Gumball is an arcade developed by Brøderbund Software, released 31 December 1983 on Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore C64/128/MAX and PC-8800 Series.
What Gumball is
Gumball is an arcade game developed by Brøderbund Software and released in 1983. It is available on Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore C64/128/MAX and PC-8800 Series.
The premise, in the publisher's words
You play as a worker at a gumball factory, where you must move through the ranks of the factory by successfully sorting colored gumballs using a Rube Goldberg-esque gumball sorting machine.
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
Gumball launched on 31 December 1983, within three weeks of The Witness, Chuckie Egg, Atic Atac and Zoo Keeper.
Released around the same time: The Witness, Chuckie Egg, Atic Atac, Zoo Keeper.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
All media
Quick answers
Gumball — frequently asked questions
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