Crossfire (1981 video game)

Crossfire
IBM PC box art
Publisher(s)On-Line Systems
IBM
Designer(s)Jay Sullivan[1]
Programmer(s)Apple II
Jay Sullivan
Atari 8-bit
Chris Iden[1]
Platform(s)Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, IBM PC, IBM PCjr, VIC-20
Release1981: Apple, Atari, VIC
1982: IBM PC
1983: C64
1984: PCjr
Genre(s)Multidirectional shooter
Mode(s)Single-player

Crossfire is a multidirectional shooter created by Jay Sullivan for the Apple II and published by On-Line Systems in 1981.[1] Using keyboard-based twin-stick shooter controls, the player maneuvers a ship in a grid-like maze. Versions with joystick-control use the stick for movement and switch to firing mode when the button is held down.

Crossfire was ported to Atari 8-bit computers, VIC-20, Commodore 64, and IBM PC (as a self-booting disk). A cartridge version was a 1984 launch title for the IBM PCjr, announced in late 1983.[2]

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  2. ^ Wiswell, Phil (1984-01-24). "Coming Soon: Games For The PCjr". PC. pp. 142–145. Retrieved 26 January 2015.