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Barnstorming

The player must pilot a biplane through a series of barns in the shortest time possible while dodging windmills, weather vanes, and geese. Bumping into anything slows down the plane for a couple of seconds…

31 December 1982

Barnstorming is an arcade developed by Activision, released 31 December 1982 on Atari 2600.

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What Barnstorming is

Barnstorming is an arcade game developed by Activision and released in 1982. It is available on Atari 2600 only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The player must pilot a biplane through a series of barns in the shortest time possible while dodging windmills, weather vanes, and geese. Bumping into anything slows down the plane for a couple of seconds, increasing the overall time. There are four levels of play determined by the game select switch. Game 1 is Hedge Hopper (10 barns), game 2 is Crop Duster (15 barns), game 3 is Stunt Pilot (15 barns), and game 4 is Flying Ace (25 barns). In the first three games, the course layout of barns, windmills, and even geese do not change, making it easy to memorize the layout. Game 4 is the only game with a random course.
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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

Barnstorming 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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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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When did Barnstorming come out?
Barnstorming was released on 31 December 1982 for Atari 2600.

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