HWY Chase
A "Galaxian" type game. Shoot the flashing car (alien) on the screen the clear the level. HWY (pronounced Highway) Chase was released in December 1980 in the Japanese arcades. It was the very first video game…
31 December 1980
HWY Chase is an arcade developed by Data East Corporation, released 31 December 1980 on Arcade.
What HWY Chase is
HWY Chase is an arcade game developed by Data East Corporation and released in 1980. It is available on Arcade only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
A "Galaxian" type game. Shoot the flashing car (alien) on the screen the clear the level. HWY (pronounced Highway) Chase was released in December 1980 in the Japanese arcades. It was the very first video game made for this system (Cassette No. 01) along with Sengoku Ninja-tai (known as Ninja out of Japan) and Manhattan. It is said the title HWY Chase (HWY instead of Highway) was selected to easily recycle source code and materials made for 'Mad Rider', released earlier as a PCB, and known as 'Mad Alien' out of Japan.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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Quick answers
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When did HWY Chase come out?
HWY Chase was released on 31 December 1980 for Arcade.
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