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Tooth Invaders

Tooth Invaders is a video game released by Commodore International for its VIC-20 home computer in 1981 and later for the C64 in 1982. It was developed in association with Camelot Marketing Group in order to…

31 December 1981

Tooth Invaders is an arcade developed by Commodore Business Machines, Inc., released 31 December 1981 on Commodore C64/128/MAX and Commodore VIC-20.

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What Tooth Invaders is

Tooth Invaders is an arcade game developed by Commodore Business Machines, Inc. and released in 1981. It is available on Commodore C64/128/MAX and Commodore VIC-20.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Tooth Invaders is a video game released by Commodore International for its VIC-20 home computer in 1981 and later for the C64 in 1982. It was developed in association with Camelot Marketing Group in order to positively reinforce the pros of brushing, flossing, and healthy dental care. Seen as a fun way to teach children the importance of dental care, players fight as "Plaqueman" to fight plaque using a toothbrush and dental floss. It was also made in association with the American Dental Association, released during National Dental Month, and supported by dentists.
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How it plays

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

What it launched against

Tooth Invaders 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.

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When did Tooth Invaders come out?
Tooth Invaders was released on 31 December 1981 for Commodore C64/128/MAX and Commodore VIC-20.

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