Head On (video game)

Head On
North American flyer
Developer(s)Sega/Gremlin
Publisher(s)
Designer(s)Lane Hauck[4]
Platform(s)Arcade, Commodore 64, VIC-20, Game Boy, PC-8801, Sharp MZ[2]
ReleaseHead On
Head On Part II
Genre(s)Maze
Mode(s)1-2 players alternating turns
Arcade systemDual

Head On is an arcade video game developed by Sega/Gremlin and released by Sega in 1979. It was the first maze video game where the goal is to run over dots.[5] Designed by Lane Hauck at Sega/Gremlin in the United States, it was the fourth highest-grossing arcade game of 1979 in both Japan and the US.

Sega released a sequel, Head On Part II, later the same year. The original inspired a number of clones, as well as Namco's Rally-X (1980).

  1. ^ a b c Akagi, Masumi (13 October 2006). アーケードTVゲームリスト国内•海外編(1971-2005) [Arcade TV Game List: Domestic • Overseas Edition (1971-2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: Amusement News Agency. p. 131. ISBN 978-4990251215.
  2. ^ a b c d Cite error: The named reference Famitsu was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b "Head On Video Game Flyers". The Arcade Flyer Archive. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference SDR was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Horowitz, Ken (2018). The Sega Arcade Revolution: A History in 62 Games. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company. p. 26. ISBN 978-1-4766-3196-7. OCLC 1041854216.