Skull & Crossbones is a two-player arcade game

Arcade game

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 developed by Atari Games

Atari Games

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The game's player character

Player character

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s are One-Eye (player one) and Red Dog (player two), pirates on a venture to find a wizard stole their treasure. Skull & Crossbones has seven game levels

Level (video gaming)

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Porting

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of the game, the first six levels may be played in any sequence: One-Eye's Ship, Pirate's Ship #1, Castle Keep, Pirate's Ship #2, Far-Eastern Castle, Pirate's Ship #3, and Medusa's Lair. Once the first six are complete, the game advances to the seventh and final level, the Wizard's Lair.