill Game Company
Platform(s) Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64
Release1983
Genre(s) Fighting

Computer Title Bout is a 1983 video game published by The Avalon Hill Game Company for the Atari 8-bit family and Commodore 64.

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Gameplay

Computer Title Bout is a game in which 500 boxers are included with the game. [1]

Reception

Antic stated that Computer Title Bout "gives you the excitement and challenge of real professional boxing without the crowds, noise or blood", concluding that the game "is definitely a sleeper of the year". [2] Rick Teverbaugh reviewed the game for Computer Gaming World , and stated that "Graphically, the game won't astonish you but it will impart enough information and action to let you imagination fill in the gaps. Overall, this is the boxing game that gets the most play in my ring." [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Teverbaugh, Rick (April 1986). "Sports Scorecard". Computer Gaming World. Vol. 1, no. 27. p. 40.
  2. Stanoch, John (September 1985). "8-Bit Product Reviews: Star SR-10 printer, Trivia Quest, Bank Street Music Writer, Kampfgruppe, Guidebook for Winning Adventurers, Dr. Wacko Presents Atari BASIC, The Home Computer Wars, Computer Title Bout, Battle of Shiloh, Broadsides, Alley Cat". Antic. Retrieved 2023-07-08.