Computer Othello
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is a reversi
-based video arcade game
developed and published by Nintendo
. It is one of their earliest video arcade games along with Block Fever and after they did release a dedicated console
called Color TV Game 6
and a variety of electromechanical arcade games earlier in the 1970s. It was released exclusively in Japan
in 1978
. Some sources claim that Ikegami Tsushinki also did development work on Computer Othello. It is not known to have ever been released outside Japan. A home version of the game was released in 1980 for the , the last of Nintendo's home consoles that don't require ROM cartridges, discs or any other removable media
.
Computer Othello is a simplistic video adaptation of the classic board game alternately known as Othello (or Reversi
). The screen is fully black with a green board that has a grid for placing square and cross Othello pieces. Computer Othello had only ten colored buttons per player, and no joystick.
Reversi
Reversi is a board game involving abstract strategy and played by two players on a board with 8 rows and 8 columns and a set of distinct pieces for each side. Pieces typically are disks with a light and a dark face, each face belonging to one player...
-based video arcade game
Arcade game
An arcade game is a coin-operated entertainment machine, usually installed in public businesses such as restaurants, bars, and amusement arcades. Most arcade games are video games, pinball machines, electro-mechanical games, redemption games, and merchandisers...
developed and published by Nintendo
Nintendo
is a multinational corporation located in Kyoto, Japan. Founded on September 23, 1889 by Fusajiro Yamauchi, it produced handmade hanafuda cards. By 1963, the company had tried several small niche businesses, such as a cab company and a love hotel....
. It is one of their earliest video arcade games along with Block Fever and after they did release a dedicated console
Dedicated console
A dedicated console is a video game console that is dedicated to a built in game or games, and is not equipped for additional games, via cartridges or other media.- History :...
called Color TV Game 6
Color TV Game
is a series of home dedicated consoles created by Nintendo. There were five different consoles in the series, all developed and released in Japan.-History:...
and a variety of electromechanical arcade games earlier in the 1970s. It was released exclusively in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
in 1978
1978 in video gaming
-Notable releases:* June - Taito Corporation releases the Space Invaders arcade game in Japan.* October - Namco releases their first arcade game, Gee Bee, in Japan.* Cinematronics releases the Space Wars vector graphics arcade game....
. Some sources claim that Ikegami Tsushinki also did development work on Computer Othello. It is not known to have ever been released outside Japan. A home version of the game was released in 1980 for the , the last of Nintendo's home consoles that don't require ROM cartridges, discs or any other removable media
Removable media
In computer storage, removable media refers to storage media which is designed to be removed from the computer without powering the computer off.Some types of removable media are designed to be read by removable readers and drives...
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Gameplay
Reversi
Reversi is a board game involving abstract strategy and played by two players on a board with 8 rows and 8 columns and a set of distinct pieces for each side. Pieces typically are disks with a light and a dark face, each face belonging to one player...
). The screen is fully black with a green board that has a grid for placing square and cross Othello pieces. Computer Othello had only ten colored buttons per player, and no joystick.