Sky Diver

Sky Diver
Arcade flyer
DeveloperAtari, Inc.
PublishersAtari, Inc.
DesignersArcade
Owen Rubin
2600
Jim Huether
PlatformsArcade, Atari 2600
ReleaseArcade
  • NA: June 1978
2600
  • NA: March 1979
GenreAction
ModesSingle-player, multiplayer

Sky Diver is a 1978 video game developed and published by Atari, Inc. for arcades. An Atari VCS port by Jim Huether was published in 1979. The game is a third-person view of a parachuting drop zone. Sky Diver is a two-player game, although one player can play.

Gameplay

Gameplay screenshot

The object of Sky Diver is to jump out of a plane, release a parachute and land on the landing pad. To get higher points, the player must release the parachute closer to the ground. The player has nine jumps. If the landing pad is missed, the player loses points. The highest score possible is 99 points (11 points maximum per jump).

Legacy

Sky Diver has been re-released as part of compilations such as Atari Anthology. In July 2010, the game was included on Microsoft's Game Room service.

A remake of the game has been announced for release exclusively for the Intellivision Amico.

References

  1. 1 2 "Sky Diver". GameFAQs.com. Retrieved July 2, 2010.
  2. ↑ "Production Numbers" (PDF). Atari. 1999. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 10, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Atari VCS game release dates". Atari Archive.
  4. ↑ "Intellivision® Reveals Initial Details For The Upcoming Amico™ Home Video Game Console!". PR Newswire (Press release).