Jawbreaker (video game)

Jawbreaker (video game)

Infobox VG
title= Jawbreaker


caption= Screenshot of "Jawbreaker" for the Atari 400/800
developer= John Harris
publisher= On-line Systems, Tigervision (Atari 2600 port)
designer=John Harris
released= 1981
genre= Maze chase
modes= 1 player
platforms=Computers: Atari 800, Apple II, Commodore 64, PC Consoles: Atari 2600
input= 4-way joystick

"Jawbreaker" is a video game programmed by John Harris and released in 1981 for the Atari 400/800 by On-line Systemscite web
title = Halcyon Days, Interviews with classic computer and video game programmers: John Harris
url=http://www.dadgum.com/halcyon/BOOK/HARRIS.HTM
accessdate = 2007-07-12 ] . It is essentially a Pac-Man clone, in that a small yellow set of jaws is moved around the map to pick up small dots while avoiding the "jawbreakers" which roll around the map. If the jaws bite the jawbreaker they will be destroyed and the player will lose a life. It was released for the Atari 2800 and later the Apple IIE.

Ports

John Harris also released developed and released ports of the game for the Atari 2600 under Tigervision (1982), and the Apple II (1981) under On-Line Systems. A port to the Commodore 64 was released in 1983, but coded by Doug Whittakercite web
title = Lemon64.Com Jawbreaker Review
url=http://www.lemon64.com/reviews/view.php?id=652
accessdate = 2007-07-12 ] .

Legacy

A follow up entitled "Jawbreaker II" was released in 1983 on the Atari 400/800, Apple II, and Texas Instruments TI99/4A. These ports were not coded by John Harris, and were instead contracted to Dan Drewcite web
title = Halcyon Days, Interviews with classic computer and video game programmers: John Harris
url=http://www.dadgum.com/halcyon/BOOK/HARRIS.HTM
accessdate = 2007-07-12 ] cite web
title = TI-99 4/A Videogame House - Jawbreaker II
url=http://www.videogamehouse.net/jawbreaker.html
accessdate = 2007-07-12 ] .

References

External links

* [http://www.atariage.com/software_page.html?SoftwareLabelID=251 Jawbreaker] Scans of the Atari 2600 version's box, cartridge, manual and various screenshots.


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