glazball's game collection (6/24/25) [Platform: Bally Astrocade]

Rating: R5

Date Added: Apr 20, 2013

Summary: This cartridge combines two different driving games. The object in both games is the same: Travel as many miles as possible in a limited amount of time (up to ten minutes).

280 Zzzap is a first-person driving game very similar to Night Driver. The game displays the hood of your car at the bottom of the screen. The winding road is marked by two lines of white side-posts extending into the distance. A speedometer bar shows your current speed. There are also onscreen indicators showing how many miles you have traveled and how much time you have remaining. There are no obstacles on the road, just miles of devious curves to test your reflexes.

Dodgem presents an overhead view of a straight roadway with your car near the bottom heading toward the top of the screen. The challenge in this game is that there are other cars moving back and forth on the road, which you must avoid as you pass.

Rating: R6

Date Added: Apr 20, 2013

Summary: Amazing Maze is a race game for one or two players who start on opposite sides of a maze, trying to be the first to reach the opponent's starting point while an audible tone guides you. When moving along a path that takes you closer to your goal, the tone gets higher. Move in the wrong direction, the tone to get lower. Once a player reaches the goal, a victory fanfare plays, highlighting the winning pathway. The winning player scores one point and generates a new maze if the winning score has not been reached. This cartridge also allows you to play a game of Tic-Tac-Toe on your Astrocade. Play against a friend or challenge the computer until one player wins up to 99 games.

Rating: R6

Date Added: Apr 20, 2013

Summary: Artillery Duel is a duel between artillery guns placed on opposite sides of a hill where two players alternate firing shots to destroy the opponent's gun. At the start of the game each player selects a rank to determine difficulty level (Private is easy. General is harder.) A hill is drawn on the screen and the guns placed on the left and right sides. Each player takes a turn firing a shot using a graphic fire control panel displayed at the top of the screen to adjust the barrel angle (in five degree increments) and powder charge (in .1 bag increments). An indicator shows the current wind velocity and direction to take into account when planning a shot.

Rating: R6

Date Added: Apr 20, 2013

Summary: Astro Battle is the Bally rendition of the arcade classic Space Invaders played at four levels of difficulty, with the higher skill levels featuring faster aliens dropping more bombs. Each wave pits you against thirty-two animated aliens (four rows of eight) moving from one side of the screen to the other, descending slightly each time they reach the edge of the screen. Four shields help protect you from their bombs. Every so often, a spaceship moves across the top of the screen. Blast it to score some extra points. Your current score and number of bases remaining are displayed at the top of the screen. You begin with three bases and are awarded an extra base after scoring 1000 points. No additional bases are awarded after that point. The game ends if the aliens land, all your bases are destroyed, or you destroy all six waves of aliens. Astro Battle was originally released under the name Space Invaders.

Rating: R8

Date Added: May 5, 2016

Summary: Astrocade Pinball is a Pinball game, developed by Bally Midway as Bally Pin and republished by Astrocade, Inc in 1981.

Rating: R5

Date Added: Apr 20, 2013

Summary: Astrocade BASIC provides Astrocade owners with the opportunity to write, run, and save small BASIC language programs in a cart that cleverly uses the Astrocade's 24 key keypad to replicate a full computer keyboard. The keypad can operate in three different modes: Numbers, Letters, and Words. The Letters Mode uses three shift buttons to allow 52 different characters. The Words Mode allows only two key presses to generate one of 16 BASIC commands. The 116 page manual includes an introduction to BASIC and sample programs. Chapters cover graphics, music, games and art. One sample program shows how Astrocade BASIC can be used to display 256 colors at once. An audio cassette player is required to save and load programs, but the BASIC cartridge has a built-in jack for the cassette player to plug into.

Rating: R6

Date Added: Apr 20, 2013

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Rating: R5

Date Added: Apr 20, 2013

Summary: The Biorhythm cart allows your Astrocade to chart a person's physical, mental, and emotional state on any particular date. The program requests the birth date of the person and a starting date for the chart. After a short calculation period, a chart appears showing three lines representing the person's mental, physical and emotional states. Use the joystick to scroll backwards and forwards from the starting date. You can also enter a new starting date to view the chart, while flashing signals indicate critical mental, physical, or emotional days. Biorhythm is Y2K compatible, and will accept birth dates through December 31, 2100. Charts for two people may be generated at once and compared side by side.

Rating: R6

Date Added: Apr 20, 2013

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Rating: R8

Date Added: Oct 26, 2013

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Rating: R5

Date Added: Apr 20, 2013

Summary: This cartridge offers a pair of games based upon the arcade classics Breakout and Clowns. Each game may be played by up to four players taking alternating turns. Up to 99 balls or clowns may be played.

