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Monkeyshines

MONKEY TAG! (1 or 2 players) Press 0 on the numeric section of the Odyssey2 keyboard. The screen will display four computer-controlled monkeys in a matrix of monkey bars. Two men appear at the lower right and…

1 February 1981

Monkeyshines is an arcade, released 1 February 1981 on Odyssey 2 / Videopac G7000.

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What Monkeyshines is

Monkeyshines was released in 1981. It was published by Magnavox. It is available on Odyssey 2 / Videopac G7000 only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

MONKEY TAG! (1 or 2 players) Press 0 on the numeric section of the Odyssey2 keyboard. The screen will display four computer-controlled monkeys in a matrix of monkey bars. Two men appear at the lower right and left of the screen. They are activated by the hand controls. The object of the game is to tag as many monkeys as you can with your man - without getting tagged back. The left hand control maneuvers the man at the lower left of the screen. The right hand control activates the man at the lower right of the screen. Push the joystick to the right to make your man go to the right. Push the joystick to the left to make your man go to the left. Push the joystick forward and press the action…
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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.

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When did Monkeyshines come out?
Monkeyshines was released on 1 February 1981 for Odyssey 2 / Videopac G7000.

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