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720 Degrees

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Genres
SportArcade
Themes
Action
Modes
Single playerMultiplayer
Perspective
Third personBird view / Isometric
Developer
Atari Games
Publishers
U.S. Gold, Midway Games, Mindscape, Atari Games
Release dates
Platform Date
Arcade December 01, 1986
Commodore C64/128/MAX December 31, 1987
ZX Spectrum December 31, 1987
Amstrad CPC December 31, 1988
Nintendo Entertainment System November 01, 1989
Game Boy Color March 01, 1999

About

720 Degrees is a 1986 arcade game by Atari Games. 720°, a skateboarding game, is notable in that along with BMX Simulator, it is one of the first extreme sports video games, and has a unique timed structure that requires the player score points in order to keep the game going.

Story

The game's name comes from the "ultimate" trick, turning a full 720° (two complete circles) in the air after jumping off a ramp. 720° has the player controlling a skateboarder ripping around a middle-class neighborhood. By doing jumps and tricks, the player can eventually acquire enough points to compete at a skate park.

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