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Quick Step
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Name:
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Quick Step
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| Company: |
Imagic |
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Model #:
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720119-1A |
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Programmer:
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Dave Johnson
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| Year: |
1983 |
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Released?
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Yes
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Notes:
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Originally called
Kwibble and Hop To It!
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Quick Step is one of the more original Imagic titles for the
Atari 2600. The goal of the game is to hop on as many
trampolines with your kangaroo (or squirrel if you're the second
player) and change them to your color before they scroll off the
screen. Yes, the game is just as weird to play as it
sounds.
Each level of Quick Step consists of a vertically scrolling maze
of trampolines on which each player jumps around. If you
jump on a pink unclaimed trampoline, it will immediately turn to
your color and you will score three points. If you jump on a
trampoline which has been claimed by your opponent, it will change
to your color, but you will not score any points until it scrolls
of the screen. Once it does scroll off the screen however
you will score six points. If you're caught on a trampoline
that falls off the bottom of the screen you will lose a life.
Sounds kind of dull right? Oh, but there's so much
more to Quick Step. Each player has a supply of what the
game calls 'Tricky Traps'. When a player is on a trampoline,
they can press the fire button to lay a trap, when they jump off
the trampoline it will disappear! This is a great way to
trap your opponent in the maze and have them scroll off the
screen. You start the game with six Tricky Traps but gain
one for each Gold Mat you jump on. Gold Mats? I
thought these were trampolines?!?
There are two types of mats, Gold Mats and Magic Mats. As
mentioned above, Gold Mats give the player an extra Tricky Trap
when jumped on and are worth seven points. Magic Mats are
white trampolines which will cause your character to glow when
jumped on. When a character is under the influence of the
Magic Mat, they gain the power to freeze their opponent by jumping
onto the same trampoline they're on. Like with the Tricky
Trap, this is a great way to knock off your opponent by having
them scroll off the bottom of the screen. The game will play
a little sound before a Magic Mat appears to give everyone a heads
up.
After a set number of trampolines and mats have appeared the
wave will end. When this happens, the game will sound a
series of five beeps to warn everyone that the ladder to the next
level is about to appear. The ladder is really a single row
of trampolines which are the only way to proceed to the next
wave. If your character fails to climb up this 'ladder' then
they'll fall off the bottom of the screen. This is also a
great time to try and use a Tricky Trap.
Quick Step is a quirky, original, family friendly game, that
gets frantic at the higher levels. At the time of its
release, Quick Step seemed to get lost in the vast sea of space
shooters and arcade ports which made up a large portion of the
2600's library. Although it didn't exactly set the 2600
world on fire, Quick Step is well worth tracking down.
| Version |
Cart Text |
Description |
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Kwibble |
Late Beta
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