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Bagman

The objective of the game is to maneuver the bagman through various mine shafts, picking up money bags and placing them in a wheelbarrow at the surface of the mine. The player must avoid pursuing guards…

1 December 1982

Bagman is an arcade developed by Valadon Automation, released 1 December 1982 on Arcade.

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What Bagman is

Bagman is an arcade game developed by Valadon Automation and released in 1982. It was published by Stern Electronics. It is available on Arcade only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The objective of the game is to maneuver the bagman through various mine shafts, picking up money bags and placing them in a wheelbarrow at the surface of the mine. The player must avoid pursuing guards, moving ore carts, and descending elevators. The player may temporarily stun the guards by striking them with a pickaxe or by dropping money bags on them when they are below the player on the same ladder. The player may move between the three screens which make up the level via shafts and on the surface.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and comedy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Bagman launched on 1 December 1982, within three weeks of Xevious and Millipede.

Released around the same time: Xevious, Millipede.

Official trailer

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When did Bagman come out?
Bagman was released on 1 December 1982 for Arcade.

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