Hockey
A ball-and-paddle game developed by General Instruments as one of the built-in games on their custom chips for dedicated consoles. It was included on the original custom chip released by GI in 1976, the…
31 December 1976
Hockey is a sport developed by General Instrument Microelectronic, released 31 December 1976 on AY-3-8500 and AY-3-8610.
What Hockey is
Hockey is a sport game developed by General Instrument Microelectronic and released in 1976. It is available on AY-3-8500 and AY-3-8610.
The premise, in the publisher's words
A ball-and-paddle game developed by General Instruments as one of the built-in games on their custom chips for dedicated consoles. It was included on the original custom chip released by GI in 1976, the AY-3-8500. An upgraded version of the game was included on the AY-3-8600 chip in 1977 featuring color and actual hockey goals. The novelty was that the ball could bounce behind these as well.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective.
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When did Hockey come out?
Hockey was released on 31 December 1976 for AY-3-8500 and AY-3-8610.
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