- Puzzle Panic
"Puzzle Panic", also known as "Ken Uston's Puzzle Panic", was a
computer game created byblackjack strategistKen Uston ,Bob Polin andRon Karr and published byEpyx in1984 for theAtari 400 /800.The player guides Benny, a
light bulb , through a series of 11 puzzles, each with varying difficulty settings (a total of over 40 levels). At the completion of each level, there are three available exits, each bearing an obscure symbol, which take Benny forward or back in the game (or possibly to repeat the level).The final level, the "Metasequence", is a cryptic puzzle with a non-explicit objective. Its original purpose was part of a contest: Those who solved it correctly by the
1984 August 31 deadline could enter in a drawing to win a weekend at anAtlantic City casino with co-creatorKen Uston , who had previously earned fame as a gambling strategist.External links
* [http://www.cyberroach.com/analog/an25/seasonsoftware.htm The Season's Software Sampler] , excerpted from "
A.N.A.L.O.G. " issue 25, December 1984.
* [http://gury.atari8.info/details_games/382.htm Puzzle Panic entry] from Atari 8-bit Forever.
* [http://www.uvlist.net/game-104774-Puzzle+Panic Puzzle Panic entry] from Universal Videogame List.
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