Name This Game is an arcade developed by James Wickstead Design Associates, released 31 December 1983 on Atari 2600.
What Name This Game is
Name This Game is an arcade game developed by James Wickstead Design Associates and released in 1983. It was published by Carrere Video. It is available on Atari 2600 only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
You have discovered a long-sought-after buried treasure, and just when you thought you have discovered a long-sought-after troubles were over, things get really tough! There's a persistent shark who thinks that the treasure belongs to him, and he is after you! As if that were not enough to contend with, there's a big old octopus sitting right above your trove who keeps reaching down to check things out. There you are, shooting at the shark, fighting off the octopus tentacles, and you realize your oxygen supply is running low. Your partner, in the boat, keeps dropping you a line, and you better run over and fill up. It is not going to be easy to hold on to your treasure now that you've found…
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It supports multiplayer. Local play supports 2 players. Available modes: Single player and Split screen.
What it launched against
Name This Game 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.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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