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Name: Gotcha Manufacturer: Atari Year: 1973 Type: Videogame Class: Wide Release
Number of Simultaneous Players: 2
Sound: Amplified Mono (one channel)
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 Photo contributed by: ED MAU
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Gotcha DescriptionA two-player maze game where the object is to catch the other player.Atari, the Gotcha maker, released 126 different machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1972. Other machines made by Atari during the time period Gotcha was produced include Snoopy Pong, Barrel Pong, Doctor Pong, Space Race, Pong Doubles, and Pong. Cabinet Style Weights and Measures
Game IntroductionThe maze is displayed on the screen. The first player controls the Pursuer which is represented by a square and the second player controls the Pursued which is represented by a plus sign.Game PlayAs the Pursuer moves closer and closer to the Pursued, an electronic beep sound increases in frequency to a feverish pitch until the Pursuer catches the Pursued.Each time, the Pursuer catches the Pursued, a point is scored and the chase starts over again. VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op Gotcha CensusThere are 7,759 members of the Video Arcade Preservation Society / Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, 6,459 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 103,038 machines (5,036 unique titles).Scarce - There are 4 known instances of this machine owned by Gotcha collectors who are active members. Of these, 4 of them are original dedicated machines Wanted - No active members have added this machine to their wish list. This game ranks a 3 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census ownership records.
TriviaThis was the first maze arcade game, as well as the very first video game to cause a considerable amount of controversy, predating other early examples such as Death Race by several years. The controversy stemmed from the perception that the game's controls, rather than joysticks, were pink rubber bulges meant to represent breasts. The bulges were squeezed in order to control the action. This was done because some members of Atari jokingly mentioned that joysticks curiously resembled a phallus. As a result, it was decided to create a "female game" and this game was henceforth referred to as "the boob game" by company staff. Later versions of the cabinet replaced the controls with standard joysticks. The game was not well received by the public.Foto-Finder™ (books)
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eBay ListingsClick to search eBay for Gotcha Videogame machines and related items.Click to search eBay for machines and parts made by Atari. Check out the IAM/KLOV report of the hottest coin-op machine auctions, powered by Ace.com.
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