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Hangman

Hangman is a word-guessing game. The player must try to guess the word that the computer randomly chose, letter by letter. On each incorrect letter the player can opt to draw a picture of his current state.

31 December 1984

Hangman is a quiz/trivia developed by Status Software, released 31 December 1984 on Arcade.

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What Hangman is

Hangman is a quiz/trivia game developed by Status Software and released in 1984. It is available on Arcade only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Hangman is a word-guessing game. The player must try to guess the word that the computer randomly chose, letter by letter. On each incorrect letter the player can opt to draw a picture of his current state.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Hangman launched on 31 December 1984, within three weeks of Impossible Mission, Jet Set Willy, 3D Starstrike and Bomb Jack.

Released around the same time: Impossible Mission, Jet Set Willy, 3D Starstrike, Bomb Jack.

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When did Hangman come out?
Hangman was released on 31 December 1984 for Arcade.

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