Orbit

Moby ID: 117136

Released

November 1978 on Arcade

Credits

5 people

Publishers

Atari, Inc.

Developers

Atari, Inc.

Moby Score: n/a
Collected By: 3 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)
Orbit (2011 on PSP, PlayStation 3, 2012 on PS Vita)
Orbit (2015 on Windows, Macintosh, 2016 on Linux)
Orbit (2015 on Windows, Xbox One)
Orbit (2015 on iPhone, iPad, Android...)
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.