Asterix (Atari video game)
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Asterix is a video game, released in 1983 for the Atari 2600
video game console.
The game was essentially a European adaptation of the Taz
platform game
, made by replacing the Taz sprite
with a sprite which vaguely resembles Asterix's head.
Atari 2600
The Atari 2600 is a video game console released in October 1977 by Atari, Inc. It is credited with popularizing the use of microprocessor-based hardware and cartridges containing game code, instead of having non-microprocessor dedicated hardware with all games built in...
video game console.
The game was essentially a European adaptation of the Taz
Taz (video game)
Taz was released by Atari in 1983 for Atari 2600 and is about Taz the Tasmanian Devil, created by Warner Bros. Studios, going food frenzy. The game, besides the title screen, has nothing to do with Taz since he appears in the game as a Hurricane. The same game was released outside the United States...
platform game
Platform game
A platform game is a video game characterized by requiring the player to jump to and from suspended platforms or over obstacles . It must be possible to control these jumps and to fall from platforms or miss jumps...
, made by replacing the Taz sprite
Sprite (computer graphics)
In computer graphics, a sprite is a two-dimensional image or animation that is integrated into a larger scene...
with a sprite which vaguely resembles Asterix's head.