Barge is an arcade developed by General Masters Corp., released 31 December 1983 on Atari 8-bit.
What Barge is
Barge is an arcade game developed by General Masters Corp. and released in 1983. It was published by K-Tek Software. It is available on Atari 8-bit only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Mississippi has been hit by a deadly storm, leaving many boaters stranded. You control the more powerful SS Commodore, and must boat through these hazardous waters and rescue as many of these as possible. This involves travelling up a succession of screens, each of which has one person to rescue, while avoiding static rocks and debris. The screen layouts each time are random, so it is not always possible or safe to rescue the boater. You start a screen in the horizontal position you exited the previous one, so a central exit maximises your chances on the next screen. Other boats travel horizontally across the screen - contact with these results in losing a life. A tap of the fire button…
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Barge 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.
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When did Barge come out?
Barge was released on 31 December 1983 for Atari 8-bit.
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