720 Degrees game. Arcade, amusements, coin-op.

720 Degrees

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Platform: Arcade

Game: 720 Degrees

Publisher: Atari

Year: 1986

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MIDI Music: N/A

Description

720° is a skateboarding video game originally developed as a coin-operated arcade game and subsequently ported to several other platforms. You are a skateboarder whose only goal is to earn enough points to make it into one of four skate parks, where you compete for cash and equipment in a major event. There are four classes, or levels of difficulty. Events are the Downhill, Slalom, Jump, and Ramp, and after completing all four events in a single class, you move up to the next, more difficult, class.

Scattered through the level are several 'map' icons placed on the ground. Rolling over one of these gives you a map with the roads, parks and your location marked on it. Also scattered about the level are hazards and obstacles such as fast-moving cars and motorcycles, pedestrians, water, sand, killer hornets, flying hammers, and others. Dodging these, or better yet, jumping and/or spinning over them will earn you points.

At the top of the screen is a bar marking the time you have remaining. When it runs down, the message "Skate or Die" appears onscreen and a dangerous object starts heading for you unless you can get to a skate park. These objects are unavoidable in the long run, so getting to a park as quickly as possible is advisable.

Doing well at the events earns you the cash needed to buy equipment at shops, and a chance at a bronze, silver, or gold medal. Completing all four events in all four classes completes the game.

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