Pursuit (Arcade game)

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Pursuit
Developer(s)	Kee Games
Distributor(s)	Atari Inc.
Platform(s)	Arcade
Release date	^{North America} January 31st, 1975
Genre(s)	Flight simulator, military, shooter
Input methods	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 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.^[1]

1 Technology
2 Gameplay
3 Legacy
4 References

[edit] 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.^[1] One overlay provides the onscreen crosshair.^[2]

[edit] 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.