Brickyard is the Breakout influenced title. It features the familiar game play of using a paddle at the bottom of the screen to bounce a ball against bricks at the top of the screen. There are four different difficulty levels which adjust the speed of the ball and size of the paddle. Unlike Breakout, the ball in Brickyard builds up momentum with each hit.

Clowns adapts the essence of Breakout to a circus setting. A pair of clowns bounce up and down on a teeter-totter trying to pop rows of balloons at the top of the screen. The clowns pick up speed each time they bounce off the teeter-totter.

Rating: R8

Date Added: Jun 3, 2013

Summary: Cosmic Raiders is a Defender inspired game where your lone spacecraft faces off against yet another horde of hostile aliens. The game can be played by one to four players.

At the start of the game, the players select how many ships they have available (up to nine.) Each player also selects from ten "intensity" levels which determine the difficulty of play.

The action takes place on a sideways scrolling screen. Your ship zips over the surface of a planet while blasting aliens left and right. A radar display at the bottom of the screen helps you locate any aliens remaining on the level.

On screen display also show your current score, the number of aliens remaining on the level, the number of shields available to you, and how many ships you have left.

Bonus ships and shields are awarded after certain levels.

Rating: R8

Date Added: Nov 20, 2015

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Rating: R7

Date Added: Apr 20, 2013

Summary: Dog Patch is the place to go for a day of fast action shotgun shooting. The game requires two players.

At the start of the game there are three people shown at the bottom of the screen. One player is located in the left corner and the other is located in the right corner. A "thrower" stands in the center of the screen.

The thrower cries "Get ready boys" (in onscreen text) and throws a can up into the air for the players to shoot. Clouds of buckshot whir back and forth as each player tries to hit the can so that it flies his opponent's side of the screen. Quick shooting and careful aim can keep the can bouncing back and forth several times before it finally gets knocked off the screen.

The object of the game is to have the highest score after all the cans have been tossed. The game awards points for hitting a can and for knocking a can off your opponent's side of the screen.

Rating: R5

Date Added: Apr 20, 2013

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Rating: R5

Date Added: Jun 3, 2013

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Rating: R6

Date Added: Apr 20, 2013

Summary: Ranking just behind The Incredible Wizard as the system's best game, Galactic Invasion patterns itself after 1979's Galaxian but with faster paced, more exciting gameplay. Colorful graphics, electrifying sound effects, challenging action, and smooth, responsive controls make maneuvering back and forth a total blast. The best aspect of Galaxian -- the idea that diving enemies are worth more points, especially when accompanied by escorts -- is fully intact.

Rating: R6

Date Added: May 20, 2023

Summary: Grand Prix involves racing against up to three other players, or solo versus the clock, on three different tracks.

Rating: R6

Date Added: Apr 20, 2013

Summary: This cartridge offers two different forms of automotive competition.

Entering the Grand Prix puts you behind the wheel of a high-performance race car on one of three different tracks. Each single screen race tracks is shown from an overhead perspective.

Up to four players may compete against one another or a single player may do practice laps. A pro difficulty level allows the cars to reach higher speeds. The players can choose to race for up to 99 laps.

Choosing the Demolition Derby puts you into a four car competition where each competitor is trying to knock the others out. If fewer than four players are available, the computer controls the excess cars.

The players select how many points each car starts with. Every time a car is hit in the front end (or runs into something with its front end), it loses a point. Once a car reaches zero points it is been immobilized and is out of the game. The object is to have the last car in the game. As with Grand Prix, the action is viewed from an overhead perspective.

This cart was originally released with just the name Grand Prix.

Rating: R0

Date Added: Apr 20, 2013

Summary: Gunfight is one of three games programmed into the Astrocade console. The game portrays a Wild West shootout between two gunslingers much like Atari's Outlaw. The game requires two players. Each player controls a gunfighter located on one side of the screen. The players can maneuver their gunfighters behind cover or into shooting position. The gunfighter's arm can be moved to change the angle of fire. Several obstacles appear that can block gunfire: cactuses, trees, and a moving covered wagon. Shots can be bounced off the top and bottom of the screen to get around the obstacles. Each player has six shots. Once either player has run out of bullets, the other player has ten seconds to score a hit or a new round starts with both players fully reloaded. Each time you hit your opponent you score one point and a new round starts. At the start of the game the players choose how many points they want to play to.
Checkmate is one of three games programmed into the Astrocade console. The object of the game is to surround your three opponents with walls much like Atari's Surround. The game can be played by one to four players. If fewer than four players are available, the computer controls the remaining units. The game starts with the playing field empty except for the lead unit controlled by each player. Each lead unit continuously moves forward leaving a wall behind it. When a lead unit runs into a wall, that player is knocked out of the round. All walls left by that player during the round disappear and all surviving players score a point. The round continues until only one player remains at which point the playing field is cleared and a new round starts. At the start of the game the players can decide how many points are needed to win (up to 99.) If the number of players selected is zero, the computer will play all four positions.
One of the Bally Professional Arcade's four built-in programs, Calculator is used in conjunction with the console's 24-key numeric keypad to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
Scribbling offers both a virtual sketch pad and computer generated art. The game is one of the three programmed into the Astrocade console. The pixel brush used to draw can be adjusted from fine to coarse; there are four different sizes, each twice as large as the next. The color of the pixel can be changed to white, red, green, or blue. Since white is the background color, changing the drawing pixel to white allows it to serve as an erase4. Up to four people may doodle at once. If the number of players selected is zero, the computer will start drawing a design on the screen. The computer draws with four pixels, each moving symmetrically in a different quadrant of the screen, for a kaleidoscope effect.

