''Pursuit'' is a single-player
arcade game by
Kee Games
Kee Games was an American arcade game manufacturer that released arcade and video games from 1973 to 1978.
History
Kee was formed by Joe Keenan, a friend and neighbor of Atari co-founder Nolan Bushnell, in September 1973. In reality, Bushnell h ...
, originally released in 1975. The player plays a
World War I
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flying ace who tries to shoot down enemy planes. Gameplay relies on a
first person perspective representation. ''Pursuit'' also marks the first time
Atari Inc. publicly acknowledged its relationship with Kee.
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Technology
The game is housed in a custom wide cabinet modeled to look like a
World War I
World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...
biplane cockpit. It includes a similarly modeled flight stick with top-mounted fire button. The game's
PCB is composed of discrete technology and includes Atari/Kee's Durastress technology.
One overlay provides the onscreen crosshair.
Gameplay
The player uses a flight stick to steer the plane up, down, right, and left to get the enemy in his or her sights. The top-mounted fire button is then used to shoot the enemy plane and gain points.
See also
* ''
Red Baron
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'' (1980)
References
{{1970s Atari arcade games
1975 video games
Arcade video games
Arcade-only video games
Atari arcade games
Discrete video arcade games
Flight simulation video games
Video games developed in the United States