Oil's Well cover art

Oil's Well

Players control a snake like pipe. The goal is to eat all the pellets on screen in order to get the highest score possible. Players must do this while avoiding being hit by enemies.

1 October 1983

Oil's Well is an arcade developed by Sierra On-Line, released 1 October 1983 on ColecoVision, Apple II, Atari 8-bit and Commodore C64/128/MAX.

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What Oil's Well is

Oil's Well is an arcade game developed by Sierra On-Line and released in 1983. It was published by Comptiq. It is available on ColecoVision, Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore C64/128/MAX, DOS, MSX and Sharp X1.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Players control a snake like pipe. The goal is to eat all the pellets on screen in order to get the highest score possible. Players must do this while avoiding being hit by enemies.
Description from the publisher · source

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: Multiplayer and Single player.

What it launched against

Oil's Well launched on 1 October 1983, within three weeks of Track & Field and Stop the Express.

Released around the same time: Track & Field, Stop the Express.

Official trailer

Gameplay Video thumbnail

Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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Quick answers

Oil's Well — frequently asked questions

When did Oil's Well come out?
Oil's Well was released on 1 October 1983 for ColecoVision, Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore C64/128/MAX, DOS, MSX and Sharp X1.
Does Oil's Well have multiplayer?
Yes. Oil's Well supports multiplayer.

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