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Blue Max

Synapse Software CorporationAtari 800
Release Date
January 1, 1983
Developer
Synapse Software Corporation
Publisher
Synapse Software Corporation
Genre
Action
Players
1
Rating
E - Everyone

The game opens with the player's aircraft parked on a runway while the theme - a rendition of "Rule, Britannia!" - plays. After selecting from various control and difficulty options and pressing start, the screen shows the aircraft speeding up down the runway. The player is required to push the joystick in o...

Overview

In Blue Max, The game opens with the player's aircraft parked on a runway while the theme - a rendition of "Rule, Britannia!" - plays. After selecting from various control and difficulty options and pressing start, the screen shows the aircraft speeding up down the runway. The player is required to push the joystick in order to take off, but not before the plane reaches a certain minimum speed. From then on the screen scrolls diagonally in the fashion of Zaxxon, using oblique projection to simulate three-dimensionality. The pl...

Release Information

Release Date
January 1, 1983
Developer
Synapse Software Corporation
Publisher
Synapse Software Corporation
Genre
Action
Players
1
Rating
E - Everyone

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