Happy Trails (video game)
Happy Trails is a video game programmed by Carol Shaw for the Intellivision console and released by Activision in 1983.[2] The player must navigate a character through a broken maze to collect gold.[3] Shaw previously wrote River Raid for the Atari 2600.[1]
| Happy Trails | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Activision |
| Publisher(s) | Activision |
| Programmer(s) | Carol Shaw[1] |
| Platform(s) | Intellivision |
| Release | 1983 |
| Genre(s) | Puzzle |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Happy Trails is a clone of the 1982 Konami arcade game Loco-Motion.[4] Mattel was working on an official port, but Happy Trails was published first, resulting in Loco-Motion being sold at a discount and without any marketing support.[4]
Reception
Joystik magazine wrote, "This is a great game. The strategic possibilities are seemingly endless," giving an overal rating of 5 out of 5 stars.[5]
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References
- Hague, James. "The Giant List of Classic Game Programmers".
- "Activision Games For Intellivision". Retrieved August 28, 2016.
- Bentley, Rick (May 27, 1983). "Video Action: Company Shook Industry with Early Ideas". Kentucky New Era. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
- "Loco-Motion". IntellvisionLives.com. Archived from the original on 2018-06-11.
- "The Home Front: Happy Trails". Joystik. 2 (1): 53. September 1983.
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