Jawbreaker

52 1981 • Arcade

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Jawbreaker is a video game programmed by John Harris and released in 1981 for the Atari 400/800 by On-line Systems. Originally intended to be a fairly straight Pac-Man clone, Jawbreaker emerged as a relatively inventive version with unique gameplay. It was widely lauded by reviewers, and became a major seller for Sierra Online. The story of its creation forms a portion of Steven Levy's book, Hackers.

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Genres
Arcade
Game Modes
Single player
Player Perspective
Bird view / Isometric
Platforms and release dates

Atari8bit • Apple][

1981
Developer/Publisher
On-Line Systems
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Description

Jawbreaker is a video game programmed by John Harris and released in 1981 for the Atari 400/800 by On-line Systems. Originally intended to be a fairly straight Pac-Man clone, Jawbreaker emerged as a relatively inventive version with unique gameplay. It was widely lauded by reviewers, and became a major seller for Sierra Online. The story of its creation forms a portion of Steven Levy's book, Hackers.

Details

Genres
Arcade
Game Modes
Single player
Player Perspective
Bird view / Isometric
Platforms and release dates

Atari8bit • Apple][

1981
Developer/Publisher
On-Line Systems