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Orbit

Moby ID: 117136
box cover
Released
November 1978 on Arcade
Credits
5 people
Publishers
Developers
Moby Score
n/a
Collected By
4 players
Genre
Action
Perspective
Top-down
Visual
Fixed / flip-screen
Gameplay
Arcade
Shooter
Vehicular
Space flight
Setting
Sci-fi / futuristic
See Also
  • Orbit (1978 on Sol-20)
  • box cover Orbit (2011 on PSP, PlayStation 3, 2012 on PS Vita)
  • box cover Orbit (2015 on Windows, Macintosh, 2016 on Linux)
  • box cover Orbit (2015 on Windows, Xbox One)
  • box cover Orbit (2015 on iPhone, iPad, Android...)
  • box cover Orbit (2017 on Wii U)

Description

Orbit is Atari's clone of the classic mainframe Space War game. Two player ships orbit a black hole in the centre of the map; players must use their ship's rotation and thrust controls to navigate through the wrapping playfield while avoiding the black hole and trying to shoot the other player's ship.

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Game added by Ms. Tea.

Game added November 20, 2018. Last modified February 22, 2023.