K-Razy Shoot-Out
| K-Razy Shoot-Out | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | K-Byte |
| Publisher(s) |
K-Byte CBS Software |
| Designer(s) |
Dr. Keith Dreyer Torre Meeder |
| Platform(s) |
Atari 8-bit (original) Atari 5200 |
| Release |
1981 (Atari 8-bit) 1983 (Atari 5200) |
| Genre(s) | Shoot 'em up |
K-Razy Shoot-Out is a clone of the arcade game Berzerk developed by K-Byte, a division of Kay Enterprises, and released for the[1] Atari 8-bit family in 1981. The game was written by Torre Meeder and Dr. Keith Dreyer.[2] An Atari 5200 version followed in 1983.
The game is part of a series of titles with the "K-" prefix, including K-Razy Kritters[3] and K-Star Patrol.[4] All of them were published on cartridge. The K-Byte games were later published by CBS Software, including the Atari 5200 port of K-Razy Shoot-Out.[5]
Reception
K-Razy Shoot-Out was very popular. With 35,000 copies sold by June 1982, it might have been the best-selling computer game of all time to that date.[6] It won the 1983 Arcade Award for "Best Arcade/Action Computer Game" from Electronic Games magazine.[7] The Berzerk similarity was mentioned, but also that the game has "a unique flavor all its own."
Keita Iida, reviewing the 5200 version, wrote "Both Berzerk and K-Razy Shoot-Out are virtually identical. So much so that I can't see any reason for CBS to have released this cartridge."[5]
References
- ↑ "1983 Arcade Awards". Electronic Games: 34. January 1983.
- ↑ "K-Razy Shoot-Out". Atari Mania.
- ↑ "K-Razy Kritters". Atari Mania.
- ↑ "K-Star Patrol Manual". archive.org.
- 1 2 Iida, Keita. "Atari 5200 Review: K-RAZY SHOOT-OUT". AtariHQ.com.
- ↑ Maher, Jimmy (2012-03-26). "The Wizardry Phenomenon". The Digital Antiquarian. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- ↑ "1983 Arcade Awards". Electronic Games: 34. January 1983.