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Also known as 720 Degrees

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

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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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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.

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