Happy Trails (video game)

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Happy Trails
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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]

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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]

Reception

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]

Reviews

References

  1. 1 2 Hague, James. "The Giant List of Classic Game Programmers".
  2. ↑ "Activision Games For Intellivision". Archived from the original on December 25, 2018. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
  3. ↑ Bentley, Rick (May 27, 1983). "Video Action: Company Shook Industry with Early Ideas". Kentucky New Era. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
  4. 1 2 "Loco-Motion". IntellvisionLives.com. Archived from the original on 2018-06-11.
  5. ↑ "The Home Front: Happy Trails". Joystik. 2 (1): 53. September 1983.
  6. ↑ "GAMES Magazine #44". October 1983.


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