Human Cannonball | |
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Developer(s) | Atari, Inc. |
Publisher(s) | Atari, Inc. |
Designer(s) | Owen Rubin (arcade) |
Platform(s) | Atari 2600 |
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Genre(s) | Artillery |
Mode(s) | Single-player, two-player |
Human Cannonball is a non-military variant of an artillery video game released in 1979 by Atari, Inc. for the Atari VCS (later renamed the Atari 2600).[1] The goal is to launch a performer from a cannon so they land in container of water supported by a tower. The game was in the first wave of Atari VCS games after the original nine launch titles.[2] It was also among the first games for the console to be discontinued by Atari.[3]
Although the programmer is unknown, the game is based on an unreleased arcade video game designed by Owen Rubin, called Cannonball.[4] The cover art for the game is by Cliff Spohn, who created the cover art for many early Atari games.[5]