River Patrol (video game)
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| Developer(s) |
Orca Corporation (Arcade) Tigervision (2600) |
| Publisher(s) |
Kestern (Arcade) Tigervision (2600) |
| Platform(s) | Arcade, Atari 2600 |
| Release date(s) |
1981 (Arcade) 1984 (2600) |
| Genre(s) | Action |
| Mode(s) |
Two players alternating turns (Arcade) Single-player (2600) |
| Cabinet | Upright, Cocktail |
| CPU | Z80 (@ 3.072 MHz) |
| Sound | AY8910 (@ 1.536 MHz), Samples (@ 1.536 MHz) |
| Display | Raster, 256 x 224 pixels (Horizontal), 96 colors |
River Patrol is a 1981 arcade game released by Orca and licensed to Kestern for distribution in the United States.[1] A port was released for the Atari 2600 by Tigervision in 1984. This version has the distinction of being one of the few Atari 2600 games with music.
A bootleg of the arcade version was made by Falcon under the Silver Land name.. In that version the subject of the game changes from boat rescue to skiing.
Plot
Players take the role of the captain of a river patrol ship in this top-down game. Their mission: to save the poor souls who fell into the river by running them over with the patrol ship. In the ship's way lay boulders, crocodiles, and floating logs, all waiting to sink the vessel. The ship also sinks if it does not reach the dam before a time limit expires.
There are 99 levels and it takes approximately 3 hours to complete. Once you have completed the game, your patrol boat crashes into the wall of the dam.