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Hat Trick

Hat Trick is an ice hockey based arcade game released by Bally Sente in 1984. Each team in the game consists of two players, including a goaltender. The game takes an overhead view of the rink. At the end of…

31 December 1984

Hat Trick is an arcade developed by Bally Sente Inc., released 31 December 1984 on Atari 7800, Arcade, Commodore C64/128/MAX and DOS.

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What Hat Trick is

Hat Trick is an arcade game developed by Bally Sente Inc. and released in 1984. It was published by Atari Corporation. It is available on Atari 7800, Arcade, Commodore C64/128/MAX and DOS.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Hat Trick is an ice hockey based arcade game released by Bally Sente in 1984. Each team in the game consists of two players, including a goaltender. The game takes an overhead view of the rink. At the end of each game, an ice resurfacer is seen cleaning the ice. Gameplay Hat Trick features a two-on-two version of ice hockey. The player controls both hockey players at the same time, with each up and down movement of the joystick also moving the goaltender across his goal line. Goals are scored each time a player successfully shoots the puck across the opposing goal line. The number of saves are also displayed on the scoreboard, solely for reference. The winner is the player who outscores…
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are non-fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

What it launched against

Hat Trick 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 Hat Trick come out?
Hat Trick was released on 31 December 1984 for Atari 7800, Arcade, Commodore C64/128/MAX and DOS.

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