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Turboflex

Turboflex continues the Deflex formula by Jeff Minter. The objective is to hit a target with a ball within a set amount of time, To do so the player places deflectors or bats in the location the ball is at the…

31 December 1982

Turboflex is an arcade developed by Llamasoft LTD, released 31 December 1982 on Atari 8-bit.

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What Turboflex is

Turboflex is an arcade game developed by Llamasoft LTD and released in 1982. It is available on Atari 8-bit only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Turboflex continues the Deflex formula by Jeff Minter. The objective is to hit a target with a ball within a set amount of time, To do so the player places deflectors or bats in the location the ball is at the time of placement and the ball immediately changes direction. The ball moves across the screen in either a horizontal or vertical direction, the player places one of two type of barriers in the location the ball is at any given moment and it immediately changes direction from horizontal to vertical (or vice versa). The type of barrier placed determines if he bounces up/down or left/right. Once the ball hits a barrier, it changes direction, so the next time the ball hits it, it will…
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How it plays

Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Turboflex launched on 31 December 1982, within three weeks of Trashman, King Kong, Evolution and Xevious.

Released around the same time: Trashman, King Kong, Evolution, Xevious.

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When did Turboflex come out?
Turboflex was released on 31 December 1982 for Atari 8-bit.

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