Darts
Darts is a 1-player skill game for the 8-bit Atari. The player controls a hand, which they must position on a dart board to score points. There are 10 levels of difficulty, which determine the shakiness of the…
31 December 1981
Darts is a sport developed by Thorn EMI Video Ltd., released 31 December 1981 on Atari 8-bit.
What Darts is
Darts is a sport game developed by Thorn EMI Video Ltd. and released in 1981. It is available on Atari 8-bit only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Darts is a 1-player skill game for the 8-bit Atari. The player controls a hand, which they must position on a dart board to score points. There are 10 levels of difficulty, which determine the shakiness of the throwing arm. The player also sets the level of the computer opponent. The player counts down points from 1001, 905, 501, or 301. The first player to reach a score of 0 is the winner, and the scoring points must be a double. The player can choose to require a double at the start of the game.
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Darts 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 Darts come out?
Darts was released on 31 December 1981 for Atari 8-bit.
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