
720°
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720° is a 1986 sports video game developed and published by Atari Games for arcades. Based on the sport of skateboarding, the player controls a skateboarder as they compete in various skating competitions, such as ramp jumping and downhill races, to earn cash.
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720 Degrees is a 1986 arcade game by Atari Games. 720°, a skateboarding game, is notable in that along with BMX Simulator, it is one of the first extreme sports video games, and has a unique timed structure that requires the player score points in order to keep the game going.
- Released
- 1986
- Genres
- Sport, Arcade
- Platforms
- Arcade, Game Boy Color, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, Nintendo Entertainment System
- Game modes
- Single player, Multiplayer
- Developer
- Atari Games
- Publisher
- U.S. Gold, Midway Games, Mindscape, Atari Games
Key facts
- Video game.title
- 720°
- Video game.image
- 720-arcadegame.jpg
- Video game.caption
- Arcade flyer
- Video game.developer
- Atari Games
- Video game.designer
- John SalwitzDave Ralston
- Video game.programmer
- John Salwitz
- Video game.artist
- Dave Ralston
- Video game.composer
- Hal CanonEarl VickersBrad Fuller
- Video game.platforms
- Arcade, Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, NES, Game Boy Color
- Video game.genre
- Sports (skateboarding)
- Video game.modes
- Single-player, multiplayer
- Video game.arcade system
- Atari System 2
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- publication date
- 1989-12-00
- title
- 720°
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8 sectionsContents
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- Development
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- Reception
- Legacy
- Notes
- References
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720° is a 1986 sports video game developed and published by Atari Games for arcades. Based on the sport of skateboarding, the player controls a skateboarder as they compete in various skating competitions, such as ramp jumping and downhill races, to earn cash.
The game has been ported and re-released to various home console and computer platforms.