| Pursuit | |
|---|---|
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| Developer(s) | Kee Games |
| Platform(s) | Arcade |
| Release | January 31st, 1975 (NA) |
| Genre(s) | Combat flight simulator |
Pursuit is a single-player arcade video game by Kee Games, originally released in 1975. The player plays a World War I flying ace who tries to shoot down enemy planes. Gameplay is from a first person perspective. Pursuit marks the first time Atari Inc. publicly acknowledged its relationship with Kee. [1]
The player uses a flight stick to steer the plane up, down, right, and left to get the enemy in his or her sights. The top-mounted fire button is then used to shoot the enemy plane and gain points.
The game is housed in a custom wide cabinet modeled to look like a World War I biplane cockpit. It includes a similarly modeled flight stick with top-mounted fire button. The game's PCB is composed of discrete technology and includes Atari/Kee's Durastress technology. [1] One overlay provides the onscreen crosshair. [2]
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