Fast Eddie (video game)
{{About|the 1982 Atari 2600 game|other uses|Fast Eddie (disambiguation){{!}}Fast Eddie}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = Fast Eddie
| image = Fast Eddie coverart.jpg
| caption =
| developer = Sirius Software
| publisher = Sirius Software
Fox Video Games, Inc.
| programmer = Mark Turmelll
Tom McWilliams (Atari 8-bit)
| released = {{collapsible list|title=1982|
- Commodore 64, Atari 8-bit, Atari 2600'
- {{vgrelease|NA|1982}}
- VIC-20
- {{vgrelease|NA|1983}}
}}
| genre = Platformer
| modes = Single-player
| platforms = Commodore 64, Atari 8-bit, Atari 2600, VIC-20
}}
{{Portal|Video games|1980s}}
Fast Eddie is a platform game developed by Mark Turmell and Sirius Software in 1982,{{cite web|title=The Giant List of Classic Game Programmers|url=https://dadgum.com/giantlist/ |last1=Turmell |first1=Mark}} and published by Fox Video Games.{{Cite book |last=Hanson |first=Christopher |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Game_Time/ebhWDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=fast+eddie+video+game&pg=PA64&printsec=frontcover |title=Game Time: Understanding Temporality in Video Games |date=2018-03-08 |publisher=Indiana University Press |isbn=978-0-253-03282-9 |pages=64 |language=en}} It was available for the Commodore 64, Atari 2600, Atari 8-bit computers, and VIC-20.{{Cite web |last=Pryor |first=Ric |date=2017-12-30 |title=The Many Identical Faces of Fast Eddie |url=https://www.oldschoolgamermagazine.com/the-many-identical-faces-of-fast-eddie/ |access-date=2025-05-25 |website=Old School Gamer Magazine |language=en-US}}
Gameplay
The player controls Fast Eddie through a four-story building, collecting prizes while avoiding obstacles. The objective is to reach the top floor and claim the final prize by jumping over the High-Top Sneaker after gathering nine prizes. The player uses a joystick to move Eddie horizontally and vertically, and a button to make him jump.{{Cite book |last=Weiss |first=Brett |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Classic_Home_Video_Games_1972_1984/BzxTtml8Jq4C?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=fast+eddie+video+game&pg=PA58&printsec=frontcover |title=Classic Home Video Games, 1972-1984: A Complete Reference Guide |date=2011-12-20 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-0-7864-8755-4 |pages=58 |language=en}} The game features eight variations with different difficulty levels, with the goal of progressing through all of them.
Reception
Brett Weiss, in Classic Home Video Games, 1972-1984: A Complete Reference Guide praised the game, writing that "Though not as deep or as distinctive as Space Panic or Mr. Do!'s Castle, Fast Eddie is an entertaining game that will keep gamers on their toes." The game's sound design has been described as simplistic and "paradigmatic" 8-bit music.{{Cite book |last=Moormann |first=Peter |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Music_and_Game/JYfROhvXMPAC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=fast+eddie+video+game&pg=PA81&printsec=frontcover |title=Music and Game: Perspectives on a Popular Alliance |date=2012-08-11 |publisher=Springer Science & Business Media |isbn=978-3-531-18913-0 |pages=81 |language=en}}
References
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External links
- {{atarimania|id=8018}}
- {{atarimania|id=1938}}
- {{lemon64 game|id=2121|name=Fast Eddie}}
Category:Atari 8-bit computer games
Category:Horizontally scrolling shooters
Category:Sirius Software games
Category:Video games developed in the United States