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Developer(s) | Activision |
Publisher(s) | Activision |
Programmer(s) | Carol Shaw [1] |
Platform(s) | Intellivision |
Release | 1983 |
Genre(s) | Puzzle |
Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Happy Trails is a video game programmed by Carol Shaw for the Intellivision console and released by Activision in 1983. [2] The player must navigate a character through a broken maze to collect gold. [3] Shaw previously wrote River Raid for the Atari 2600. [1]
Happy Trails is a clone of the 1982 Konami arcade game Loco-Motion . [4] Mattel was working on an official port, but Happy Trails was published first, resulting in Loco-Motion being sold at a discount and without any marketing support. [4]
Joystik magazine wrote, "This is a great game. The strategic possibilities are seemingly endless," giving an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars. [5]