Gotcha

Manufacturer: Atari
Year: 1973
Class: Wide Release
Genre: Labyrinth/Maze
Type: Videogame

Monitor:

Orientation: Horizontal
Type: Raster: Standard Resolution
CRT: Black and White

Conversion Class: unique
Number of Simultaneous Players: 2
Maximum number of Players: 2
Gameplay: Competitive
Control Panel Layout: Multiple Player
Controls:

Trackball: Optical

Sound: Amplified Mono (one channel)

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Gotcha Description

A two-player maze game where the object is to catch the other player.

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Game Introduction

The maze is displayed on the screen. The first player controls the Pursuer which is represented by a square and the second player controls the Pursued which is represented by a plus sign.

Game Play

As the Pursuer moves closer and closer to the Pursued, an electronic beep sound increases in frequency to a feverish pitch until the Pursuer catches the Pursued.

Each time, the Pursuer catches the Pursued, a point is scored and the chase starts over again.

VAPS Arcade Census

GAMES OWNED, WANTED, or FOR SALE BY MEMBERS OF THE VIDEO ARCADE PRESERVATION SOCIETY

Scarce - There are 5 known instances of Gotcha owned by one of our 3,650 members who participate in our machine census project. Of these, 5 of them are original dedicated machines

Of the 59,767 machines (3,520 unique) tracked by the Video Game Preservation Society, this game ranks a 1 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most commonly seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on ownership records.

Wanted - There is one VAPS member currently looking for Gotcha.

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