Rocket

Moby ID: 135723

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Released

December 1978 on COSMAC

Credits

1 person

Publishers

BYTE Publications, Inc.

Moby Score: n/a

Genre: Action
Perspective: Side view
Visual: Fixed / flip-screen
Gameplay: Shooter
Interface: Direct control
Setting: Sci-fi / futuristic

Business Model: Commercial
Media Type: Type-in
Input Devices Supported/Optional: Keyboard
Number of Players Supported: 1 Player

See Also

Rocket (1970 on Mainframe, 1975 on Wang 2200)
Rocket (1976 on Altair 8800)
Rocket (1981 on DOS)

Description

Rocket is a simple shooting game created primarily to show the workings of the Chip-8 programming language. The game the player fires rockets up at UFOs that cross the screen. The player can move the rocket left and right before launching in order to try to get it to line up with the UFO. After launching the rocket flies straight up. The player has a limited number of rockets and is awarded one point for each UFO hit.

Credits (COSMAC version)

Written by

Joseph Weisbecker

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Game added by vedder.

Game added October 7, 2019. Last modified February 13, 2023.