Grapple
You must stop the galactic jailbreak. The player controls a small character which can move up and down, while firing horizontally to the right. The screen is divided into 5 rows, and the player can fire high…
31 December 1982
Grapple is an arcade, released 31 December 1982 on Apple II.
What Grapple is
Grapple was released in 1982. It was published by Insoft. It is available on Apple II only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
You must stop the galactic jailbreak. The player controls a small character which can move up and down, while firing horizontally to the right. The screen is divided into 5 rows, and the player can fire high, medium, or low in each row. At the beginning of each level, 5 alien creatures attempt to escape to the left. Each monster must be shot in a specific location, and when they hit they are pushed back to the right. When a monster is pushed off the right of the screen, they are eliminated, but the empty rows can then produce small blue creatures which endanger the player. These creatures are destroyed in one hit. The player loses a life if any monster reaches the left side of the screen…
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
All media
Quick answers
Grapple — frequently asked questions
When did Grapple come out?
Grapple was released on 31 December 1982 for Apple II.
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