Sky Diver
{{short description|1978 video game}}
{{about|the arcade game||Skydiver (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox video game
|title = Sky Diver
|image = Sky Diver cover.jpg
|caption = Atari VCS box cover
|developer = Atari, Inc.
|publisher = Atari, Inc.
|designer = Owen Rubin (Arcade)
Jim Huether (2600)
|engine =
| released = Arcade{{vgrelease|NA|1978}}Atari 2600{{vgrelease|NA|April 1979}}
|genre = Action
|modes = Single-player, multiplayer
|platforms = Arcade, Atari 2600
}}
Sky Diver is an arcade video game designed by Owen Rubin, and released by Atari, Inc. in 1978. An Atari VCS port by Jim Huether was published in 1979.{{cite web|url=http://www.gamefaqs.com/atari2600/585084-sky-diver/data|title=Sky Diver|work=GameFAQs.com|accessdate=2010-07-02}} 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
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.{{cite press release|title=Intellivision® Reveals Initial Details For The Upcoming Amico™ Home Video Game Console!|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/intellivision-reveals-initial-details-for-the-upcoming-amico-home-video-game-console-300734998.html|website=PR Newswire}}
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References
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External links
- [http://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=9580 Sky Diver] at KLOV
- {{AtariAge software|id=435}}
- [http://www.orubin.com Owen Rubin's (the creator's) home page. See "Game Stories" link for more info]
{{1970s Atari arcade games}}
Category:Parachuting video games
Category:Multiplayer and single-player video games
Category:Video games developed in the United States
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