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Warlords
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Manufacturer:
Atari Year: 1980 Type: Videogame Class: Wide Release
Number of Simultaneous Players: 4 Maximum number of Players: 4 Gameplay: Either Control Panel Layout: Multiple Player Controls:
Sound: Amplified Mono (one channel) |
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Warlords DescriptionThe players use shields to defend their castle walls from the fireballs that ricochet around the playfield. Players can capture and catapult the fireballs at opposing castles. Fireballs destroy pieces of the castle walls they hit.Cabinet InformationThe game was released in two versions: an upright with a black-and-white monitor for one- or two-player games and a cocktail with a color monitor for one- to four-player games.Game PlayThe objective of the game is to destroy the three other castles while protecting one's own castle with the moving shield. When the button is depressed, the shield can capture a fireball. Release the button and the fireball is catapulted at the opponents. The spinning fireballs released from a shield have more destructive force on a castle wall than a fireball simply deflected from another wall or the sides of the playfield. Fireballs cannot be held long since they slowly destroy the player's own castle walls adjacent to the fireball. Additional fireballs appear at predetermined intervals or when a castle is destroyed, whichever comes first. A maximum of four fireballs can simultaneously be in play.The computer controls all the unpaid castles. In one- and two-player games, if a paid player has the surviving castle, the game continues with a new battle at a higher level. In the higher levels, computer opponents play more accurately and faster. Two-player games can be played jointly (to maximize score/level) or competitively. VAPS Arcade CensusThere are 6,993 members of the Video Arcade Preservation Society / Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, 4,022 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 65,230 machines (3,799 unique titles).Common - There are 47 known instances of this machine owned by Warlords collectors who are members. Of these, 45 of them are original dedicated machines, and 2 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired. For Sale - There is one VAPS member with a Warlords machine for sale. VAPS members are totally independent of VAPS and the International Arcade Museum, and we are unable to recommend, endorce, or guarantee any person or company selling games or game parts. Wanted - Very Popular - There are 25 VAPS members currently looking for Warlords. This game ranks a 30 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census ownership records. This game ranks a 59 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often wanted, 1=least common) in popularity based on census want list records.
TechnicalThe game uses a 6502 microprocessor and one Atari Pokey sound chip. The game board supports both B&W and color output by toggling the cocktail pin.TriviaThe original prototype had the name Castles & Kings. There was only one prototype color upright ever produced by Atari.Manuals
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