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Stampede

The objective of Stampede is to round up all of the cattle you encounter. To do so, the player must lasso each one in order to capture it. The player is initially only allowed to let two cattle pass; if a…

31 December 1981

Stampede is an arcade developed by Activision, released 31 December 1981 on Atari 2600 and Intellivision.

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What Stampede is

Stampede is an arcade game developed by Activision and released in 1981. It is available on Atari 2600 and Intellivision.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The objective of Stampede is to round up all of the cattle you encounter. To do so, the player must lasso each one in order to capture it. The player is initially only allowed to let two cattle pass; if a third one slips by, the game is over. An important caveat to this is that the player gets one extra free pass for every 1,000 points scored. So, if a player were at 2,000 points and had not yet let any cattle pass, then he or she would be allowed to let four cattle pass before the fifth one ended the game (assuming he or she did not reach 3,000). This makes it possible for an expert player to repeatedly beat the game - as after about 5,000 points or so the game essentially "resets," and…
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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

Stampede launched on 31 December 1981, within three weeks of Ms. Pac-Man, Zaxxon, Gorf and Robotron: 2084.

Released around the same time: Ms. Pac-Man, Zaxxon, Gorf, Robotron: 2084.

Official trailer

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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Quick answers

Stampede — frequently asked questions

When did Stampede come out?
Stampede was released on 31 December 1981 for Atari 2600 and Intellivision.

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