Tomcat (game)
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Tomcat was an Atari
color vector game created in 1983. The game never made it beyond prototype stage. The game was a flight combat simulator that allowed a player to choose to fly a F14 Tomcat jet or helicopter and shoot down other aircraft and strafe ground targets for points. The game featured not only a fully realized hud but was the first 3D vector game ever to offer a link to another game for added game play. By the time the prototype was complete Atari shut down the vector games production and scrapped the existing projects.
Atari
Atari is a corporate and brand name owned by several entities since its inception in 1972. It is currently owned by Atari Interactive, a wholly owned subsidiary of the French publisher Atari, SA . The original Atari, Inc. was founded in 1972 by Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney. It was a pioneer in...
color vector game created in 1983. The game never made it beyond prototype stage. The game was a flight combat simulator that allowed a player to choose to fly a F14 Tomcat jet or helicopter and shoot down other aircraft and strafe ground targets for points. The game featured not only a fully realized hud but was the first 3D vector game ever to offer a link to another game for added game play. By the time the prototype was complete Atari shut down the vector games production and scrapped the existing projects.