Typo Attack
Encyclopedia
Typo Attack was a computer game for the Atari 800
series in 1982. It was programmed by David Buehler and published by the Atari Program Exchange
in 1982.
The game takes place on a single screen, divided up into multiple columns. At the bottom of each column is a letter or punctuation symbol, and various enemies appear randomly at the top of the columns. Players must press the corresponding letter in a column in order to make the letter fire at the advancing enemies. If an enemy reaches the bottom of the screen they will remove part of the shield around the letter, and if it is eaten away completely the player will lose a life. Depending on the level, the letters assigned to each column will change at irregular intervals.
The game was an APX Star Award winner (1982), winning $25,000 from Atari.
In 1984, Atari converted Typo Attack to a cartridge (RX8057). A version for the Atari 2600
was developed but never released.
Atari 8-bit family
The Atari 8-bit family is a series of 8-bit home computers manufactured from 1979 to 1992. All are based on the MOS Technology 6502 CPU and were the first home computers designed with custom coprocessor chips...
series in 1982. It was programmed by David Buehler and published by the Atari Program Exchange
Atari Program Exchange
Atari Program Exchange was a division of Atari, Inc. that distributed software for the Atari 8-bit family of home computers through a quarterly mail-order catalog. APX, the brain-child of Dale Yocam, started in February 1981 and guided by Fred Thorlin. APX published quarterly catalogs until 1984,...
in 1982.
The game takes place on a single screen, divided up into multiple columns. At the bottom of each column is a letter or punctuation symbol, and various enemies appear randomly at the top of the columns. Players must press the corresponding letter in a column in order to make the letter fire at the advancing enemies. If an enemy reaches the bottom of the screen they will remove part of the shield around the letter, and if it is eaten away completely the player will lose a life. Depending on the level, the letters assigned to each column will change at irregular intervals.
The game was an APX Star Award winner (1982), winning $25,000 from Atari.
In 1984, Atari converted Typo Attack to a cartridge (RX8057). A version for the Atari 2600
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...
was developed but never released.
External links
- atariarchives.org - Description of APX software
- AtariAge - Typo Attack (cartridge)
- atarimania.com Review - Typo Attack
- Antic Vol.2, No.1 - Inside Atari (Star Award Winner)