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Kool-Aid Man

Help Kool-Aid Man in a battle with the Thirsties! Those insatiable Thirsties are stealing the water out of your swimming pool. You want to catch em when they stop to dip their straws in the pool. Also, help…

31 December 1983

Kool-Aid Man is an adventure developed by Mattel Electronics, released 31 December 1983 on Atari 2600 and Intellivision.

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What Kool-Aid Man is

Kool-Aid Man is an adventure game developed by Mattel Electronics and released in 1983. It is available on Atari 2600 and Intellivision.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Help Kool-Aid Man in a battle with the Thirsties! Those insatiable Thirsties are stealing the water out of your swimming pool. You want to catch em when they stop to dip their straws in the pool. Also, help Kool-Aid Man gobble up Kool-Aid ingredients in order to keep the Thirsties from bouncing Kool-Aid Man around the backyard.
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How it plays

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

What it launched against

Kool-Aid Man launched on 31 December 1983, within three weeks of The Witness, Chuckie Egg, Atic Atac and Zoo Keeper.

Released around the same time: The Witness, Chuckie Egg, Atic Atac, Zoo Keeper.

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When did Kool-Aid Man come out?
Kool-Aid Man was released on 31 December 1983 for Atari 2600 and Intellivision.

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