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Hobo

Hobo was developed and published by Emerson Radio Corp., which was released in 1983. This is essentially a Frogger clone, albeit the road is diagonal and you play a bum/hobo instead of a frog.

1 January 1983

Hobo is an arcade developed by UA Limited, released 1 January 1983 on Arcadia 2001.

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What Hobo is

Hobo is an arcade game developed by UA Limited and released in 1983. It was published by Emerson Radio. It is available on Arcadia 2001 only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Hobo was developed and published by Emerson Radio Corp., which was released in 1983. This is essentially a Frogger clone, albeit the road is diagonal and you play a bum/hobo instead of a frog.
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How it plays

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

What it launched against

Hobo launched on 1 January 1983, within three weeks of Trashman, King Kong, Evolution and Grand Prix.

Released around the same time: Trashman, King Kong, Evolution, Grand Prix.

Official trailer

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When did Hobo come out?
Hobo was released on 1 January 1983 for Arcadia 2001.

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