Arcade Action cover art

Arcade Action

Arcade Action is a collection of five games which include: Overtaker: The aim of the game is to drive up the screen passing as many cars as you can in two minutes to get the highest score you can. You can move…

31 December 1983

Arcade Action is an arcade developed by Micromega, released 31 December 1983 on Sinclair ZX81.

Verified Sources: IGDB

What Arcade Action is

Arcade Action is an arcade game developed by Micromega and released in 1983. It is available on Sinclair ZX81 only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Arcade Action is a collection of five games which include: Overtaker: The aim of the game is to drive up the screen passing as many cars as you can in two minutes to get the highest score you can. You can move your car left or right, and increase your speed but you can't slow down and the faster you drive the quicker your score increases. If you hit other cars then you stop which also stops your score increasing. Missile Man: Based on Galaxians, you must move your craft left or right at the bottom of the screen to blast and destroy the aliens above moving left and right. The aliens will drop missiles on you and occasionally an alien will move down the screen. If you are hit by a missile or…
Description from the publisher · source

What it launched against

Arcade Action launched on 31 December 1983, within three weeks of The Witness, Chuckie Egg, Atic Atac and Zoo Keeper.

Released around the same time: The Witness, Chuckie Egg, Atic Atac, Zoo Keeper.

Quick answers

Arcade Action — frequently asked questions

When did Arcade Action come out?
Arcade Action was released on 31 December 1983 for Sinclair ZX81.

If you like this

Games like Arcade Action

See all