Pursuit (arcade game)

Infobox VG
title= Pursuit


caption=
developer= Kee Games
distributor= Atari Inc.
released= ^{North America} January 31st, 1975
genre= Flight simulator, military, shooter
platforms=Arcade
input= Analog joystick with 1 button
cabinet= unique
cpu= discrete
sound= Amplified Mono (one channel)
display= Horizontal orientation, raster (black and white), Standard Resolution.

"Pursuit" is a single-player arcade game by Kee Games, originally released in 1975. The player plays a World War I flying ace who tries to shoot down enemy planes. Gameplay relies on a first person perspective representation. "Pursuit" also marks the first time Atari Inc. publicly acknowledged its relationship with Kee.cite web
title = Atari: The Lost Years of the Coin-Op, 1971 – 1975, Part IV
url=http://www.armchairarcade.com/aamain/content.php?article.103
accessdate = 2007-12-27 ]

Technology

The game is housed in a custom wide cabinet modeled to look like a World War I biplane cockpit. It includes a similarly modeled flight stick with top-mounted fire button. The game's PCB is composed of discrete technology and incldues Atari/Kee's Durastress technlogy. One overlay provides the onscreen crosshair.cite web
title = Pursuit Killer List of Video Games Entry
url=http://www.klov.com/game_detail.php?game_id=9160
accessdate = 2007-12-27 ]

Gameplay

The player uses a flight stick to steer the plane up, down, right, and left to get the enemy in his or her sights. The top-mounted fire button is then used to shoot the enemy plane and gain points.

Legacy

* Atari released "Red Baron" in 1980, a similarly themed and styled game that used a vector graphics display format.

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