Rating: R5

Date Added: Apr 20, 2013

Summary: The Incredible Wizard, a licensed adaptation of Bally's arcade shooter Wizard of Wor, puts you into the shoes of a gun-toting Worrior exploring the deadly Dungeons of Wor. The game features a two player cooperative option or a single player may take on the challenge alone.

The object of the game is to score as many points as possible while advancing through a series of increasingly difficult single-screen mazes. The players must clear all the monsters out of a maze in order to advance to the next maze. The players destroy the monsters by blasting them with rifle fire.

The three basic monsters are the Burwor, Garwor, and Thorwor. At the end of certain mazes, the players will also be confronted by the flying Warluk or perhaps even The Wizard of Wor himself. Although some of the monsters can become invisible, a radar display at the bottom of the screen can help the Worriors stay out of harm's way.

Rating: R5

Date Added: Apr 20, 2013

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Rating: R7

Date Added: Apr 10, 2013

Summary: Muncher was one of the many Spectrum games to use the Pac Man game concept. The main change here is that the booth in the centre contains bonus fruit, instead of launching the ghosts, and that a key must be picked up to open it and grab the fruit. As ever, you must avoid the ghosts and collect the dots, with power-pills on offer so as to make the ghosts edible, for bonus points as so as to buy some time.

Rating: R6

Date Added: Apr 20, 2013

Summary: This cartridge offers two combat shooters, one air combat game and one tank battle game.

Panzer Attack is a tank battle game for two to four players. Each player controls a single tank maneuvering through an arena filled with walls that obstruct movement and fire. The arena is viewed from an overhead perspective like that used in Combat on the Atari 2600.

Red Baron is a two player game of air combat between two World War One biplanes. The object of the game is to see how many times you can shoot down the other player before time runs out. The dogfight is viewed from a side perspective.

Rating: R7

Date Added: Apr 20, 2013

Summary: In the Pirate's Chase you play a treasure hunter scooping up doubloons and treasures while trying to avoid pursuing pirates. The game may be played by a single player or by two players competing for the most points. The game is played on a nine by seventeen grid. Each screen is filled with doubloons as well as a special treasure (gold rings, engraved swords, priceless gems, silver chalices or treasure chests.) When you pick up a special treasure, the pirates will attempt to chase you down. Once a screen is cleared, a new screen is generated. Each screen is increasingly difficult but the treasures they contain are also more valuable. You must select how many turns you wish to play, and one additional turn is awarded for each screen cleared.

Rating: R8

Date Added: Oct 10, 2020

Summary: You are the guardian of the 21st century undersea farm. Not only is this important to the survival of the people on earth but the company you work for have risked millions on this venture.

Zardos, the evil king of a distant planet, needs this food for his-self and has sent android divers with other sea creatures to steal this food.

You are provided with the under sea hi-tech, sub-surface cruiser. Sea Devil, equipped with the latest in sonar screens. You can spot targets at a great distance. As they come into range your laser makes quick work of the poachers and accumulate valuable sub credit points for yourself.

Zardos personally is commanding a submarine which will fire cluster bombs to keep you at bay.

Can you get Zardos in his sub? Hes worth 1000 points if you can.

Rating: R8

Date Added: Aug 1, 2013

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Rating: R5

Date Added: Apr 20, 2013

Summary: This cartridge offers two shooting gallery style combat games for one or two players. The object in each game is to score as many points as possible in an amount of time selected by the players (up to ten minutes.)

Seawolf puts you in control of a submarine at the bottom of the ocean shooting at ships cruising by on the surface. Each player's submarine is shown at the bottom of the screen. Enemy ships move across the top of the screen at different speeds.

