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B-17 Bomber

B-17 Bomber takes place near the end of World War II. As the pilot of a B-17, your mission is to fly across the English Channel and bomb various strategic targets. First you need to select a destination which…

31 December 1982

B-17 Bomber is an arcade developed by Mattel Electronics, released 31 December 1982 on Intellivision.

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What B-17 Bomber is

B-17 Bomber is an arcade game developed by Mattel Electronics and released in 1982. It is available on Intellivision only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

B-17 Bomber takes place near the end of World War II. As the pilot of a B-17, your mission is to fly across the English Channel and bomb various strategic targets. First you need to select a destination which features a lot of targets. The further the target is from your home base, the more points you can earn, but with more ground to cover there will be more enemy fighters blocking the target and more fuel will be needed. Once a destination is set, you need to stock your plane with bombs and fuel, then take off! You will now have a first person point of view from the plane and can control which of several views is active. When trying to bomb targets, you will be looking straight down from…
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action, historical and warfare. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

B-17 Bomber launched on 31 December 1982, within three weeks of Trashman, King Kong, Evolution and Xevious.

Released around the same time: Trashman, King Kong, Evolution, Xevious.

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When did B-17 Bomber come out?
B-17 Bomber was released on 31 December 1982 for Intellivision.

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