Happy Trails
Happy Trails is a video game programmed by Carol Shaw for the Intellivision console and released by Activision in 1983. The player must navigate a character through a broken maze to collect gold. Shaw previously wrote River Raid for the Atari 2600.
Happy Trails
- Date
- 1983
- Genre
- action game · strategy video game
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Happy Trails is a video game programmed by Carol Shaw for the Intellivision console and released by Activision in 1983. The player must navigate a character through a broken maze to collect gold. Shaw previously wrote River Raid for the Atari 2600.
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A clone of the 1982 Konami arcade game Loco-Motion. 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.
Key facts
Key facts
• Title — Happy Trails • Platforms — Intellivision • Publisher — Activision • Developer — Activision • Programmer — Carol Shaw • Released — 1983 • Genre — Puzzle • Modes — Single-player, multiplayer
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• Games #44
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1983
Happy Trails published.
1983
Happy Trails is recorded as published in 1983.
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Reception
Joystik magazine wrote, "This is a great game. The strategic possibilities are seemingly endless," giving an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars.
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- 1.Hague, James. The Giant List of Classic Game Programmers.
- 2.Activision Games For Intellivision.
- 3.Bentley, Rick. Video Action: Company Shook Industry with Early Ideas. Kentucky New Era. May 27, 1983.
- 4.Loco-Motion. IntellvisionLives.com.
- 5.The Home Front: Happy Trails. Joystik. 2. 1. 53. September 1983.
- 6.GAMES Magazine #44. October 1983.
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