There are three different sized enemy ships: battleships, tankers and P.T. boats. There are also mines floating in the middle of the screen which serve as obstacles. If you hit a mine, it explodes but does not score any points. The submarines load four torpedoes at a time. After each salvo of four torpedoes, there is a delay to reload the tubes.

In Missile each player controls an anti-aircraft emplacement shooting guided missiles at enemy aircraft overhead. Each player's missile launcher is shown at the bottom of the screen. Enemy aircraft move across the top of the screen. There are three sizes of enemy aircraft: cargo planes, bombers, and fighters. After a missile has been launched, the joystick can be used to help guide it toward a target.

Rating: R8

Date Added: Jan 18, 2018

Summary: This cartridge was released on September 24, 1983 at the Astrobash. Some
versions of this cartridge have the label glued (or taped) over an original
Bally MFG. CORP. label (since "Sneaky Snake" used salvaged cartridge cases).
Peggy Gladdon drew the label's artwork. Two different ROMs exist, one much
larger than the other, but no difference can be seen between them. Written by
Dave Ibach using the General Video Assembler.

Rating: R7

Date Added: Jun 3, 2013

Summary: In Solar Conqueror you take on the role of a lone star pilot fighting against the hostile alien race known as the Demens. You have two primary goals: conquer as many of the alien solar systems as possible and score as many points as possible.

One to four players can play in alternating turns. The first two solar systems to be conquered contain two planets. After that, all solar systems contain four planets to conquer. The difficulty level can be adjusted by starting on a higher level solar system.

A player takes on one planet at a time. The planet appears on the right hand edge of the screen. The planet is the source for three kinds of alien threats: kamikaze ships, ground-to-air missiles, and killer satellites. The player must also avoid or destroy dangerous asteroids found floating near the planets.

A bonus ship is awarded after conquering Solar Systems 1 to 8. Two bonus ships are awarded for each subsequent system conquered.

Rating: R5

Date Added: Apr 20, 2013

Summary: Space Fortress puts you at the guns of a solitary space fortress being besieged by a swarm of alien ships. The game may be played by up to four players taking alternating turns.

Your fortress is located in the center of the screen. Alien ships will appear at the edges of the screen. You must blast the aliens before they hit your fortress with their fireballs. Kamikaze ships will sometimes appear and attempt to destroy your fortress with a ramming attack.

At the beginning of the game you choose how many fortresses you would like to play (up to ten.) The players may also choose from ten levels of difficulty.

Rating: R7

Date Added: Jun 3, 2013

Summary: Astro Battle is the Bally rendition of the arcade classic Space Invaders played at four levels of difficulty, with the higher skill levels featuring faster aliens dropping more bombs. Each wave pits you against thirty-two animated aliens (four rows of eight) moving from one side of the screen to the other, descending slightly each time they reach the edge of the screen. Four shields help protect you from their bombs. Every so often, a spaceship moves across the top of the screen. Blast it to score some extra points. Your current score and number of bases remaining are displayed at the top of the screen. You begin with three bases and are awarded an extra base after scoring 1000 points. No additional bases are awarded after that point. The game ends if the aliens land, all your bases are destroyed, or you destroy all six waves of aliens. Astro Battle was originally released under the name Space Invaders.

Rating: R5

Date Added: Apr 20, 2013

Summary: In Star Battle two star ships fly down a trench trying to shoot each other down. Two players may compete head-to-head or one player may battle the computer.

At the start of the game the players select how many points are needed to win (from 1 to 999.) A player scores a point each time the opposing star ship is shot down.

The 2D onscreen action shows the two star ships from behind flying within a narrow multi-colored trench which stretches into the distance. The game was clearly inspired by the final space battle from Star Wars as the x-shaped ship resembles an X-Wing and the h-shaped ship resembles a TIE Fighter.

Rating: R5

Date Added: Apr 20, 2013

Summary: This cartridge offers four sports games that can be played by up to four players. All of the games require at least two players.

The first game on the cart is a two-player game of Baseball. The position where the ball is hit in the outfield determines how far the runners advance. The infielders automatically field the ball when it touches them. If you can maneuver your outfielders to touch a ball, it will be caught for an out. The game ends after nine innings even if the score is tied.

The remaining three games are variations on the arcade classic Pong. Tennis presents a singles or doubles match. Handball only allows two players. In both of these games the ball is volleyed until one team misses the ball which scores a point for the other team. The first team to 21 points wins.

Hockey can be played by two, three, or four players. In the two-player mode, each player controls two men onscreen. In the three or four player mode, each player controls an individual team member. The object is to deflect the puck into your opponent's goal to score a point. The first team to 21 points wins.

Rating: R8

Date Added: Jun 3, 2013

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Rating: R0

Date Added: Oct 26, 2015

Summary: Bally Professional Arcade / Astrocade multi-cart by Ken Lill