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Blockade

Blockade is a black and white arcade game developed and published by Gremlin in October 1976. Using four directional buttons, each player moves their character around leaving a solid line behind them, turning…

1 October 1976

Blockade is an arcade developed by Gremlin Industries, released 1 October 1976 on Arcade.

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What Blockade is

Blockade is an arcade game developed by Gremlin Industries and released in 1976. It is available on Arcade only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Blockade is a black and white arcade game developed and published by Gremlin in October 1976. Using four directional buttons, each player moves their character around leaving a solid line behind them, turning at 90 degree angles. To win, a player must last longer than the opponent before hitting something, with the first person to hit something losing. The game ends after one player gains six wins. Blockade is the first of what have become known as snake games.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. It supports multiplayer. Local play supports 2 players. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

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Quick answers

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When did Blockade come out?
Blockade was released on 1 October 1976 for Arcade.
Does Blockade have multiplayer?
Yes. Blockade supports multiplayer.

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