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Fort Apocalypse

Fort Apocalypse is a 2D multi-directional scroller where the player navigates an underground prison in a helicopter, destroying or avoiding enemies while rescuing the prisoners.

31 December 1982

Fort Apocalypse is an arcade developed by Synapse Software Corporation, released 31 December 1982 on Atari 8-bit and Commodore C64/128/MAX.

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What Fort Apocalypse is

Fort Apocalypse is an arcade game developed by Synapse Software Corporation and released in 1982. It is available on Atari 8-bit and Commodore C64/128/MAX.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Fort Apocalypse is a 2D multi-directional scroller where the player navigates an underground prison in a helicopter, destroying or avoiding enemies while rescuing the prisoners.
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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

Fort Apocalypse 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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When did Fort Apocalypse come out?
Fort Apocalypse was released on 31 December 1982 for Atari 8-bit and Commodore C64/128/MAX.

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