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The core gameplay of Wit's is very similar to the Light Cycles portion of the 1982 arcade game Tron by Bally Midway. The objective is to move your character around a rectangular play area and create a line…

2 June 1989

Wit's is a video game, released 2 June 1989 on Family Computer and Arcade.

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What Wit's is

Wit's was released in 1989. It was published by Athena. It is available on Family Computer and Arcade.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The core gameplay of Wit's is very similar to the Light Cycles portion of the 1982 arcade game Tron by Bally Midway. The objective is to move your character around a rectangular play area and create a line behind you that the other player(s) will crash into. In addition to being able to move your character in the four cardinal directions, the player also has the ability to speed up and the chance to jump once per life, allowing you to potentially escape a dead end. The game can be played either solo against the computer or against up to three other human opponents. The goal is to achieve the most points, gained by surviving, or to make it through the game's increasingly difficult 99 rounds.
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How it plays

It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

What it launched against

Wit's launched on 2 June 1989, within three weeks of Tennis and Super Dodge Ball.

Released around the same time: Tennis, Super Dodge Ball.

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When did Wit's come out?
Wit's was released on 2 June 1989 for Family Computer and Arcade.