Happy Trails
Developer(s)Activision
Publisher(s)Activision
Programmer(s)Carol Shaw[1]
Platform(s)Intellivision
Release1983
Genre(s)Puzzle
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Happy Trails is a video game programmed by Carol Shaw for the Intellivision console and released by Activision in 1983.[2] The player must navigate a character through a broken maze to collect gold.[3] Shaw previously wrote River Raid for the Atari 2600.[1]

Happy Trails is a clone of the 1982 Konami arcade game Loco-Motion.[4] 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.[4]

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.[5]

Reviews

References

  1. 1 2 Hague, James. "The Giant List of Classic Game Programmers".
  2. "Activision Games For Intellivision". Archived from the original on December 25, 2018. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
  3. Bentley, Rick (May 27, 1983). "Video Action: Company Shook Industry with Early Ideas". Kentucky New Era. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
  4. 1 2 "Loco-Motion". IntellvisionLives.com. Archived from the original on 2018-06-11.
  5. "The Home Front: Happy Trails". Joystik. 2 (1): 53. September 1983.
  6. "GAMES Magazine #44". October 1983.


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