Software:Cloak & Dagger (video game)
| Cloak & Dagger | |
|---|---|
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| Developer(s) | Atari, Inc. |
| Publisher(s) | Atari, Inc. |
| Producer(s) | John Ray[1] |
| Designer(s) | Russel Dawe[1] |
| Programmer(s) | Russel Dawe |
| Platform(s) | Arcade |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | Multidirectional shooter |
| Mode(s) | 1-2 players alternating turns |
| Arcade system | 6502-based hardware[3] |
Cloak & Dagger is an arcade video game released by Atari, Inc. in March 1984 as a tie-in to the 1984 film Cloak & Dagger. The game saw limited arcade release as a conversion kit for Robotron cabinets.
Gameplay
Cloak & Dagger is a multidirectional shooter game.[4][5]
Development and release
The game was created by Russel Dawe. The game was under development using the title Agent X when the movie producers and Atari learned of each other's projects and decided to cooperate. When Atari was consulted to provide a game as an element of the movie, they tweaked Agent X and renamed it Cloak & Dagger. Dabney Coleman's character was named "Jack Flack" in the movie in lieu of "Agent X". The film shows an Atari 5200 version of the game, but the cartridge props are actually other 5200 games with a Cloak & Dagger label stuck on them and the screenshots are of the arcade version. A 5200 port was planned, but not completed.[6]
A port for the Atari 8-bit family was being developed by Atari, Inc. employee Dave Comstock in 1984, but was never finished.[7]
Reception
Computer and Video Games gave Cloak & Dagger an overall positive outlook.[8]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Bousiges, Alexis; Kukulcan, Bruno; Oliver, Paige (2020). "Cloak & Dagger". https://www.arcade-history.com/?page=detail&id=476.
- ↑ Akagi, Masumi (13 October 2006). "Atari (Atari Games/TWI); C" (in ja). アーケードTVゲームリスト 国内•海外編 (1971-2005) (1st ed.). Amusement News Agency. pp. 111, 149. ISBN 978-4990251215. https://archive.org/stream/ArcadeGameList1971-2005#page/n112/mode/1up.
- ↑ Broyad, Toby (2020). "Atari 6502 Colour Raster Hardware (Atari)". https://www.system16.com/hardware.php?id=764&page=1#2929.
- ↑ Schwartz, Michael; Dykman, Joan (1998). "Cloak & Dagger - Overview". All Media Network. http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=402.
- ↑ "Cloak & Dagger (Game)". Giant Bomb. CBS Interactive. 2020. https://www.giantbomb.com/cloak-dagger/3030-27332/.
- ↑ Rosenberg, Alex (September 12, 1994). "Atari 5200 FAQ: 2.6 - WHAT'S THE REAL STORY BEHIND CLOAK AND DAGGER?". http://www.atarihq.com/5200/5200faq/02_06.html.
- ↑ Reichert, Matt. "Atari 8-bit Software - Cloak & Dagger". http://www.atariprotos.com/8bit/software/cloakdagger/cloakdagger.htm.
- ↑ "Arcade Action - It's Thirsty Work: Cloak & Dagger". Computer and Video Games (EMAP) (32): 42. June 1984. https://archive.org/stream/computer-video-games-magazine-032#page/n41/mode/1up.
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