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Block Buster

Block Buster is a Rubik's Cube game for the 8-bit Atari computer. Players can scramble and solve a Rubik's Cube. The game tracks the length of time and number of turns to solve a puzzle. Moves can be placed…

31 December 1981

Block Buster is a puzzle developed by APX, released 31 December 1981 on Atari 8-bit.

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What Block Buster is

Block Buster is a puzzle game developed by APX and released in 1981. It is available on Atari 8-bit only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Block Buster is a Rubik's Cube game for the 8-bit Atari computer. Players can scramble and solve a Rubik's Cube. The game tracks the length of time and number of turns to solve a puzzle. Moves can be placed via text entry or via joystick.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Block Buster launched on 31 December 1981, within three weeks of Ms. Pac-Man, Zaxxon, Gorf and Robotron: 2084.

Released around the same time: Ms. Pac-Man, Zaxxon, Gorf, Robotron: 2084.

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When did Block Buster come out?
Block Buster was released on 31 December 1981 for Atari 8-bit.

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